1906.
Sept. 12
(No 2)
  About five o'clock this afternoon H.W. Henshaw and I
were strolling along the roadway that winds through our
berry pasture when I suddenly caught sight of a Deer.
It was in an opening among some blueberry bushes within
thirty yards of us. A moment later another and larger one
appeared close to the first. Both animals looked at us
intently but without showing fear. Presently they moved
slowly on & were lost to sight among the bushes. We
took the road back and as we neared the pond saw
them again on the edge of the bushy swamp. This they
soon entered. Thinking they would remain there we
followed the road across the swamp. When we reached the 
field we were greatly surprised to see the Deer standing
together near the trees on the further side. As we showed
ourselves to them they walked quietly through the gap
into the road. After standing there for a moment they
trotted up the driveway to the old farm house stopping
directly in front of the front door. Here they remained
motionless, side by side, for fully a minute, their ears
pointed forward, regarding with apparent suspicion a
large Gray Squirrel that was sitting in the middle
of our lawn. Finally they turned back trotted down
the grassy slope & up the road to Lawrence's field.
Pausing for a moment they next sailed, one close
after the other, the larger one leading, over the
stone wall into the field across which they rambled
picking somewhat indifferently at the clover heads.
In all we had them under observation about twenty
minutes. One was an old & full sized doe, the other
a fawn of the year still spotted on the hips but
well grown for the season. Only once - when they crossed the
wall - did we see either of them (?). Their gait at the other times was
a slow walk or a limping trot & not at all graceful.
We see two Deer in the berry pasture & later in the clover-yard of the farmhouse.