288 John Badnnan. 



hair of every member of his famih^, she wove it into 

 a wreath of flowers and leaves. The main-stem was 

 formed of our mother's hair, and the ''Heart's Ease" 

 of our father's: the hair of the little babies of the 

 family — ^,just long enough for pistils and stamens to 

 the flowers, completed the family wreath. 



The following sprightly letter was written on the 

 occasion of a flying visit to Alabama to perform the 

 marriage rite for his wife's nephew, M. D. S., Esqr., 

 of Charleston : 



To Mrs. Bachman : 



EuFAULA, Ala., December, 1851. 



In former years I had doubts if I should ever 

 tread on the soil of Alabama ; now, although I am 

 only in one corner of it, I can say, " I am in Ala- 

 bama." I do not, however, feel as if I had entered 

 into a new region. The same sun is shining : the 

 same long-leaved pines are growing, and the same 

 sandy region presents itself as in Carolina (about 

 the region of Columbia). 



My last letter to you was from Macon, Georgia. 

 Dr. S. came to take me out of the city to baptize two 

 of his children. I visited some Indian mounds, and 

 made many pleasant acquaintances. 



In the evening G. and his wife arrived ; later one 

 party after another came in on different roads, dis- 

 turbing our slumbers. We took breakfast before 

 daylight, and, in a few hours, reached the terminus 

 of the Railroad, Oglethorpe. 



We soon ascertained tliat there was but one coach 

 (and tliat would hold comfortably only four persons), 

 and there were about a dozen passengers. We there- 

 fore commissioned the groom elect to be ready for a 



