December 27, 1787

Posted by sydney on Dec 27th, 1787

A musca domestica, by the warmth of my parlor has lengthened out his life, & existence to this time: he usually basks on the jams of the chimney within the influence of the fire after dinner, & settles on the table, where he sips the wine & tastes the sugar & baked apples.  If there comes a very severe day he withdraws & is not seen.

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