The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-23
MRS. MORSE.
The Eccentricities or u
MOther-in-Law.
from Til,on,, Las, st tement.l

strsng,ed him TIL he grew black IN ine
frce after witch The yenera Ole man calieu
he family together aud enacted iesa'
separation from her, when be MAINTAIN
20 this day. She has twice thrust he'
parAsol, like q rApier, into my oroas'
breaking of the handle In her violence
Often aud often she bus sent mo notes,
avowing her Intention of taking my lie
her stormy pecuiiarities are we'll Know
To our family. and are p.rtiy excused ca
the ground that sbo 10 DOT wholly reepoh
.ipie for bor cOnouct-s view vi her css'
which led her physician, tho late DR.
Barker, OF BrooKiyn, 70 recon- mend net
tor trsstinept to an asylum tor the insane.
One evening In tho sumIor Of 1919,
Mr.. Morse (oefors she received from
Elizabeth her confession, though this cop
lessiou had already been msde 70 ms
spoke cslumnIousiy Vt lady who ws-
then, and Is now, Mrs. Tilton's most mn
mate and honoured TREND. Mrs Morser
cslumny vac that TINS lady had psrmitte1
iidson with myself said tn Mr.
Morse in Mrs rlLOns presence Mad III
either you must retire from this house o
rprak more resp scItuily OF i've master ant
his guests, and for your good behavior II.
this respect 1 snail hoid your daughter re-
sponsibio.' Mrs Morse instantly, and IL
rage, interpreted this rs a counter. srcusn.
lion against Mrs Tiltou, and, turning to-
ward ner cried hercsly, "E Izaoeth, have
you been doing wrong7' There Wa.
something 10 the audiences Of the qses
ton which struck K izsbeth mute and
dumb; whereupon Mrs Morse tell upon
uer with another question; lis II Mr.
Beech erP Mrs. rulor suddenly lait ~"
room, Mus. Morse fuio~iDg her, repeating
n,r question untu Il iE,bcIn bowed
ne.d IA assent Mr. Morse then wtuug
her hands aud exclaimed, "Oh, my God !
my God T.
, During the several days Immediately
ensuing, Mrs.. Morse, VINO had bsen mad
| al by the disclosure, bsld = few converse
lions with me 10 which she begged me- u
Ds gentle with her dnugnt"r, who, sh-
| said had never bsfOrs committed any sin
| in her life.
So violent was Mrs. Morsss feeling
| ag.ins, Mr Bsecher ~ ths period thai
| she Threatened W cut ~ pieces the oil port
raj, of him ~hich Pig, bad painted for
rue in consequence o. which threat L re
moved this work of art 10 Mr.. Moultop $
| house, wh-re II rsDains ~ tins day.
| Then, Tor = short time, Mrs. Morse
showed me love and respect. With ber
hands on my dead she gave me her bes.
slus and said that II 1 could forgive to.
Yrnnv winch her daugbter had dpne me
| would. reeshys III mO,ues.o -T--.i--
buy Isnlsttt qs%sa r hs'i Ei. bah 70. an,
iu,ure comfort for either of them in THE
world.
The disposition towards me in my
rnother-in-law was of short duration
| She soon began seiz ID With the con victior
that would follow the common custom OF
men in similiar situation, sud would sus
for divorce,to ruin her d.ug hter's name.
After Mrs Morses retirement a. my
housvksnper, to be- succeeded lat m
daughters requesL by Miss Dennis, l 70.
caiv.d from my rnother-in.ls law an almost
daily letter Of nbuse. From toe o lettors
l will mako fow extracts to show the
spirit aud temper OF woman with whom
l believe no man could possibly dwell
long In penos. These extracts will more.
over show h.w we'll Mrs Morse under.
| stood her daughters criminal intimacy
with Mr. .Beecher. have hitherto shruni
from mssing my wifs's mother testify
against her own daughter, but since thes.
twsin have united to wage against me a
Pitiless war Of fAlsshood and obloq ~, /
am forced in self defense 10 exhibit those
extracts from Mrs. Morse's lsttsrs.
ELEGANT EXTRACTS FROM MRS. MORSE
TO Mr., TILToH.
"You Internal villaihi This night YOU
should be- in fail. Why your
ttsacberous tongue has not ere this been
AIKEN out by the roots 10 a wonder"
~Your shiny, polluted, brawny hand
curses everything you touch. A periect
type Of Uriah Hoop. This Is not original
IL Is wo.l UNDERWOOD why have been
turned out OF your rotten house"
~ have Always said you were not worth
tho time and paper, and | would never
wa.te either On youi but the hypocri-y
and villainy OF your course has Of late
been so apparent, and tho sight Of your
base and perfdluus person SO revolving, |
can tell sou my opinion better this than
any other way"
Il can, with ss,roko of my pen, bring
you to your knees aud brand you for life. |
The world would DO batter for |
the riddsn1s Of such VILLAIN, aud think |
no more of putting you aside than killing
me maapest cur that runs the strrel. You |
1iaoo,. ~ Informal, l would have killed
you, etc.
"You .oid Carroll l hit you. Yuu
poor, deluded fool, Carroll know that you
IT,"
IF you have given her [ Miss D-nnisl
ne privilege of going TO people and IN
her dark aud dsmning facts 70.
sari'bg your wife aud children, 1t is h
poor rule which won't work botn ways"
II never associate my childs name in
Lne most distant manner with Mr. Is.
Mr.. bsecher The nearest l ever came
was when Joseph Mrs. Morsss SOM
Questioned me how much l knew of tho
nA.ter-if thought Is. was implicated.
said, all l Can say Ia, will tell you all
my dhrihg told me- -'she bowed her
a'Ad just AZ the dad on that dark aud
ireAdiul night wh"n you with your d.t
~ nef lace compelled her TO Acknowlsdgs
ms sNcred secret And that act, with all
,'ckeo'ng details will haunt me to my
lying day"
my pour, dear child never snsw.r.d
your bestisl w,n,-t'o relii us by nsture
nd grace for such y,u aud ,b,s wan {
10 sns1ered TN thu hour can sv..t ,
hat thu only c,mfort h,y. taken h.
o'on " the f.cl that he WA, a cnmf,rtsnd
lid .ypatblz, with her 1
You retallats by e1poainp ,ba only n
iced which my m.rtyred child ever did ,
which wss Cot G,d.hke, and mi. WAS
brought about by the ovs and symp.tby r
hat man had tor her wretched ness; and a
low she ever came to exposs him or her.
eli to one she knew 80 well could not be n
rus'ed eternity will Mt be- long en- ugh
o reveal ,he mystery" n
! will DOT earhi.o this narrative with h
prther wriung. from Mrs. Morse, EXCEPT
. add t~o bri.f not., ~ h.r.--one 10
IT, Bowen the other to myself Shortly b