Wednesday, November 25, 1868.
  A.M. clear & remarkably
warm, & sunny for
the season. Ther. about
30[degrees] - 40[degrees] - 30[degrees].
Rose at 6.30 A.M. with
Dan. Called Bill up,
& had Tiger harnessed.
Rode directly up to
Waltham & tied our
horse. We soon found
our bevy of Quail on
a Southerly hillside,
& I stopped one as they
went up. Billy got
two more points, but
I missed one, & did not
fire at the other. Then
shot two handsome male
White Wing Grosbills, one
of which I gave to Dan.
Had lunch at 12 N. Afterwards
shot a young Pine Grosbeak
& a Blue Jay. After dinner
took Dan up to Porter's station
where he left for home.
Thursday, November 26, 1868.
  Rainy as Thanksgiving
always  is. Ther. about
40[degrees] - 40[degrees] - 40[degrees].
Rose as usual.
After breakfast had
the General harnessed in
the covered buggy &
rode as far as Brighton
with J. Nichols, when
it commenced to rain
so hard that we were
obliged to turn back.
After dinner rode over
to see Mr. Barnes in my
open buggy. When
I got home found R.
Deane in the barn
& talked with him for
some time. Read most
of the evening.