truth as it is in Jesus. Of this class is the one whose life and
labors we are now to consider.

Memphremagog is an enchanting lake, two-thirds of which lie in the
Eastern Townships of Canada, in the Province of Quebec, and the upper
third in Vermont. Its extreme length from north to south is about
thirty miles, its breadth varying from one to three miles. It is
semi-circular in form and bestudded with islands; while on its western
shore rise mountains of no ordinary attractions, among them Owl's
Head, which towers about 2,500 feet above the surface of the lake,
affording from its summit a panoramic view of surpassing loveliness.
It was at "The Outlet" of this lake there was born, Oct. 27, 1834,
Helen Mar, the youngest daughter of Abel B. and Polly JOHNSON; and
there she spent--with the exception of the time devoted to attending
or teaching school--almost her entire life. Of cities she knew nothing
by experience; but as her reading was extensive she knew much of the
world by mental surveys. The book of Nature was her delight. Its
illustrations of stones and streams, lakes and rivers, mountains and
forests, birds and flowers, were ever attractive to her. At an early
age she began to exhibit rare poetic talent. Of "a number of short
pieces, written between the ages of twelve and fifteen years," the
following, entitled "The Forest," has been preserved. It appeared in
the _Stanstead Journal_--a paper to which she afterwards frequently
contributed. It was probably the first article she ever had printed.

"Let others seek sweet friendship's voice
When grief the spirit bends,
Let them find solace in the tones
Of their beloved friends;
But oh! when sorrow o'er me broods,