Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Tues. [Tuesday] Mar. 1, 1910 [March 1, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
First crocuses Dull.
A gray day, mild but chilly,
with a little fine rain.
  March "comes in like a lamb" 
this year. Save for a few rapidly
wasting snow-drifts & patches of
ice in sheltered places the ground
is everywhere bare & drearily 
sodden or muddy. Two white
crocuses in bloom in front of house
this morning. I mistook one of them
yesterday for a snow drop.
  Spent day in Museum writing
letters. No callers. A Flicker
shouted now & then in Garden.
Crows cawing vociferously near
the house in early morning.
These two species are all we can 
count on here just now.
Called at the Almy's & Spelmans
8-9 P.M. Bassett telephoned 7.45.

Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] Wed. [Wednesday] Mar. 2, 1910 [March 2, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Rainy
Raining heavily nearly all day. Wind E. [east] 
Mild but chilly,
  Wm. Bassett [William Bassett] called by appointment at
11 A.M. staying until 1.10. We had a
long & spirited but not unfriendly talk about
his appointment as Trustee. He definitely
declined my offer to let him serve for one
year & tried to persuade me to waive all
objections & to induce the Wolfeboro people to
withdraw their opposition all of which I firmly
declined to do. I went in town at 2 P.M.
& talked with Watson about one hour. He thinks
Bassett should accept my proposition & has so
advised him. I telegraphed Judge Abbott at
4 P.M. "Negotiations have failed, my offer
declined. W.B. [William Brewster]" To Washington Court with C. [Caroline Brewster]
& E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] at 6.30. Spent evening with Miss Allyn.
She gave us delicious refreshments including a fine
Welsh rarebit. Mr. & Mrs. Fitch & Miss Howard there.
  Pair of Sparrow Hawks flying about over & near our
place this forenoon, the male screaming & cutting
figures - a love flight evidently. Flickers shouting
at intervals.