Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1914 [January 14, 1914] Wea [Weather]
-8, +12, +8. Blanchard of Newry. Fine.
  Continued clear & cold weather.
The temperature at 7 A.M. was -8 [degrees] or
precisely the same as at the same
hour yesterday morning & evening. Nor
did it fall below that last night if 
my registering thermometer on the back
piazza tells the truth. It rose to 12 [degrees]
at noon, however, & the wind was
much less strong than during yesterday
in comparison with wind to-day
seemed almost mild.
  If a bird of any kind visited
our place to-day it failed to attract
my notice.
  After fussing all the forenoon on
unsatisfactory back pages of the Golden
Eagle story I advanced it somewhat in
the afternoon by adding 2 fresh pp. [pages]
transcribed with slight change,
however, from the journal. Old
Blanchard, the Newry hunter, called
at 12.40 bringing a superb bear skin
for which he asks $100. I refused it
but he left it here for the present.
He has aged much in appearance
since I saw him last but is still
Hale & vigorous.
Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Jan. 15, 1914 [January 15, 1914] Wea [Weather]
Dull
  Cloudy with steadily rising
temperature & snow falling after dark.
  2 or 3 Chickadees coming to the suet.
  Worked all day on Golden Eagle
story, practically finishing it with
three added pages taken mostly
from the journal, however.
This, with the revision of what
C. [Caroline Brewster] copied in the forenoon, was
all I accomplished. Verily am
I "in the doldrums" once more
as far as literary composition is
concerned.
  Mrs Bishop dined with us at 6.30
to go with C. to Harvard Symphony.
E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read "Trollope" to me. As I was
writing a note in the "den" about 9.20
every light in the house went out &
has since remained so. All our
neighbors houses are similarly dark. 
I cannot get the Electric Co. by telephone.
Fortunately we have have candles, kerosene
lamps & a few gas burners to fall back on.