The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-10

A Connecticut FoundllDg After Twenty Ycars'
Absence Appears ~ q Beautiful Lndy in
the West.


Absence Appears NJ Beautiful Lndy In
tho West.
From the New Haven Journal, Nov. OIL
Our old friend william Goodwin this day leaves
tell Us, Of visiting y young lady whom he has not
seen for twenty years or more. AS the story relative
20 G3oawn ana and e youSg aoy 70 IS
viii give, as near as We can recoilect, what was
told US BY the venerable gentleman himself. Per-
haps many OF our readers may remember the ladies
In particularly that in the month OF January. ls4s
a. daughter OF Mr.. Goodwin was passing through
Gnurc sses on h one per colo evening" sne heard
she found they proceeded from tho ante-room Of
the them Rev. Dr. strong's NOW st. Mary's Roman
Catholic churchp. On making this discovery she
picked up the child from the cold moor, wrapped 1t
In her SHAWL aud without further delay took It To the
home a. her o parents rent, IN entering WIN her precious
crease 80 suddenly 10 their family. However. after
they had fully realized the condition Of things, the
Of large family took the little innocent la ner arms
and immediately began to take on the dirty clothes
N which II Was whipped In short time after the
clothes put on It, and after partaking OF good sup
per OF new milk from bottle It was put to bed and
there soundy slept TIL morning.
For many weeks Mrs. Goodwin took care OF her
little charge. During this time tie child grew 70 be
SuiS eesasysS much 50 taas az who saw her pro-
had not Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin become so attached
TO the child that they had made up their minds to
adopt her themselves, Notwithstanding the large
family they had Of their own. But sometimes "cir.
cumstsnces alter cases. as they did Ia this instance.
They were obliged finally, In consequence Of having
q sick son. who wanted all their attention, 70 ADAM
don the Idea Of Keeping IT, and so made up their
minds N they could find person 70 bring it up M
o respectable manner, and give u q good sound
education, both In religion and school, they would
part with It. 1t so happened, after six mouths had
passed away, q respectable married lady nom Ohio
who had no child OF her own was visiting the city
aud applied to Mrs. Goodwin for the foundlng. on
her promising to fulfil to the letter the requirements
made by Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin they very reluctantly
IL her. A few DAYS afterWard the child
conveyed TO the home OF her adopted parents. Now
for the sequel. After lapse Of twenty years or
more few weeks since letter came through the
Post once from the Identical founding herself, writ.
ten In q neat hand and couched In grateful and
beautiful language. IL commenced bv addressing
relating many things relative to her kind adopted
parents, regarding the way they mad brought her up
she states that u was only two days prior TO her
writing the letter that her parents informed her who
ehe was, where she was born, and who was her
friend AMI benefacior that had kept her from the
cold charities OF this world and the many dangers
BY which she Was surrounded when an infant and
perfectly helpless, &c. After thanking him for his
fathery profecton. she closed her letter by remark
ing, ION, II i could only SEQ you, my dear, dear
friend, 10 talk with you on matters dare not write
on paper how happy II would make me-" In closing,
we would say that IN order to crafty the wishes aud
make happy the young lady by his presence, Mr..
GOODWIN TINS Gay goes on his wav rejoicing to
carry out tho benevolent and laudable mission re-
ferred TO above.