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.