The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-08-20

| or gloom. Some Of my letters to Mr.. MouIton re
feet this morbid feeling. lie understood, and al
| times earnestly repr0ved me for indulging it
With this preliminary review l proceed to my
| narrative.
! Mr.. Tllton was first known to me as a reporter
Of my sermons. He was then youth just from
school, and working on the New York Observer
and from this paper he passed to the Independ
ent and became great favorite with Mr.
Bowen When, about 1861, Drs. Bacon. Storrs
and Thompson resigned their places l became
editor Of the Indepeadent, to which had been
! from the start a contributor. One of the induce
ments held out to me was that Mr.. Tilton
from routine Office work. In this relation l be-
came very much attached to him. We used to
stroll to the galleries and print shops and dine
often together. His mind was opening freshly
| and with enthusiasm upon all Questions: l used
TO pour out my ideas Of civil affairs, public pol
Icy, religion, and philanthropy. OF this he has
ufteh spoken with grateful appreciation, and
| mourned at later day over its cessation. August
| was my vacation month, but my family repaired
| to my farm in June and July and remained there
during September and October. My labors con
inning me to the city, | took my meals In families
| ofmy friends, and from year to year became so
| familiar with their children and houses that /
went IN and out daily, almost as in my own house.
Mr.. Tilton often alluded to this habit, and urged
me to do the same by his house. He would often
speak In extrayagant terms Of his wife's esteem
and affection f3r me. After began to visit his
housea <4e sought to-. make IL attractive. He
urged me 10 bring my papers down there, and
use the study to do my writing in, as it not
pleasant to do my writing at the office of the
InatDendent. When went to England in 1863,
Mr.. Tilton took temporary charge of the Ipde-
pcndept. On my return paved the way for him
70 take sole charge Of it. my name remaining for
a year. and he then becoming responsible editor.
Friendly relations continued until 1866, when
violent assaults were made upon me by rilton in
the Indepeadent on account of my Cleveland ct
ter. and temporary discrimination of publica-
tion of my sermons in that paper broke off my
connection with it. Although Mr.. Tilton and i
RENAL ned personally on good terms, yet there was
GOODNESS between us in all matters of politics
Our social relations were very kindly and as late
~ 1862, at his request, sat to Page some fifty
times for portrait. 1t was here that first met
and talked with Moulton. whose wife was mem
Der Of Plymouth Church though he was not
member, or even regular attendant During this
whole period never received from Mr.. Tilton or
any member Of his family the slightest hint that
there was any dissatisfaction with my familiar
relations to his household. As late, think.
the winter of 1869, when going upon an extended
se,fng m , % tour M ne th, sad INN wish I yeq would LOOK
does not want anything or words to that effect
Never by sign or word did Mr.. Titop complain of
my visits to his family until after he he
taken from him: nor did he break out
into violence until on the of dispossession
from both the papers, the Indepeadeat and the
Brooklyn Union owned by Mr.. Bowen, During
these years of intimacy in Filtons family | was
treated a. father or elder brother. Children
were born: children died They learned to love
me and to frolic with me If was one Of
themselves. | loved them, and had for Mrs.
Tilton true and honest regard. She seemed to
M ; ~ l ny 'hei- ucNocu VIZ iooh
mon race of men aud fnrning IN me win artInss
familiarity and with entire confidence. Childish
r. ,I 49,, 20 a. ~ - ai,a
r ~ 49, Ill t,e ~
she showed me. Delicate in health, with self
coz ths =, t,,hi Ia ifd III NJ L9d ~
,s,,th fr 49, , 'u ai had ~ 49,, @ ~,
time, of the married womens class AT the Bethel
h th i" M ,,,e! rpi', 10y az P.v M
hna1n han n,Ei;shJ aopion ~ =, do ~
fnn tb r anaars aitrih,sd n',,
dna, A' - - 49, r;Ii VIC a ~ 80
;,.,iiI hna ~ m = i -. ar ~ II IL -
@ by @ ~ ~ peseh1 r r y, s. ,as,
Gh II, ,itih,ni m "a , o r ,ii -,
some fifty or more persons. and TO- her gayc a
simple brooch of little Intrinsic yalue So far
from supposine that nv presence and influence
was alienatin. Mrs Tilton from her family rela-
tions | thought on the contrary that il was civ
inc her strength and cncouraoing her 10 hold fast
upon a man evidently Sliding into dangerous as
sociations and liable 10 he Immersed ~ unuSual
sef.conceit regarded Mr.. Tlton as in a very
critical period Of his life and uscd 10 think II
Fortunate that he had n GOOD home influence
about him. During the late wears of our friend.
ship Mrs Tilton spoke very mournfullv to me
about the tendency of her husband 10 great lax
ity of doctrine in religion and morals. She gave
me to understand that he denied the divinity of
Christ the inspiration Of the Scriptures and
most of Tho articles of tho nrthodoy faith Will,
his views as 10 the sanctity of The marriage rcla-
tions were undergoing n constant change in the
direction of free love
In tho ,a,ter nor, of I,,, ,s-o NIrs u-,t,r ,,os
sick and ~ her ran9esp ssiea ur se seemed
much depresscd hut rave me no hint of anv
trouble having reference to me. / chccred her as
best could and prayed with her just before
trouble broke out in the family describe it be-
cause il was the last and lis character has bear
ing upon the latter part Of my story. Concerning
ali my other visits il is sufficient to saw that nj
no interview which ever took place between Mrs
Ti,ton and myself did ANYTHING occur which
might not have occurred with perfect proprietv
between a brother and sister between n iather
and child between a man of honor and the wife
of his dearest friend. nor did ANYTHING ever hap
pen which she and | sought to conceal from her
husband
So, ,.,,r ,oe,ro o, oman ,rorh,a ho,,oo,,
NJ T;,ian ~d ,osuyf this dartpina ~ snt
cor,b =; ~, ,"a'iars or th ynaen.adant nr,"sod
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MaS "it'.i W on ,e IN iepi!,
,he l;in i; f,,i2So; ,a. rawinont in rnn,o
.r ddd !, "a pn, nnnor',in ~ ~
course Of the paper under % Mr.. Tlton manage
lsm. =, mas .i,. n3men n.feau, r ,,; ia
,en,o,rtrnc 70 promo, T;It"n sun,,roas ~ Ne
naan,iar ,is. " hmt instaad nf tb,, Thonanra
pd ; 1te' ~ a1i ~ ", hs d ~
Il ,tians ~ ny ~ nd ] ~ h,,a ~ any ', I
hd y, h; I w th .o ~ ~
,b' tiraace in Gbic,oa ta snnersnde tha IN
.ne 1't ~ ,h Gnn,Lt " nd NJ ~, W.. -
p paa & - f.l no ,hat ,riltn, ' n,a,ac,a,man, M
saro.I, i,;rinn % bi hus;,ass I'D Tiitn, ,m"s
ha, VII ~ i; 49, he;n'r rnaarmin naa
Ia W ,e. .,n. ne f s 80 49, ~
~ ~ opPonam t,n - ~ hl; W. VIII - =; e ,
YuemIy pG.enuieu " poii?.o va mIa ~ iSas1e;
to,gard me ascr;hed 70 ms n,;scnn-
~ .oMaru hie "seilpeu i,, 10 'iiis nnseo.i- ~
tepa,o1 t h; te nau My My u1t ny s.ep f "
nailr h mn: M ,o,n i.on Ieaulh iloli m
NJ M. r;ita NJ al toIa ;tS 80 hor d
ca,od and traatad Iirn an n,,n ch;,d mar ,eSt;
easeu, anu uea,eu ikc az oW .i.iu Ael ISL ,sa
] pelofc ny tat VIA
sen. sem ~ ~ me r, MI. an uIsen. deg"es, INA. Moua %
NJ & MA aft ar ". NJ ha ana e naid - a
mntber's in consronence eff ill-trcatment of her
husband. She then rave an account of what She
had seen of the crneliy and ahuse on the part Of
her husband thai shocked me and vel more when
with downcast look she said that MIR. Tilton had
visited her chamber in the night and sought her
consent to his wishes | Immediately visited
Mrs Iiton at her mothers and received an ac-
count of her home life and OF the despotism OF
her husband and of the management of a woman
whom he had made honsekeeper' winch seems
like a nightmare dream. The question was
from her husband. asked PERMISSION
10 oring my Whe 10 see Inem,
whose lndgment IN al domestic reiations
thouSnt neltcr lhan my yr5 own, anu accolainsiy
second WISH was maae- i ne result OF lhe inter-
view was thaI my wlIe was extremely indignant
toward Mi. Triton ana declared lhat no consider
hour with man VINO mad treated her win an an
huhdreth part q such M insult and Grucity. leit
a. strongiy rs she dla, put hesi.ateu, as always
do AT glvlng auvicc IN iasol ~ separa,on m =
was agreed thai my WHe shouiu SiSc her Iihai
ADVICE at ah9ther WISH; lne next gay. Mheh
reaus W 20 sne wtsheu W. 9, "a q i,,a molu pu. .neig
was company anu .ac 'noreil ~ Meic Piese., anu
mink l1at your view Is risnt, anu !iat sePara-
non ahd seitiemehl u supporl VIII pe Misest,
o 'na i is ese fa orp I,a,e m nrr pres