Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-08-20


sign 1t. said no; 1t was not my letter He re-
piled that 1t would have more weight IT, would
in some way indicate that he was authorized to
some distance below the writing and upon the
lower margin Indicated that Ihad committed
the document in trust to Moulton, and signed
the line thus written BY Me- few y, words S' as
accord, said that after using 1t he would in
two or three days bring the memoran-
DUN back to me, and he cautioned me about dis
closing IN any way that there WAS difficulty be-
tween Mr. Tilton and me, rs II would be injurious
to Titon to have II known that l had quarreled
with him, as well AZ for me to have rumors set
afioat. did not trouble myself aDo@. u until
gan 10 write up his case tof which heresfter) and
was looking up documents. wondered what
was in the old memorandum. and desired to see
it for greater certainty. so one day suddenly
asked Mr.. Moulton for that memorandum, and
said: lyon promised to return II to me-" He
seemed confused for moment, and said: :" Did
the paper had been destroyed, On my putting
the question again he said: THAT paper was
burned up long ago." and during the next two
years IN various Conversations o. MS own accord
for nor authorized the destruction OF this paper,
but was not allowed to know that the docu-
ment was in existence until distinguished
editor In New York, within a few weeks past, as
sured me that Mr. Monlton had shown him the
original, and that he had examined my signature
to be sure OF its genuinencss. knew that there
aration. While rejected this memorandum as
my work or an accurate condensation of my
statement, it does undoubtedly correctly repre-
sent that | was in profound sorrow, and that
blamed myself with great severity for the disas-
tiers Of Titon's family. | had not then the light
that | now have. There WAS much then that
weighed heavily upon my heart and conscience
which now weighs only on my heart. have not
the light which Analyses and disseminates
things. By one blow there opened before
me. a revelation full of anguish An agon-
friends. greatly beloved; the husband ruined
in worldly prospects,; the household
crumbing to pieces. the woman by long
sickness and SUFFERING either corrupted to deceit
to be irresponsible, and either way 1t was her en-
thusiasm for her pastor, as was made to believe,
that was the germ and beginning of the trouble.
1t was for me TO have forestaed and prevented
that mischief My age and experience in the
world should have put me on my guard. l could
not at that time tell what was true and what not
Tilton and Moulton. There was n grief before
me in which lay those who had been warm friends,
and they alleged that had helped to plunge them
therein. That seemed enough to fill my soul with
sorrow and anguish No mother who has lost
child but will understand the wild selfaccusation
that grief produced against all reason, blaming
herself for what things she did do and for what
she neglected to do, and charging upon herself her
neglect or heedlessness, the death of the child,
while ordinarily every one knows she had worn
herself out with her assiduities. Soon after this
j met MI. I1llOu NJ MOuItOuS mouse. Either
Mouton was sick was very late in rising for
he was in bed. The subject of my feelings and
conduct toward Titon was introduced madea
statement of motives under which had acted in
counseling Bowen of my feelings toward Tilton's
family. disclaiming with horror the thought of
wrong, and expressed a desire to do whatever lay
in human power to remedy any evil ! had occa-
stoned and to reunte his family Titon was
silent and sulien. He played the part of an
injured man, but Momlton said to Iilton with
intense earnestness, That is all that gentleman
can say and you ought TO accept 1t as an honor
able basis OF reconciliation. This he repeated
two or three times. and Tilton's countenance
chcered under Moulton's strong talk. We
shook hands and parted in friendly way
his house, and said that he should be glad to
have the good old times renewed.
! do not remember whether ever took meal
after that under his root, but certainly was In,
Vitcd by him to renew my visits IA formerly
never resumed my intimacy with the family, but
once or twice went there soon after my recon-
Citation with I1lton, and ut his request l par
ticnlarly remember the scene which took place
ut his house when he talked about his wife and
me in a very gracious mood. He began by
mourning his sorrows. He was very desolate.
us with his great patience he grew generous,
praised me to his wife. saying that had taken upon
myself all the blame OF past troubles, and had
honorabiy exculpated her, ana telling me mat
his wife likewise had behaved very magnan
mousy, had blamed herself and declared that
was blameless, and ne closed his homily with In
creasing nope ana cheer, saying that, deep a.
was his misery, he hoped that he would come
out In the future more cheerful than he had
before.
restrained my smiles at the absurdity of the
thing, well content to have 1t evaporate So and
even thinking he was generous in this way. This
seemed to me the end of the trouble. With a
sensitive and honorable man, who had no ute
ror designs to accomplish, 1t would have been
the burial Of the difficulty. ! supposed Tilton
had given up the idea OF intentional wrong on my
part and forgiven my unintentonal wrong. l
plainly understand now what did not then sns.
pect, that my trouble of mind was 10 be kept
alive and nourished 40 that might be used to
act on my friend in securing from Bowen
the money which Triton claimed to be due
as compensation for his expulsion from the
two newspapers Mr.. Moult0n and Mr. Tilton
both etrOyp OhlifprAtp from mind ALL helipf