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after, being in Paris, he saw in a newspaper that a 

 whale had been washed ashore near the mouth of the 

 Delaware, and on dissecting him it was found that a 

 shot had penetrated his lungs. No one could solve 

 the mystery. The Doctor solved it." 



We find among the notes of his grandson, John 

 HaskelL another reminiscence: 



" On a certain deer hunt that took place on 

 one of the plantations near Charleston (probably 

 Dr. Desel's, Goose Creek), my grandfather was put 

 at one of the best stands, for the hunters knew 

 that they could rely upon him. He maintained 

 his reputation that day he killed two deer and 

 two turkeys. Covering the deer with leaves to 

 conceal them, he blew his horn, and when the 

 party rode up pointed to the turkeys, and then, 

 to their great surprise, uncovered the deer." 



The old negroes, who lived on the plantations 

 around Charleston, and were then the young men 

 who assisted in bringing home the deer, etc., still 

 preserve wonderful stories of Parson Bachman's 

 "sure aim," and delight to tell how many turkeys, 

 deer, etc., they carried home as the result of the 

 same. 



