The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-12

t ACoNNECTrCUT FoUHDLTHG, AFTER TWEEN
TT YEARS Absence, APPEARS AS A BEAU
TrFUL LADY IN THE WEsT.-Our old friend
William Goodwin this day leaves New
Haven on western tour for the purpose,
he tells us, of visiting young lady whom
he has not seen for twenty years or more.
AS the story relative to Father Goodwin
and the young lady alluded to is somewhat
Of a novel and interesting character, we
will give, as near as we can recollect, what
was told us by the venerable gentleman
himself. Perhaps many Of our readers
may remember 1.-THE ladies in particularly
that in the month of January, I848, as q
daughter of Mr.. Goodwin was passing
through Church street on one bitter cold
evening she heard the cries of child in
distress. On looking around she found they
proceeded from the snte-room of the (then)
Rev. DR.. Strong's (now st. Mary's Roman
Catholic) church. On making this dis
covery she picked up the child from the
cold floor, wrapped it in her shawl, and
without further delay took it to the home of
her parents.
On entering with her precious charge the
old folks were astonished to find an in
ever, after they had fully realized the con-
ditien of things, the benevolent Mrs. Good
win, who had been the mother of q large
family, took the little innocent in her arms
and Immediately hogan to take off the dirty
clothes in which it was wrapped. In a
short time after the little founding was
stripped, we'll washed, clean clothes put on
it, and after partaking of good supper of
new milk from q bottle it was put to bed,
and there soundly slept till morning.
For many weeks Mrs. Goodwin took care
of her little charge. During this time the
child grew to be quite q beauty-so much
so that all who saw her pronounced her
such. Some would have adopted her had
not Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin become 80 attach
ed to the child that they had made up their
minds to adopt her themselves, notwith-
standing the large family they had of their
own. But sometimes " circumstances alter
cases." as they did in this instance. They
were obliged finally, in consequence of hav-
ing sick son who wanted all their atten-
ton, to abandon the idea Of keeping it, and
so made up their minds if they could find
a person to bring it up in respectable
manner, and give it good, Eound education
part with it.
1t 30 happened, after six months bad
passed away, respectable married lady
from Ohio, who had no child of her own,
was visiting the city, and applied to Mrs.
Goodwin for the founding. On her promi-
sing to fulfil to the letter the requirements
made by Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin, they very
reluctantly gave it her. A few days after
ward the child was conveyed to the home Of
her adopted parents. Now for the sequel.
After lapse of twenty years or more, q
few weeks since letter came through the
postoffice from the identical founding her
self, written In { neat hand, and couched
in grateful and beautiful language. 1t COM
menced by addressing Mr.. Goodwin as her
unknown FRIEND" and after relating many
things relative to her kind adopted parents,
regarding the way they had brought her up,
she states that it was only two days prior to
her writing the letter that her parents in
formed her who she was, where she was born,
and who was her friend and benefactor that
had kept her from the cold charities Of this
world and the many dangers by which she
was surrounded when an infant and per-
fectly helpless, etc. After thanking him
for his fatherly protection, she closed her
letter by remarking, "Oh, if l could only
see you, my dear, dear friend, to talk with
you on matters l dare not write on paper,
how happy it would make me-" In closing,
we would say that in order to crafty the
wishes and make happy the young lady by
his presence, Mr.. Goodwin this day "goes
on his way rejoicing" to carry out the be-
nevolent and laudable mission referred to
aboye.-Ne,o Haven Journal, Noue1nOer g..