The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-02-06
A Lucky Name. THE Fortune Ola New Hamp-
shire Girl.

A New Hampshire paper accounts for one OF
the large fortunes of that State by relating the
following pleasant little history:
Several years ago one of the young working
women of the cotton mill atGreat Falls, Sarah
Butillion by name, was recalled to her home
by the sickness of sister, who had contracted
a dangerous fever Her faithful ministrations
availed not TO save the life of the invalid and
with the shadow of death in the household
came such 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 a newspaper from one of the cotton
growing parishes of Louisiana and when, hav-
ing decided to leave home no more, Miss Butil-
lion removed the wrapper, her eye was caught
with the appearance in print of the letters OF
her own name.
A Mr.. Butillion was mentioned by the
Southern paper as having been one Of the sew
eral prominent citizens taking part in recent
public event at Nachitoches, and, as the name
is rather an uncommon one, its fair New Hamp-
shire wearer was seized with an irresistible Gu
riosity to know if she had kindred among the
nabobs of the South.
Relating the circumstances to a familiar
companion, who bantered her to "write to the
South" about it, she concluded to ascertain in
deed whether the Louisianian was of her blood
by the only means at her command. Accord
ingly, to Mr.. Butillion, of Nachtoches, she
addressed d modest, ingenious letter OF inquiry,
giving her own geneaology as far, as she could
trace it, and suggesting that, inasm1ch as the
name was an unusual one, and had never come
to bo. ,,rnt hoforo har iptuitinn tharafr0n
of relationship might possibly prove accurate.
In fortnight's time came the answer, very
cheerful and cordial greeting, declaring that
the writer and his correspondents father must
be not remote cousins. rcd;
| The Southerner further wrote that he was q
man of advanced years, without family and
having few friends for whom he cared, and that
he earnestly wished and hoped for continua-
tion of the correspondence thus pleasantly be-
gun. With the consent of her parents Sarah
acceded to the request, and thereafter the
Louisianan and the former mil-girl were in the
character of an ideal friendship. For three
years the interchange continued with unbroken
punctuality, and then for nearly three months
Miss Butillion's last epistle remained unan-
swered. Her wonder and sorrow at the pro-
tracted silence grew more and more, until final
ly lawyers message explained all.
| Writing TO Miss Sarah Butlllon from Ma
chitoches, the attorney of the late Philip Bu-
tillion, at that place, had the honor to inform
her that her distant relative, dying without
nearer kindred, had bequeathed to. her his
whole property, amounting in the aggregate: to
more than 100000 Shortly before receiving VI 3
this intelligence" proceeds the narrative, "the
recipient had given her hand in marriage to
young man of her own rank, with whom she
/ ,,onf enuth ri RI nlaipo ond Ohta in
her departed friends munifcent benefaction. D