Winchester
Ther. [Thermometer] Wed. [Wednesday] Aug. 18, 1909 [August 18, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Stormy & fair.
  Forenoon cloudy with heavy rain.
Afternoon sunny with strong N.E. [northeast] wind.
Much cooler, almost frosty at evening.
  To Cathedral at 11 A.M. Before
& after that did some shopping. C. [Caroline Brewster]
bought me a pretty mustard pot -
a reproduction - silver plate on copper.
  In P.M. C., E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & Miss Howard
drove out to Stonehenge. I walked 
to Victoria Park to the flower show.
It was in 3 large tents & not very
good I thought. But at 5.30 the
"Queens Own Hussars" began cavalry
maneuvers which lasted nearly 2 hours
& were exceedingly interesting. I took a
seat in grand stand & talked with
a pretty English lady next me. All
"the county" were there & I found
them most interesting to watch, a typical
lot of English, well dressed & decorous. 
Saw 2 large Trout lying just above
the bridge in shallow water one a 3 lb [pound]
fish I would say.

Ther. [Thermometer] Thurs. [Thursday] Aug. 19, 1909 [August 19, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Partly fine
Forenoon cloudy, afternoon sunny.
  To Beamington [Bemerton] in closed carriage
at 11 A.M. Saw the little old church
& George Herbert's house & garden. The
latter borders on river & is exceedingly
beautiful. It has a medlar tree
planted by Herbert & now in fruit
After lunch I went over the George Inn. 
It has some fine timber work. We left
Salisbury at 4.20 & after changing cars
twice reached Lyndhurst Station about
6.30. Drove thence to the village (3 miles)
& put up at the Crown Inn. In the
smoking room after dinner, I fell
into conversation with several Englishmen
among them Rudyard Kipling & an
Oxford professor by name, Holden.
The latter takes much interest in birds
& we sat up late talking of them.