Meridian alle 400 MAGE (Middlesex Co.) Monday Nov.20 The heaviest Storm of the season. The wind blew a perfect gale from the N.E. all day prostrating telegraph lines and shakley buildings, and doing much damage among the shippin. Rain fell in torrents from daylight till well into the ascending night and everything was flooded. In fact this Storm was the exact counterpart of that of Nov. 187, and remembering thereof that occasion we of course expected another "visit from Meridian alle" so we were an entirely disappointed. On the 21st 22nd and 23rd, a few specimens were seen and one or two shot. I heard from flock seen in Mystic river by a farmer who for some reason was unable to get at them. I did not hear of any far inland and judge that they are better enabled to weather the Storm at sea than on the former occasions, Nov.28 Last night it thundered for an hour or two and the sun rose clear this morning in a glorious scene. I had made an engagment with Jess Warren so got off at about 5.00 and drove one to Newton to meet him. Finding him all ready to start we set out out and took our way towards the Wyman place. Entering the woods we found them perfectly lovely, with straws dripping of spotted white. The snow came mostly but as only about 2 inches fell, the branches were not so heavily loaded as is usual and the effect I think was consequently even