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Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 2_007
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Alternative Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 2
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Date
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1899
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Creator
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Elizabeth Van Sant
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Description
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Elizabeth Van Sant transcribed letters
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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37 It was his practice to roam about the house from room to room, spending much of his time under a book-case. One day when Philip was hopping about the floor the tortoise appeared on the scene; their first meeting. Philip evidently believed that it had no right in the world. He studied it for a time, and then as the moved slowly along the floor he made a bold dash, bringing his bill down full force on the creature's back. Evidently Phil had epected to strike something soft, and the blow apparently nearly stunned him; he looked a bit groggy for a moment and then went away from there. July 12 The orioles are at last beginning to take their food part of the time from the end of a stick. We have named the younger and smaller on Orie, and the other Olus; arrived at by splitting the name of the European genus Oriolus. Olus eats more freely than Orie. I am sure their slowness to learn is partly due to wildness. We are gone from home from nine until twelve, and from one-thirty until five, and being alone so much of the time they do not get acquainted with us. Today I took Orie in my hands and for about ten minutes petted ad stroked and talked to her. She accepted food freely while in my hands. This morning we took photographs of the tortoise and of Teddy the frog July 13 The orioles are eating very well from the stick, and even picking food from the dishes. The grosbeaks also are beginning to help themselves, though they continue to beg for food when they see us.
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Rights
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