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around it within 2 and 3 feet.  It attracted our
attention, but we could not learn the cause.
Another pretty <s>wasp</s> hornet's nest was noticed in a high
oak.  A lot of fragments seen on the ground
showed that the nest was falling to pieces.
Reaching the bluff we measured the depth of 
the water; we found it to be 2¼ ft. deep.

We were now close to the camp, which we soon
reached.  Here we spent the rest of the day.
Later in the day we thought of starting our Yule
Log, more exactly a miniature Yule Log, so as to get
our hand in when the real feast takes place.
We staid [stayed] quite late, when we left our camp
it was long after sunset, we had no difficulty
finding our way though, for the moon was in its
first quarter and illuminated the wood beautifully.
The walk [home (to the cars)] through the woods
in this beautiful illumination was one of the
treats of the day.  We reached the cars at 6:45 P.M.
        