Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-01-31
4 Lucky Nanc-Ehc Fortune Of a
New Hampshire Will Girl.

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for one of the large fortunes of that !
State by relating the following pleas I
ant little history:
Several years ago one of the young |
working women of the cotton mill at
Great Falls. Sarah Butillon by name,
was recalled to her home by the sick
ness of q sister, who had contracted
dangerous fever. Her faithful minis
trations arailed not to save the life OF
the invalid =: and with the shadow of
death i'll the household came such 4
legacy of domestic responsibilities for
the mill girl that she was Obliged to
give up all idea of returning to Great
Falls. and devote herself to the care of
/ her poor and aged parents.
Certain small articles OF personal
property which she had brought from
the mill were wrapped in newspaper
: from one of the cotton growing parish
G., of louisiana and when, having de-
cidcd to leave homo II" more, Miss
Butillion removed the wrapper, her
eve was caught with the appearance i'll
print of the letter of her own family
name.
\ Mr. Butiiion was mcni ioncd by the
Southern pnpcr rs having been one of
the several prominent citizens taking
part in reccut public event at Aachi-
toches, and. rs the namo is rather an
uncommon one, its fair New Ha,np-
shire wGarer WAS seized with am irrc-
s;stiblc curiosity 10 know If she had
kindred among the nabobs of the
South.
Relating the circumstance to Z falni-
lar companion, who bantcrcd her to
s.vritc to the South about it, she COLI
cludcd TO ascertain indeed whether the
Lonisianian was of her blood by the
oniv means at her command. Accord
inglv, to Mr. Hutillon, of Nachitochcs,
she addressed Il modest. Ingenious let
ter Of inquiry, giving her own Sencaol,
ogv as far as she could trace 1t, and
suggesting that. inasmuch as the name
was an unusual one, and had never
come to her i'll print before, her intui'
ton thcrcfrom of relationship might
possibly prove accurate. In i: fort
nights time came the answer, very
/. cheerful and cordial greeting, dcclar
, ing that the writer and his correspon
, dents father must he not remote
| cousins.
: The Southerner further wrote tha
he was a man of advanced years, with
out family and having few friends To-
whom he cared, AMI that he carnestl,
c wished and hoped for continuation
: of tho correspondence thus pleasant,
!, begun. With the consent of he
t parents Sarah acccdt,l TO the request
h and thereafter the Louisianian and tn
= former mill-girl were i'll the charactc
:. of al ideal friendship. For thre
q wears the interchange continued Wit
o unbrokcn punctuality, and then TO
: nearly three months Miss Bullion
o last epistle remained unanswered. He
s. wonder and sorrow at the protracte
: SILENCE grew more and moro, unit
r, finally lawyers message cxplalne
NJ all.
N Writing to Miss Sarah Huttiiion trol
II Natchitoches, the attorney of the lat
20 Philip nutillon, at that place, had til
If honor to inform her that her dista1
e relative, dying without nearer kindrcs
al had hequeathed to her his whole prol
n crty, amounting i'll the aggregate
II. more than 800, 600. "Shortly ,'efol
ae receiving this Intelligence" proce 81
e. the narrative, ''the recipient had give
her hand i'll marriage to young ma
of her own rank, with whom she pre-
lv emily went southwark to claim and ol
c. tain her departed friends mumficel
a benefactOr."