
          711.

*The ground here looked like a sieve from the numerous holes made by the
locusts leaving the ground.  Here we saw their <s>effects</s> destructive attacks in the Robinia
and on a chestnut oak.  Farther on we saw Pear trees also attacked.

saw the damage to the trees and shrubs done by the locusts.
Here it was entirely <s>young</s> oaks and chinquipin that were affected.
A smalll branch examined is seen almost covered with deep <s>not</s>
slits.  I took a small branch thus affected for closer examination
but lost it.  At A. we saw Mr. J.  He spoke to us about the
"Cubians"; he thought, too, that the earthquake and destruction caused
by Mt. Pelée at Martinique was on account of the sin of the inhabitants,
but he hardly thought that the volcano was the cause of
our drought.  The morning was very oppressive, so a short
distance beyond A. we stopped a few moments to rest.

After a short rest we started onward.*  From Avalon to Orange Grove
we walked along the tracks. All along this part of our trip we saw how the Elms (U. fulva) had been attacked by the locusts.
For some time now it had looked 
as if we might have a thunder-storm.  Just as we were entering the
little ravine at the Cascades we heard the first peal of thunder.
We went at once to our spring.  How delicious and how cold
was the water!  We built a fire at once and put the kettle on
with water.  We had hardly finished this part of our walk when
it began to rain and in a few more minutes it was pouring down.
We had been standing a short distance from the fire, but now
we stood over <s>the fire</s> it to prevent the rain putting the fire out. While
        