1868
Sunday, December 27.
  Cloudy but did not
snow. Ther. about
1 [degrees]—25 [degrees—  [degrees].
Rose as usual 
shaved. Did not attend
church on account of
my bad cold.
Wrote in my record
most of the day.
Saw a Nuthatch &
a Hairy Woodpecker.
1868
Monday, December 28.
  Clear and and a very
pleasant day. Ther.
about 24 [degrees]—36 [degrees]—24 [degrees].
About four inches of
snow fell last night.
Rose a little early to
study my Arithmetic.
After school walked into
Boston with the R's.
Looked at several
kinds of club skates
but made no selection.
J. Russell bought a pair
of seven dollar clubs.
Rode out, getting home
at 5.45 P.M. Studied
in evening at the R's
but only got my Greek.
At 7.30 P.M. went into
Prof. Horsford's to see
some theatricals & was
introduced to Gertrude.
Went to bed at 10 P.M.
Wrote the first Greek Comp.
paper. Per. 47.