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heart were seeking a face that possessed the spiritu.al 

 heautu 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 hy reputa- 

 tion to Dr. Bachman : l)ut probahly tliey had not 

 met before. We remember Dr. Bach man'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 lioney ; 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 cliosen circle of friends. 



Years afterwards, when the tide of bloody war 

 was surging over our land, Dr. Kirtland did not 

 Jbrget 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 

 sliould meet with Dr. Bachman in need, they would 

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

 Dr. Kirtland journeyed many miles out of his wa}' 

 to visit his friend in Charleston. They were faithful 

 correspondents for many years (we regret that the 

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

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

 he graciously passed over to his familv, and corres- 

 ponded with one of the daughters until the close of 

 liis honorable life. 



