222 John Bachman* 



Julia makes it necessary for me to go to her. I will 

 leave in the morning's train. In a few days I shall 

 let you know my further movements. * * * * 



To HIS DAUGHTER JANE, NEW YORK : 



CHARLESTON, July 22nd. 



I have just returned from Totness, where I went 

 in haste on Sunday morning to see Julia ; who, on 

 hearing of our sudden loss, fell into a swoon, and, 

 on recovery, her mind wandered. When I reached 

 Lewisville, where the cars left me, I found no con- 

 veyance, so I walked the six miles. It was a cool 

 day, and I felt no inconvenience from the long and 

 unaccustomed walk. They had not expected me on 

 Sunday morning, so had not sent for me to the rail- 

 road. 



Harriet's good husband, their lovely boy, and her 

 family cares, diverted her mind from the poignancy 

 of grief ; but to our poor Julia, it was the one and 

 all-engrossing subject. She was so much better 

 when I reached Totness, that to my surprise, she 

 came to meet me. In her chamber, I saw religious 

 books; judging from the passages marked, she is 

 perusing them carefully. 



Thinking that there would be less to remind her 

 continually of the loss where she is, than if I took 

 her home, I proposed to her to remain with Harriet 

 for the present, and she has consented. I have a 

 season ticket on the railroad, and shall go up once a 

 week. 



Our friends are very kind and attentive to us, 

 and if sympathy can afford relief, surely we shall 

 find it. 



My mind is peculiarly constituted ; in grief, I like 

 to be alone. In solitude, I can learn the path of 

 duty, and plan how to regulate my feelings, and 



