
          856.

* Near the path leading to Marly Bridge, I found Taraxacum in bloom.
** Several times, on my way home I noticed a sweet odor, like that when maples are in bloom.

Home, a man told me that Mr. W. had been there just about 10 min.
ago, and left word that he was going to the old mill, then to the railroad
and then to Glenburnie.  On my way through the woods from the
old mill to the railroad, I holloed frequently, but received no reply.
As I went along the railroad tracks*, I met the trackwalker, he told
me he had not seen Mr. W. and so, too, at K's, I was told that Mr.
W. had not been seen.  It had now begun to rain, and I was anxious to
get over the worst part of the road before it was too dark, it, being already
five o'clock, I decided to start homeward.  At Furnace Br., I got a few
more spathes of the Skunk Cabbage.  It did not rain so very hard, so
that I reached home without getting very wet.  As I crossed the bridge, I
frequently noticed that it lightened towards the west**.  I arrived home
about quarter past seven o'clock.

Sunday, February 15, 1903.  Again a rainy Sunday.  Since Christmas, we have had
but one Sunday, on which he has not rained.

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February 21, 1903.  A trip to Forest Home.  I left home about half
past eight o'clock.  During the past week, we have had it very cold.
The thermometer reached its lowest point, 5°, on the 19th.  Yesterday
it began to moderate somewhat but not sufficiently to melt the snow
which fell Monday evening, the 16th.  The snow is, therefore, still covering
        