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The papers in the suit against Beecher
by TiltOn were served on T. C.. Shear
man, Bsscher's lawyer, this morning.
The damages are laid at one hundred
thousand dollars, and the allegations are
for criminal cOha0itation and converse
ton with Mrs. TiltOn. The counsel for
Iilt0D is said to be preparing comp afuts
for libel against the New York Tri5iale.
New York World and the Br0oklyn
EUgie
How AouftOI's Statement was Beceiged-
NEW YORK, August 22-There was a
great rush 0fpe0ple yesterday afternoon
for the Graphic, 70 get the Statement of
Frank ID. 0IoultoH, and although me
hundred and thirty thousand copies
were issued by five O'Clock, the presses
weIe still running to supply in ald out
Of town orders, One Of the members Of
the committee Of inquiry told 4 reporter
that he was utterly amazed at the weak
ness Of the statement. There. was alb
sOlutely nothing in Il. Not a particle of
evidence against Beecher. Another
telegraphed TO Mr.. Beecher: =" MoultoHis
statement is utterly harmless. We ars
perfectly satisfied with thecase.1 Other
members Of the committee exrreased
LAEAtA1cAHC1 wei IlCllalaA VIII LLIH ala.aH-
meut, as they said il contained
no letters Of Mr.. Beecher's heretofore
unpublished, which had the appearances
Of supporting the theory Of Beecheris
guilt. Thomas G.. Spearman says ~
felt hOnOrsd and happy to be associated
with Beeeher as an object OF attack by
MOultOn. IiltOu declined to enter into
any detailed conversation about Moul-
TOMS Utterances. He told the reporter
that MCult0n had spoken the truth, ard
was glad his information had come be-
fore the public so fully. 1t is expected
TitOuis forthcoming statement VIII be
made pubiic early next week, and viii
consist largely Of argument against the
report Of the investigating committee.
Some Of the members say that during
the delay there would probably be no
extensive changes made in the draft Of
the report submitted BY the sub COM
mittee, and that it was very likely
that their work would be finally adopted
in its present shape. Some insisted on
having more time 70 inspect the evi-
dence in its completed form. About
the intent OF the report as exculpatiUg
Mr.. Beecher there was no dispute The
discussion was upon the form and full
ness Of the report.
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VOL 81 NO 2O8

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I'm v6gP room of ION ~ fe isf beo
dofe talk 10 Oliver Johnson. hear that ne
and ,CaTpsq7tef the artist, have made this
their clubs sineereIy eoBSs =, ~
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toins 1o rratolt oaair,s4 49, 81; -
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cratita er,,,,i(,,,1,,tt j., Io,,a 80
nTiSs MIR wfioL ba = ,.,s. oo,,aeo.od -, =.
s.,r,ears nom a Letter dsfed Tonrlor-,, II
16z1 A'
WiLkEKsON TO Triton.
NORTH EHN PAciFIc t.ALLRoAD Co.,
-, y.-Ll,sIy H. l9lI'
Won Win isffer fnsf tIaiii 10 Tl Ilir.
advising him to secura your services as a plat
IoTia IS1 sea'zer 70 turn Ne~ England, o.d-t t1gi
he iiis Sorthsrn Pacido piBck M Sesrt. I1,S vo1
shall not be tranpled down. Keep quiet;
cont 5 :, ialk Ar don't publish: ABIDE your time
for it, SAMUEL, WIf.ZFRsSoS-
This letter was dated sffar the letter
of anolos,,, e,,5 sfr..r ~, I.tter ~ qiIt0r
10 GOTnue and NJ lIEHT-nU rFfrirf HHTNNE
have desired to ar1r,Ioy ia 81, rT,aye -
enterurise one whom he tben Fnavz or
believed To he Alternating tn bIackroail
lis EMPLOYER. and fesides his kindly
expres5ions and sdvics fo Triton scr,
10 me wholly inconsisfenf with suc6 a.,
allegation. OD tbe fbird of Nav Is73
knew that Triton ,yss in want ~ mon
ey. ana took leave vitbout eons1Ifino
him. to send hin1 NV chaes. for q fboT5
sand dollars. and 2 due-bilI for that
amount To h. signed bv him i1eIosed i'm
a Ietter-aII If 9-bicb he rstIyrne5 y, me
viii fbis indorssn1enf.
Dg,r u,p-,,,.-- ' -, ,,,--,,- ,r,.--,or.,-
for I see no Eay of feJurning II. Hastiiy..
TT.
After the above paDer was returned to
me, on the same day, I sent him the
thousand dollars, leaving IL to be a mat
ter as between ourselves. and not a
money transaction. knOu. to the con-
trary of this, so far as Beeeher Is con-
cerned, that Tilton never made anv de-
mand on him for money or pecunisry
aid in any way or form. He asked once
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ADDITIONAL MARKETS.


SAVANNAH, August 22.-C0tton
dull; middling, l6c; net receipts, 1S3
bales; exports cOastwise, +S9 bales.
CHARLESTON, August Cotton
quiet; middling, Isle; net receipts. 81
bales; sales, 200 bsles; stock, 436 bales.
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Nor have I produced any papers or pro--
5Osals for q settlement Of this cont
versy since it has broken out afresh ana
since the publication Of TiltOn's Letter
to DR.. Bacon and the call Of Beeeher
for a committee. Nor have I since then
furnished % either party, although cali
ed upon by both, any Documents In NV
possession that one might use the
same against the other. / have endsav-
ored to hold myself strictly as NELL
ator between them, and my eudeafor
has been, even down % the very latest
hour, to have the scandal, arising out
n the publication Of the facts
0f their controversies and wruuts.
buried Out Of sight, deeming it best tEat
{ should be SO done, not only fo1 rle
good 0f the parties concerned and tceIA
families, but that Of the cOmmunityE
large. III any evidence were need
tn&t IN the interest Of the parties, Il
especially Of Beecher, / was ende8vfr-
ing % tie latest hOur 10 prevent -
puohcaton Of al the documents 4ld
tlls testimony and llaI / retaiuef1
CONFIDENCE OF 20 laas- one Of tne pAff $
pa tnat endeavor, L produce a lette
July - 1913, being a note aTranZiI4 "a
meeting between Beecher and mysel3iu
regard 20 this controversy.
BEECHER TO MOULTON.
JULY I3, -.
DEAR F.ANI1-I Eiu be- with yOn a, seltn
OF uitle before. I am ashamed 10 pa sslrt T
more upon you. have bat single cuusl.I
G on That lLle mater cannot distress y1u iol.s
as ii mus end that is, there VIII be 10 mrle
anxiety about The future whatever ra.rral.
there may be Tor the past Truly volr. anl
ever, H. W. BEEC dE.l.
Ii there is any paper OF fact supposrd
by either Of the parties or by the CONF
mlJtee 70 be IN my possession which
VIII throw any further light upon rhe
SUBJECT OF your inquiry 1 shall Be mlsl
Wiling 70 produce it n I have i al
though don't believe there is any su31.
and am ready 10 answer any DIopeL-
question which shall be pat 70 me S.
the way Of eros examination bY snV of
the parties concerned OF their counsel
as fully as my memory or any dala I
have will serve, 50 that all TIE fact
may be known, Tor if any part Of them
be known 1 deem It but Just TO truth
and right that all should be known.
As, however, the controversy has al
ready arisen as 20 the correctness Of the
reports OF the evidence taken before the
committee, L must ask leave, if any
crOss-eXam,uati0n is 10 be bad orally.
TO be accompanied by my own steuogra-
pher, Who shall take down the evidence
may give as q Necessary measure for
my own protection, leaving % your
committee without comment the f4cis
and documents herewith presented
have the honor 70 remain yours truly.
FEAcCI5 D. MOULTON.
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DIED..

RANKIN On thel0lh inst, at his residence,
on Fourth street, JoES H. RASEIcS, i0rnceriy
OF Winchester, Va, and later a resident OF
Nashville. Nashville papers please eopyl
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L o. o.

THERE was az auxf ialsy Lodge ss-abli..
Il in the city or Memfi1is, under asll
OF 1. o. a. T. Arzust 81, i,st, 81 ~ III Etl-
son, b. G. Fl. I: sald Lodge ro ne haiis5 8
and tfiie OF Myrtle lofs -, No. 6, A.. -.
Or1er Of IIunaaCrlate. Fglth tne lolIt.z ~
GERS ins allied.
b. WIaE3IAl, p. n.
a STEVehaJE, ". II
~ ROE ERS0N. n. H.
n KELLY. X. =.
y BRO n, Ireasu1er,
au25 a. b. lHOalPa4f, ..
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FE3HE ofIcers and fslelsi 7ert - r
De Lion Is1daa :, .. H. oI1 n .Its.
20 meet on AoaDfA y + itf 6 = sE
I'D. at o'el0cks sst'.1 ~ .'.''''
second sfreea, isf ~ lsffls'E -1l |
Rank AL kr,4-E -ta c1t1
Vited 20 atte1c. - " q 8 t=s|
D. G. REAil.Als9. -. $50
". z. aElTCeE
M. 3fi
1-t'.-I14l Itl
'I1ss I.I1I eve INls tl.I'
ply sstl Ihifd =.rsei
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RUTLAND TO MouLTON.

/ also annex two letters Of March %.
1874, from the publisher Of the Golden
Age, which will tend to yOuch the ex-
penditure of part Of the above amount.
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TPTivate.I
THE GOLDEN AGE,l
March 30, 1s7l.
DEAR Mr.. NOULTONU-We e are in a tight spot.
Mr. Is away. We have no money and no
paper-can' get the latter without the former.
We owe about four hundred dollars FOR paper,
and the firm We have been ordering frorl re-
fuse to let US have any more without money.
Haven't any paper for this week issue.
Truly yours, %. W. RUTLAND.
II you can do anything for Us 1 hope you
will. 10 helm Us get over the cua--n
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way you came 10 the rescue OF the Golden 4 ce
this afternoon. Truly your friend,
y. ". RUTLAND.
I think proper to add further that Til
ton more than once said 10 me that he
could and would receive nothing from
Beecher in the way Of pecunisry assist
ance. l remember one special instance
in which the subject was discussed be-
tween US. Beecher had told me that he
was willing to furnish money to pay the
expenses Of Tilton and his family in
travelling abroad, in order that Tilton
might be saved from the constant state
of irritation which aJose from the ru-
mOrs he was constantly hearing.
rather hinted at than informed TiltOn Of
the fact, and he Tepalled even the inti-
nation Of such a thing with the utmost
Indignation and anger, and therefore /
only undertook the disbursement of this
sum at the most earnest and voluntary
request Of BeecbeT.
Mr. MOnltOn cOrrObarates in his state
ment the long letters from Mr.. Tilton to
friends in the west, and which came In
to his possession at the time it was writ
ten explaining his CTilton's) position In
regard to Mrs. Woodruff and the in
j6rious publication made against him
and his family and Mr.. Beecher. The
first intimation of the insanity Of NJ,
.TiltOn arose in this wise: Prior 10 Sur
day, March %, 1874, { publication was
made of statement bya reporter o1
the Brooklyn Union. purpOrting to be the
result Of an interview with Thomas GI
Shesrmsn, clerk Of Plymouth church.
to the effect quote from memory
that TiltOn was insane, and ne stated
that Mrs. Tilton had the domestic fits,
whatever disease that may be, in which
she had stated matters affecting the
character Of Beeeher, and 10 the state
ment of neither Of them for that reason
was any credit to be given. This publ !
cation, as it tended not only to excite
TiltOn to a defense of his family, butt
also as coming from the clerk Of
Plymouth church, might be supposed to-
be an authoritative expression OF its
pastor, annoyed Beecher much, and be
wrote the following:
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The above letter was sent to me in
closed in a note from Beecher of the
same date, which is here produced.

MoSDAY EVENING, June ID.
MY DEAR Mr. MOULToN-Wil you answer
that can do nothing? I shall certainly not
at any and all hazards, take a single step IN
that direction, and If IL brings trouble it must
come Please drop me a line to say that all is
right, II, in your judgment, all is right.
Iru'y yours, II. W. BEECHER.
This letter Of Mrs. WOOdhull, together
with the letter before produced asking
Beecher to speak at the suffrage conven-
ton, are ali the letters have from her
to Beecher. To this letter no reply was
made. After the publication OF the
tripartite covenant was8 made, Illton
deemed. from the comments Of the press
that the statement reflected on him,
and ne desired that in some way Beecher
should relieve him from the imputstion
of having circulated slanderous stories
about him without justification, and for
which he had apOlogized, and by the ad-
vice of friends be prepared card for me
10 submit to Beecher to have him sISn
and pnhIish in his vindieation. Inc
original card herewith produce:
cARD FROM HENRY WARD BEEcHEE' ~ =,
8 letter written by Theodore llison 70 ~ is-i ~
ponyens dated Brooklyn, January J. ,loat,
w w9ohSt3 - egafnst my character has been
made public in community IN @n1ol , ! ~, an
citizen and clergyman, anu avhnt coiiId net
,E.th Jpropriety invite for myself, namely, an
~, .s,,,lrt,,,iiffv TO make the following state
oppor suiisIg, ssIg,irsf by the . courtesy OF Mr.,
Tifton. lIif1s, that letter was shown to me
At the time 1t was written and pc
anS tyyo-snd-a-half years ago, by legal and
e.ber advisers, Mr.Tlilou was urged 70 publish
~ fhen without delay on similar statement
axDiafning his sudden collision with Mr..
Bowen and his unexpected retirement as edi-
Tor m me Union and contributor to the inde-
ssa,Jeaf nut although Mr.. TiltoH's public
standing needs such an explanation 10 be
made, and although he bad my tree consen
-, raa,re ~ vet he Insgnanimously refrained
rom doing Sc, through an unwillingness TO dis
close 10 the public Mr.. Bowen's aspersions
e,y,@arnfng myself. Mr.. Tilt0n's con-
sstieration for my feelings and reputation
inns eviuced at the beginning has continued
fofhe end and l have never ceased to be
grateful 10 him for his manliness IN accept
| ing wounds TO his own reputation for the sake
/ - nreventing aspersiOns on mine. The CUR
fictitious and unauthorized publication, last
| Sunday, OF Mr.. Tfiton's letters publication
made without the knowledge OF either NJ,
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meet at No. A. Monroe street. next IL ~
DAY EV ENINGi, at 81 o'clock Al mem bers
that have not paid their initiation Zee VIII
please come forward and pay them, OF their
names vii be stricEen nom the roll.
BY Oruer OF the President. au23
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Meanwhile Halliday had had an in
teryiew with TiltOn, the result OF which,
as unsettiing the matter between Tilton
and BeecheT, was very anXiOusly
awaited by Beecher, who communicated
it to me and who was also quite as anx-
ious that Tilton should take no steps by
which the matter between them should
get into the newspapers or be made in
any manner a matter OF controversy.
With this view he stated the situation
on the same night of the interview with
Halliday and TiltOn, in the following
letter, without date, and which was
written with pencil and in great hsste'
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Tenth Ward Anti.Radin.I cluh.

THERE win be a called meeting OF ne
Il Tenth Ward Anti-Radicai Club on
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28rH.
at GOOdwiD's Hal. to nominate delegates 70
be elected September Sd. An citizens Or rhla
ward, and that part II the Fourtsent1 Civil
District who voIe with US, are cordially ln-
vlfra az
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On the third of June, 1871, Beecher
received from Mrs. Woodruff the follow
ing letter Of that date:
MRS. woODHULL TO BEECHER.
IS BROAD STREET, June 3, 1872

ILeV. IT. " dTu bCtEuJI.
DEAR SIR-The social fight against me
being now waged in this city is becoming
rather hotter than can well endure longer.
Standing unsupported and alone, as L have
untsl now within the past two weeks I have
been shut out of hotel after hotel, and am
now, after having obtained place in one,
hunted down by a set of males and females
who are determined that l shall not be per-
mitted to live even If they can prevent IL.
Now, 1 want your assistance want 20 be
sustained in my position in the Gilsey house,
from which do not wish to go, and all this
simply because am Victoria e. Woodruff,
the advocate Of social freedom. / have sub.
mitted to this persecution just so long as can
endure to. Ny business, my projects, in fact
everything for which I live, suffers from it,
1t must cease. VIII you lend me your aid in
this? Yours, very truly,
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BEEcHER TO MoULroN.

Ny DEAR Won MOLTKE -I 1 have seen How
ard again. He says that IL was not from
Theodore that GilkisOn got the statement,
but from Carpenter. Is he reporting that
view? / have told Clatiin that you would
come with Carpenter If he could be found, at
any rate by nine O'Clock tonight to sse Storrs,
but did net say anything about StOrrs.
sent Cleveland with my buggy and horse over
to hunt Carpenter. VIII you put Carpenter
on his guard about making uch statements?
From these Oear the force of coming from
headquarters. Yours, truly and ever,
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FRnM SANE TO SANE

golden AGE OFFICE, March %, Is7L
DEAR ME. M0ULT0N-I am more grateful
than ] can tell You FOR the noble and generous
way you came TO the rescue OF the Golden ACe
this afternoon. Truly your friend,
L
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,ERsoN TO MeUIToN.

NEW YORK April :, lof-.
Ny DEAR sloULroE-New fer the closing
act OF jusfioe aud dEty. Let Theodore pass
into your, hands the W1tttcn apaleEY ~ -
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q SATURDAY, septeIn ber 30, lS7l.
My DEAE FRILsD--I feel bad not 70 meet
you. Ny heart warns TO you, and you ought
to have known that should be here, n you
loved me as much rs do you. Well, it's an
inconsistent world. soberiy, should be glad
to have you see heW hearty / am-ready for
work, ami hoping tor bright year. 1 nave
literally done nothing for three months, but
strange, 20 come back among men and zee
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my pretended approval Of Mrs. woodruff 3
course. And yet people think me an honest
man. ! have lied enough about that to ruin
the character Of any average man, and have
probably damaged myself by it.
After Beecher had seen these letters
of his sister, Mrs. Hooker, he came to
me in trouble and alarm, and handed
me all the letters, together with one
under date of November 9th, with an
enclosure cut from the Hartford Times,
to which it alluded:
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FRIDAY, APRIL l, 1871.
Mt. BEECHER-As Mr.. Moulton has return
ed will you use your in1nenee TO have the
papers in his possession destroyed? My heart
6leeds night and day at the injustice of their
existence.
1 could not comply with this request.
did not show this letter to Tilton, nor
did 1 call Mrs Tilton's attention to it.
On the third of, OF May BeecheE ;l5 handed ;Ci
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TO ERS. TILT0N.
n. E

b1Bbh LII n JanubIN TO- lctl=
MY DEAR Mrs. TTLTON-I want TO tell you
something. YoUr mother, Mrs. Morse, has re-
peatedly attempted to hire me, by offering me
money and presents, to so to certain persons
and tell them stories injurious to the charac-
ter Of your husband. have been persuaded
that the kind attentions shown me by MIR.
Tilton for years were dishonorable demon
strations. 1 never at the time thought tha:
Mr.. rilton's caresses were for such purpose.
do not want to Se made use OF by Mrs. Morse
or any one else to bring trouble on my best
friends-ycu and -Our husband. Bye. Bye.
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BEECHER TO MRS. MORSE.
T,Ioa

Mrs. Judge Morse:
MY DEAR MADAN-I should be very sorry
TO have you think had no interest in your
troubles. Ny course toward you hitherto
tould satisfy you that ] have sympathized
after full consideration, are OF one mind-that
under present circumstances the greatest
kindness 10 yen and to all viii be, In so far as
cation OF all tie wrongs, whether they prove
real or imagina---.
Mrs Mn-sa saua nlilfnn hos snnt
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BEECHER no MOULTON.

Ny DEAR FRIEND-I sent on Friday or Sat
urday portrait OF TiltOn to the store for you.
I have been doing ten mems work this winter
cause / live under a cloud, feeling every
moment that l may be doing my last work,
and l am anxious to make the most OF IL.
When Esau sold his birthright he found no
place for repentance and tears, but 1 have one
abiding comfort. / have known you and
ing TO frindship. As soon as the warm days
come Z want YOU to go TO PeekSkill with me.
l am OF in an hour Tor Massachusetts, TO be
gone all the week. 1 am urging forward my
second volume of the LIE Of Christ, for the
night cometh when no man can work. With
much affection and admiration, yours truly,
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BEECHER TO MoULTON.

MY DEAR FRIEND-The Eagle o1ght 70 nays 1.sNt
nothing Tonight. It IS that meddnns WnIch
stirs mn ot1r folks Neither you nor IheOuore
oueht 10 be troubled by the side whicn YOU
served so faithfully in pu0lic; Inc ueaSps peIIs
~ ,,,es sfriendiy movement. The only near
n nsxt danger is the women Morrill, Bradsnawy nay,
5S ,hs ,soor dear child. II the papers VIII
SI, anH ~. ~ month we can ride out the gale and
nOiS lS.I-s % fe anchorage, and then, when once
Il-s are in deep tranquil waters, We VIII az
ioin hands in profound ana gehuiihe 'IS,is M
Tine Providence could have led Us unue- .
voired by the n-mouthed beasts that isy lh
t Nst1 - ot,sr a slsepiess night I am anxious
sbont those interviews with Halliday. VIII
Won send me line Monday nig9t or Iuss,iay
booming. care NJ. p. Kennard; BOSTON, MASS
4 -, s,i1aii sst meals there till Friday
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Ia LlN lHSStON o1lsEE4i
BRoOKLfE, January Il, 1870.
Ny DEAR FRIEND-In regard to your queS-
ton whether have ever sought separation
from my husband, 1 Indignantly deny that
hundred times before. The story that 1 want
ed a separation was deliberate falsehood,
caused by my poor mother, who said she
would bear the responsibility OF this and other
Gated TO my husbands enemy, Mrs. II. W.
Rsecher, and by her communicated 10 Mr..
Bowen. l feel outraged by the whole proceed
ingS and am now suffering in consequence
I.lc. !. o hanr NnnrS irnlN-
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MRs. TIITON 10 BEECHER.


NY DEAR FRIEND Does fOur heart bound
toward all as II used9 So does mine. am
myself again. l did not dare TO tell you till
WIS sure, but the bird hss sung in my heart
these four weeks. and he has eovenated with
me never again to leave. Spring has come.
g % g Because l thought II would gladden.
you to know this, and not TO trouble nor en-
barrass you in any way. l now Write. OF
course / should like to share with you my
Joy, but can wait for the beyond. When dear
Frank says l may once again 90 10 old
Plym, nth, will thank the dear father.
Such a communication from Mrs. Til
ton to her pastor, under the circum-
stances, seemed to me to be breach of
good faith; but desirous to have the
peace kept and hoping If unanswered it
might not be repeated, did not show it
to Tilton or inform him of its existence.
On Friday, April 2lst, 1871, Beeeher re-
ceived another letter of that date, un-
signed, from Mrs. Tilton which he gave
to me. 1t is as follows: