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in fact all the Americans had still that Revolutionary blood
in them and that they can't be downed.  He thought, too, that
the little piece of rubber cloth which just about covered
Mr. W's shoulder was even better than an umbrella. He
seemed to be very talkative to-day and I only wish I could think
of all he said and how he said it.  From A. we went to the Lygodium
place, and I dug up several specimens that were growing in one 
of the sight ways recently cut, for transplanting.  After getting
the specimens we went to Lansdowne, and then along the tracks to
Mt. Winans.  <s>When near</s> The walk home was very pleasant
<s>I</s> notwithstanding the darkness and the rain.  When near
Mt. Winans we were treated to quite a pretty little phenomenon.
We were walking along the bank of the <s>lit</s> ice pond, when looking
up in the sky we saw a long line of luminous stars.  For some
time we theorized as to its cause.  One brilliant electric light
thus a long brilliant reflection into the water of the pond,
and for some time we thought this might be the cause.  Soon
we saw that it was the rain on the telegraph lines and the
brilliant electric light illuminating them, that was the cause.
At the station we stopped a few minutes to talk with the
        