Last day of the season on Sufred Dec. 31, 1875 Dec. 31 Clear, still and warm, a lovely winter day. Took the 7.30 Exp. train on the U. R. R. and met Jim at Concord junction. Then taking a freight train on the C. H. & N. we got off at Robbins mills and commenced our beat. I shot a Scaffers only, lbs. 11's., which I had on trial while Jim used Charlie Carter's gun. Had a very pleasant day's sport, starting from 25 gross and passing 6 between us. The birds, as might be expected in to fine a day, were mostly found out in my open situations, and in several instances lay very hard. One in particular which Shot found in an Allee run, lay so close that I found it impossible to get the dog to start at all, and Jim's dog being sent in to flush it, it rose within four feet of Shots nose). They are wonderfully tough at this season. All six of our birds were secured only by three birds brought though with one exception all were more or less shot in the body and one literally riddled, and that two with English chilled Shot No 7. In one place a bird went out of a tall pine over our heads: both guns were discharged at the same instant and he came pitching down headlong to the earth but when within four feet of it, he recovered himself and striking into a small pine fluttered through it then Struck another and for some time his laborious progress could be traced