MASS. (Middlesex Co.) [Middlesex County, Massachusetts]
1876.
Monday
Oct. 23 [October 23, 1876] Cloudy with drizzling rain, all day did
not go out at all but spent the time in 
reading, & writing letters.
Tuesday
Oct. 24 [October 24, 1876] Cloudy with frequent rain in A.M.
Cleared off at noon and very pleasant
in P.M. Had Jim's horse harnessed 
directly after dinner and took a
long drive with Miss Fuller. Went
first to Walden pond and visited
Thoreau's abiding place, thence to Fairhaven
cliffs where we remained till sunset, 
talking, and looking out over the glorious
landscape. The atmosphere cleared of all
haze by the recent rain, revealed distant
objects with unusual distinctness, and 
just before sunset the wind died away
completely and the whole lovely scene
lay bathed in [delete]the[/delete] calm restful quiet.
So perfectly hushed were all sounds of 
ordinary prevalence, that the chuck of a 
chipmunk came distinctly to the ear
from the opposite side of the valley 
below and even the rustling of leaves
stirred by his busy ramblings, was
[delete]dist.[/delete] faintly audible. Voices of men
engaged in collecting some scattered
cattle in a pasture across the river
and nearly a mile distant, were
plainly heard and some few words
even distinguished, though they
talked in tones not louder than common.
Small Diptera flying over the river
were visable [visible] at nearly half a mile's