Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] ThURS. DEC. 2, 1909 [Thursday, December 2, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Partly clear.
Partly sunny, largely cloudy. Cool
with light wind & a few snow flakes.
  Spent entire day in Museum.
I felt better but far from well.
Had to give most of forenoon
to paying bills, writing letters etc.
but worked all afternoon on
Merrill Memorial. It does
not get on at all. I am 
fearfully out of practise &
cannot seem to find either
words or ideas worthy of 
such a subject. As I have only 
two more days for it I doubt if
I can finish it in time.
  Mrs. E. W. Emerson [Mrs. Edward W. Emerson] dined with
Lizzy & me at 1. Letters came
from C. [Caroline] in New York. A Nuthatch
& 2 Chickadees in Garden.
Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] FRI. DEC. 3, 1909 [Friday, December 3, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
  Cloudy, calm, rather mild.
  Spent day in Museum working
on Merrill Memorial. Just before
dinner I chanced to find the
package of data received from Mrs.
Merrill & others seven years ago &
since mislaid. It was in one of
my pamphlet cases supposed to contain
only printed matter. It held material
which forced me to arrange in a
different way & also to recast much
that I had considered in final form.
I worked hard at it all P.M.
Batchy [Charles Forster Batchelder] called about 5 & Dr. Drion
an hour later. The latter strongly
advised me not to go to New York
because of my bronchial cough.
A Brown Creeper & a Flicker in Garden.
Lawrence brought load of wood [?] Concord.