[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 8th Sunday I had some plesant dreams last night in visiting my friends. When I awoke the first sound I heard was from the steward saying After so long a time the wind has Changed in our favor And that we were running on our course ll 1/2 nots an hour before a good fare breeze. This was Joyful news to us. It cheered up our spirits As we had been warring Against Head winds ever since we had left Liverpool over 17 day during which time we had got ownly about 1,200 miles And we have got nearly 3,000 miles yet to go.
We dressed ourselves & went on deck And it was truly a glorious view. All the sails were well filled & we were plunging through the ocean like the horse rushing to battle. The log was flung at 12 oclok And it was found the ship was running 13 not an hour on our course. As we have had bad beginning I hope we may have good ending. A squall struck us at 4 oclok. The Log was Flung. All the line run from the reel befor the sand was out. It was supposed to be running 14 not an hour which is as fast as the Ship Could Sail. This is the first day we have had A fair wind A whole day since we left Liverpool.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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