At the head of it he found a lake nearly thirty miles long, and averaging a mile and a half in width, which he called Mayhew Lake, after one of the partners in the firm of Harper, McQuestion & Co.

"On the west side of this range he found a river flowing out of what he called Mayhew Lake, and crossing this got to the head of Beaver River, which he descended as before mentioned.

He's a master-hand at readin'; and when he heard that your remarks on Dr. Mayhew had come out, Seth tackled up o' purpose and come up to Newport to get them, and spent all his time, last winter, studyin' on it and makin' his remarks; and I tell you, Sir, he's a tight fellow to argue with.

I wish that Mayhew had called in.

I know Mayhew thinks lightly of these temporary shadows; but I do not believe he has ever seen her so thoroughly feeble and depressed as she appears to-day.

"Is Dr. Mayhew at home?"

The voice of Dr. Mayhew desired me to enter.

Let us go, will you?" "Strange," said Doctor Mayhew, turning to his butler"Strange, that they should leave that ring upon his fingervaluable as it looks.

When Dr. Mayhew had seen every thing that could be done properly executed, he turned cheerfully to me, and bade me follow him to his library.

In two directions the flame had now power to advance and spread; and if the old villager remained faithful, what reason had I to hope that Dr. Mayhew would not immediately expose meyes, must not regard it as his business and duty so to do?

In a few hours Dr. Mayhew would arrive, and his shrewd eye would immediately penetrate to the very seat of his patient's disquietude.

"What did Doctor Mayhew say?"

At the door of the inn, I was surprised to find my luggage in the custody of Dr. Mayhew's gardener.

Dr. Mayhew received me with a very cunning smile and a facetious observation.

Here's your march of education!" I bowed to Doctor Mayhew, and wished him good-morning.

It was on the night of the day on which I had arrived, that Doctor Mayhew and I were sitting in his sanctum; composedly and happily as men sit whom care has given over for a moment to the profound and stilly influences of the home and hearth.

" The clock struck twelve as Doctor Mayhew spoke.

Indeed, since his first appearance, he had said nothing but the unintelligible word which he had uttered four times in my presence, and which Dr. Mayhew now believed to be the name of the lady whose portrait he wore.

Doctor Mayhew assured me that nothing could be kinder than the manner in which the incumbent spoke of me, and that it was impossible for any man to feel a favour more deeply than he appeared to appreciate the consideration which I had shown for him.

Doctor Mayhew commanded order, and was not long in bringing it about.

After two hours' unprofitable labour, Doctor Mayhew was again in his library, very much disturbed in mind, and reproaching himself bitterly for his procrastination.

Doctor Mayhew was deep in the contemplation of a map when I joined him at the breakfast-table.

Robin, as soon as Dr. Mayhew's intention was known, refused to have any thing more to say, either inside the house or out of it, to the devil incarnate, as he was pleased to call the miserable man.

If he should be unknown, we were then to return, and Doctor Mayhew would at once resign him to the parish.

SEE Werremeyer, Daniel W. LAKE, MAYHEW L., ed.