New York - Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. DEC.2, 1909 [Sunday, December 12, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Fine
  Clear and cool with light, variable winds. 
I rose and dressed with no little difficulty 
and pain this morning, because of the
rheumatism in my shoulder. It is the
worst attack I ever had. Nevertheless I
took the 10.02 a.m. train for Boston
with E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons], C.[Caroline] escorting us to the station. 
Found Fuller of [Newton?] and his wife in the
parlor car. He and I sat together in
smoking room most of way to Boston 
which we reached at 4.25. Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert]
met us at station. E. came out in 
a coupè first driving to South Station
for our trunks. I took a trolley car
out. Mrs. Cobb and Lizzy Fuller called at 8 P.M.
Gilbert says the ther. [thermometer] fell to 13 [13 degrees] here
yesterday morning. All the way from 
New York we saw people skating on
frozen ponds and rivers. [?] very much
better but she's in hospital.
Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. DEC.13, 1909 [Monday, December 13, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Stormy.
  Cloudy with light snow fall in 
early morning, followed by rain which
removed all traces of the snow before
dark. 
  My rheumatism was less acute
this morning yet I had great
difficulty in getting out of bed and 
dressing. Despite the weather I 
went out to Museum and spent
entire day there writing letters.
No callers, no birds. H. W. Henshaw [Henry Wetherbee Henshaw]
has sent me some eel grass and 
some Anacharis for my aquarium and 
the goldfish evidently got more oxygen
and are doing better. Not one has died
as yet. E.R.S. went in town in
P.M. with Miss Eastwood to see Johnny
[?] take part in the play of Medea.