242 Johi Bachman. 



I became as uotTiiny, and my Saviour, my all in all. 

 Give him and his my love and farewell, and say 

 that I fondly hope and pray, that in heaven we may 

 be united in one family." 



I have endeavored to use her exact words ; but the 

 impressive manner, the countenance beaming with 

 intelligence, faith and hope, and the tones of her 

 soft voice — these I cannot convey — I have no words 

 that would give you an idea of the scene. 



I have been greatly surprised at my own want of 

 penetration, in not discovering before, Julia's powers 

 of mind, I knew that she was a constant reader : 

 my library gave evidence that she selected books 

 that I supposed above her comprehension, and not 

 adapted to the taste of one so 3^oung. But she loved 

 to be alone, and she seems to have had a world of 

 thought within herself, into which even her father 

 and sisters were not permitted to enter. A reserve 

 hung over lier, from which I could not wean her. 

 AVlien she found, however, tliat she liad only a few 

 days to live, she unburdened her wliole heart to me. 

 and I felt as if in the presence of a superior being. 

 She permitted friends to visit her, and cheerfully 

 conversed with all. Dr. Burke pronounced her the 

 most intelligent and spiritual being, that lie had 

 ever met with. There was ]io undue enthusiasm 

 about her, and her countenance, words and manner, 

 were singularly in unison. It seemed as though 

 she possessed a premonition of her appointed time: 

 •' Father," she said, " Sunday is for the Holy Com- 

 munion, Monday, to dictate messages to famil}^ and 

 friends, and Tuesday, to die;" and tlius it was. 



She had desired to leave the world on the wings 

 of her father's prayers, and in the attitude of prayer 

 her spirit ascended to her God. * * "^^ 



