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Wednesday 6th 8 am 46º Raining very hard all night Noon 48º 8 pm 42º ? clear & fine 1833 - Great freshets - last year & this pretty being - this will he like 1833 - last day of March night in Feby 1829, after fine warm weather from commencement & continued on the ground a Week - 6 or 7 persons have just removed from the Brazos bottom, on account of the late rains & overflows to this vicinity; all the land near the Rivers & low lands on the coast is all under Water; Farms will be ruined, Stock will be ? & the Corn & Cotton not housed will be lost. A gloom is beginning to come over the settlers on the Rivers - Thursday 7. 8 am 40º fine Noon 54º & fine (moderately) 9 am took a ride to race course, cold N air caught me & brought on Chill immediately, had to return to the Hermitage 'Shining the deers Eyes'

 The general plan of 'Fire hunting' in Texas is to use the plain fire pan & the handle; but it is said that  lighted torch or candles may be stuck in the hat of the Hunter with a Small polished reflector behind the light.  If this be correct, a lamp with