Tuesday, January 12, 1869.
  Cloudy. Snowed a
good deal in A.M.
and the ground was
covered to the depth
of about ¼ of an inch.
Ther. about 32[degrees] - 
35[degrees] - 30[degrees]. Rose
as usual. Walked
down with the boys.
Wrote our first Arithmetic
paper to day, Per. .69
Coming home from
school called at the
turning mill for my
black walnut stands
but they were not
finished. In P.M.
fastened the copper sheathing
on my boat and made
a number of bird stands.
Studied all the evening.
Friday, January 15, 1869.
  Cloudy all day.
Ther. about 30[degrees] - 40[degrees] - 
36[degrees]. Rose at 7 A.M.
and spent the time
before breakfast in
skating on a small
pond in the upper part
of the garden. Walked
down with the boys.
Wrote our third Arith.
paper today; My per.
.88. Coming home from
school called at the
turning mill & got some
black walnut stands that
had been turned out for me.
At 3 P.M. went to work
on the fox sent to me by my
Uncle, and by five o'clock
finished skinning him.
R. Deane called. A large
flock of Wh. Wng. Crossbills
passed over this morning.
Pasted items into my scrap
book in the evening.