1868
Thursday,December 17
  Clear & very pleasant.
Ther. about 28 [degrees]—
38 [degrees]—34 [degrees].
Rose as usual.
Walked down with
the boys. In kicking
football at recess got
thrown on the frozen
ground & got a severe
bruize in the back.
Wrote our third Latin
Comp. paper to day.
Per .53. In P.M.
went to work on my
old skiff & made
& fitted two seats before
dark. Studied at the
R's in the evening.
R. Deane shot two
Shore Larks near the
river to day.
Heard some Pine
Grosbeaks.
1868
Friday, December.
  Clear A.M. warm
& pleasant P.M. clear
but very cold.
Ther. about 36 [degrees]—32 [degrees]—
22 [degrees]. Rose as usual.
Walked down with
E. Dodge. My back is
very lame to day.
In P.M. finished
"tinkering", my boat.
In evening went
down to the Lycaeam
Hall with mother to
private theatricals.
Play "Our best society".
Did not get home till
10 P.M. The ground is
now entirely bare again.
All the ponds are
closed with ice but
the skating is poor.