grove to the eastward along the avenue and although the 
wind had risen to its full strength before I left the spot 
in the morning the shreds were not disturbed by it. 
My passage down river to Ball's Hill would have 
been difficult had it not been for the strong current. 
The wind opposing this raised large white-capped waves, 
over which the canoe tossed and plunged as if on a large lake. 
