reasons for entertaining these encouraging hopes. He was
capitally fed, had very little more to do than to ease off, or
flatten in a sheet, the boat being too large to be rowed;
and cigars, and liquors of various sorts were pretty much
at his command, for the obvious reason that they were
under his care. In delivering his sentiments, however,
Peter was reasonably honest, for he had the most implicit
faith, not only in the existence of this "Jew," but in the
beneficent influence of his visits. His presence was
universally deemed a sign of good luck.

Fuller passed most of the nights in a comfortable bed,
leaving Peter in the boat; sometimes asking for lodgings in
a farm-house, and, at others, obtaining them in an inn.
Wherever he might be, he inquired about the "Wandering
Jew" and the "Lake Gun," bent on solving these two
difficult problems, if possible, and always with the same
success. Most persons had seen the former, but not lately;
while about one in ten had heard the latter. It occurred to
our traveler that more of the last were to be found nearer
to the northern than to the southern end of the lake.

The cruise continued a fortnight in this desultory manner,
with the same want of success. One morning, as Fuller was
returning to the boat, after passing the night in a farm-
house, he was struck by the statue-like appearance of a
figure which stood on the extreme point of a low, rocky
promontory, that was considerably aside from any dwelling
or building. The place was just at the commencement of
the hill country, and where the shores of the Seneca cease