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Mrs. Bachman suggested that the basement " paint- 

 ing-room " should be used as a chamber. In this 

 room Audubon had painted many of the <l Birds of 

 North America," and here the stuffed specimens of 

 animals had been kept, while Dr. Bachman wrote 

 the letter-press of the Quadrupeds of North America. 

 The specimens had long since been presented to the 

 Charleston Museum. The room was empty and 

 the simple preparations for the comfort of the sick 

 were soon made. 



With careful nursing both the young men recov- 

 ered, arid the children did not contract the measles. 



The Banks of Charleston were, for safety, removed 

 from the city. St. John's Church, had been closed 

 for many months. A shell had passed through the 

 building and injured the organ ; and some of the 

 grave-stones were mutilated. One of the Vestry, Mr. 

 Frederick C. Blum, remained at his Pastor's side, 

 and took charge of the church edifice and the 

 grounds. 



On the 12th of May, Dr. Bachman accompanied 

 his family to Columbia. Leaving the latter in the 

 hospitable home of Dr. Edward Fisher, he returned 

 to his post of duty in Charleston. 



He paid occasional visits to Columbia, and fre- 

 quently remained over Sunday preaching in Eben- 

 ezer Church, Columbia, or at some point near by. 



In one of his daily letters to his family he gave a 

 little episode. 



Seated alone in the dusk of the evening, the street 

 door bell rang, and his trusty old servant, Tony y 



