Wednesday, September 29, 1869.
  Clear and pleasant.
Ther. about 40[degrees] - 60[degrees] - 
56[degrees]. Rose as usual.
Spent most of the
A.M. in pasting in
items into my scrap
book. In P.M. after
dinner took my gun
and Dart and went
out on the farm.
Shot seven Robins
in about an hour,
three of them at a shot
and another flying.
I am about the same
today.
  The leaves have not
turned in the least as
yet.
Thursday, September 30, 1869.
  Clear and very pleasant.
Ther. about 68[degrees] - 75[degrees] - 65[degrees].
Rose as usual.
Spent the whole day in
the house with the
exception of a short walk
that I took in the
middle of the day.
I did not seem to be
much better than
I was yesterday.
Mrs. Nichols called
this A.M. and stayed
some time.