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An Afterglow CHATHAM, MASS. An excellent place. Went out today in a motor-boat to myself and round over Nauset Beach with the boatman. Found least-tern eggs, only place where they still exist.

YORK, MAINE A U. S. gunboat has just passed leisurely in the offing. The baby crop of browntails is just out of the egg. Found them this morning. I passed a pleasant day Thursday-Friday at the Putnam's Manchester.

BOSTON Your telegram arrived yesterday—I am glad everything went off well including the weather. We have been having an amazing hot spell, two days of 90°.

I picked up the northern comet the other evening with the naked eye—night before last and verified it with the glass. It is brightening and moving west fast. 123