Tuesday, September 21, 1869.
Cloudy and cool.
Ther about 50[degrees] - 60[degrees] - 
60[degrees]. Rose as usual.
Spent the whole day
in the house, being laid
up with rheumatism
in my back.
Wednesday, September 22, 1869.
  Cloudy and rained
most of the day. Ther.
about 60[degrees] - 65[degrees] - 60[degrees].
  Rose as usual.
  After breakfast took
a short ride with father
but lamed my back
again badly. After
getting home went to
work on my scrap book
and spent the rest
of the forenoon in pasting
in items. J. Russell
called at 3.30 P.M.
and stayed till dark.
He has shot a Fish
Hawk and a Green
Heron lately.