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failed to find out how he made his music.  The ravine
seemed most beautiful to-day.  The air was so mild
In fact the day was an ideal one. At Candle camp
found the candle still in place.  I walked very slowly
through the ravine gathering nuts as I went along.
This seems really the best time for gathering hickory
nuts.  In a short time I gathered fully 3 pocketsful.
Stopped a moment at Camp Cozy.  Reaching the Bluff
I crossed the brook and kept on that side.  Found
the <s>wasp</s> hornet nest and after a little search found the
mark.  It was now getting dark, but I had but a
short distance to go and I was at the pump house.  By
the time I reached the car it was quite dark.  Reached
home about 7 P.M.  Later in the evening about <s>10</s> 8 P.M.
it began to rain, next morning it was cold & crisp.

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Nov. 14. 99.  Mr. W. called at the school and we took
a short trip to Lauraville.  Weather cloudy and quite cool.
Coming home, while in the car, we had a little rain, but on leaving
the car, it was again only partly cloudy, the moon shining
        