The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-26
TILiON.
What a Brooklyn BOhe-
milan Says OF Him.

(Brooklyn Cor. Chicago Tribune.)
This man Theodore Is strange fellow,
familiar, yet Unfamiliar, -comdaniOu.
able, yet distant, -lovable, yet austere.
We ali call him Theodore familIarly,
yet not one of US would daro make vul-
gar remark in his presence, uor tell a
story such as ladies might not hear, nor in
any wise offend the most scrupulous tast to
in thought or word. On the other hand
although none of us would think OF sslut-
ing Mr.. Bsechsr as Henry yet We could
ali 90 TO him with the last new story
certain that, though broader than the
Broad Church. he would be sure to give
it q welcome; for the great pastors genius
10, after all, Of the earth earthy,--And 80
are his tastes.
1t has been common remark among US
that Mr. Tilton has done nothing to 'in-
Auence" the local press Of these two cities
in his favor. - He has never esnt "a mes.
sage requesting eny of the editors to do
anything for him in this emergency. lie
mas made no gifts to any of the re-
poriers, nor used any personal pertustion,
directly or indirecty,to suborn that great
Rhadamanthus who dictates the iudg-
ments of the Metropolitan press. He Is
q self-contained man, despiseing outside
aids, indifferent TO public opinion, living
in the cloister OF his emty house, resting
on his own resources and fighting his
battle without sdyice from others Except
in its more legal sspects,) and with his
own unaided pen. The Herald said that
he was
1.-THE CALhEsr MAN
connected with the controversy. know
this TO DO true lie rises at g. goes down
to his dinner-room, meets his aged house
keeper Katy receives from her an egg
and cup of coffee, thanks her as If he
were her bishop absolying her sine, goes
! down to writing-desk, aud works steadily
| till noon.
| Ho allows nothing TO furry or Auster
him his sorrows he keeps to himself-a
strong man always does lie conducts
his controversy with The quis.ude Of a
man who is culiiyating roies in his gar
den; he has not boon heard to say an
angry word against any OF his enemies hO
wastes none of his nerve in useless excite
msnts; ho acts like a man who expects O
long fight, and who means 20 endure 10
the end Of it.
The only trace of emotion visible in his
manner is when some ono makes an allu-
sion to Elizabeth. lie speaks to her in
vaisbly in private in the same terms OF
respect and goodwill which gave such a
singular gliding to his examination before
the committee, and to his two published
statement
HER PORTRAIT BY PAGE
hangs on the wall of his study, and his IA
vorits photograph Of her, taken years $40,
befors tho troubles came, stands at his Oh
bow, as if to lead him back, from the wo-
man who betrayed him, to the vito of ibis
youth. When bis children Roomo TO
see him--As they frequently do, from the
country, whore they are stsying--hs
makes no allusion 20 the existing sadness,
but speaks of their mother asifshe were
away ona visit to some friend. The
| kindly opinion which this man entertains
Of his wife has not been oblitersted either
/ by her original crime or subsequent false.
hoods against him. Human nature Ia
weak, he says, even In the strongest, and
Elizabetb, after all, is above tho average.
She 10 better than most Of her critics. As
her great fault Is known to the world, go
i feel bound to add to this disclosure my
constant testimony to her great merits.
Even her fsilings lean to vlrturs side