Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. [Tuesday] DEC. 28, 1909 [December 28, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
10 [degrees] min. Clear.
Clear & cold with light W. [west] wind
The snow & ice still clings
as firmly as ever to trees &
shrubs many of which I fear, 
will never recover from their
burden. But for the time the
world about is very beautiful
& peaceful in its robe of shining
white, more effective at night,
in the light of the full moon, than by day.
  Spent to-day in Museum working
with Gilbert preparing a lot of 
books & pamphlets for binding.
Clark & Mills man working on
changes in electric lights. Charley
Noyes telephoned that Uncle Henry 
is very feeble & in bed now. I shall
go up as soon as my rheumatism
will permit. It has doubled me up
again to-day. Spent P.M. & evening
in Morning Room. No birds to-day.
Cambridge
Ther. [Thermometer] WED. [Wednesday] DEC. 29, 1909 [December 29, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
2 [degrees] Dull.
Cloudy with occasional brief
intervals of sunshine. Very cold
in early morning.
Spent day in Museum working
with Gilbert preparing books &
serials for binding. Dr. Hodge
called me up by telephone from
the State House to ask me to offer
$100.00 reward for the discovery of
a nest with pair of breeding birds,
of Passenger Pigeon. This I 
declined to do. Took lunch 
alone E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] having gone to 
Mrs. Turner's. C. [Caroline Brewster] kept to the
Peace Room all day & was more  
wretched than for several days I
thought. She eats very little & seems
to wish to be left alone most of the
time.
No birds seen about the place to-day.