Saturday, January 16, 1869.
  Clear but cold. Ther.
about 20[degrees] - 30[degrees] - 
28[degrees]. Rose at 7 A.M.
& skated about an
hour before breakfast
in the pasture. After
breakfast had Tiger
harnessed & rode up
into Waltham. Tied
& blanketed Tiger & then
beat for Quail with
Billy but found none.
Billy made one very
handsome though false
point. Saw a White
Wing Crossbill and
a Red Tailed Hawk.
Got home at 12 N.
At 1 P.M. commenced
to stuff my fox & finished
him by 8 P.M. In
the evening R. Deane called.
Studied at the R's in
the evening.
Sunday, January 17, 1869.
  Clear and rather mild.
Ther. about 26[degrees] - 35[degrees] - 
28[degrees]. Rose as usual
and shaved. Attended
a service at the First
church in the A.M., by Jhose
Weis. In P.M. went
up to see R. Deane.
The ground still continues
bare with here & there
a patch of snow or ice.
The skating on Fresh
pond is not good.
Wrote a letter to Dan
in the evening.