SPECIMEN OF A DIARY—IN DRY MEASURE
“Monday, Dec. 20.—Cloudy and cold. Attended academy all day. Studied in the evening.
“Tuesday, Dec. 21.—Pleasant, but very cold. Attended the academy, as usual. Went over to Sarah Cobb’s and spent the evening.
“Wednesday, Dec. 22.—It snowed a little in the forenoon. I studied an hour in the morning, and then went to school. In the afternoon pa carried us to ride. Got a lesson in the evening, and then read till bed-time.”
Mr. Upton, who was in a rather funny mood, said this might be called a diary in dry measure. Another method of keeping a journal he illustrated somewhat after this fashion, denominating it a