294 John Bachman. 



heart were seeking a face that possessed the spiritual 

 beauty of his daughter Julia. 



When they reached the picturesque lake city, 

 Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Bachman found, to his surprise, 

 Dr. Jared P. Kirtland awaiting his arrival. Dr. 

 Kirtland, the eminent Professor, Physician, and man 

 of varied acquirements, was well known by reputa- 

 tion to Dr. Bachman; but probably they had not 

 met before. We remember Dr. Bachman's glowing 

 description of the extensive orchards, with their fruit- 

 laden trees ; the apiary with its hundreds of bee- 

 hives, its busy workers and wealth of honey ; the 

 gay parterre and fragrant flowers the senses were 

 all captivated. The days glided away too swiftly 

 in the society of their genial host, his delightful 

 family, and a chosen circle of friends. 



Years afterwards, when the tide of bloody war 

 was surging over our land, Dr. Kirtland did not 

 forget his Charleston friend. He wrote to the sur- 

 geons of the Northern Army who had been his stu- 

 dents, requesting that, if in the chances of war, they 

 should meet with Dr. Bachman in need, they would 

 succor him for his sake. At the close of the War, 

 Dr. Kirtland journeyed many miles out of his way 

 to visit his friend in Charleston. They were faithful 

 correspondents for many years (we regret that the 

 letters have not been preserved). Dr. Kirtland out- 

 lived his friend, but not his friendship for him. This 

 he graciously passed over to his family, and corres- 

 ponded with one of the daughters until the close of 

 his honorable life. 



