The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-08-21

(by that designation she almost al
ways called me, I am sorry; but /
cannot help it. What can I do?"-
told her she could state in writing
what she had now told. She beckon-
ed for her writing materials which l
handed her, and she sat upin bed and
wrote a short counter statementand
in a postscript denied explicitly that
1 had ever offered any improper So
licitations to her. returned
| like one in a dream TO Moulton's
house, where I said very little, and
soon went home. 1t has been said
that I confessed guilt and expressed
remorse. This is utterly false. On
the next day at evening, Mr.. Moul-
ton called at my house, and came up
into my bed room. He said that Mrs
Moulton, on her husbands s return to
her after our interview, had informed
him what she had done, and that l
had her retraction. He expostulated
with me; said the retraction would
not mend matters, but do great inju-
ry to Mrs T., who had already re-
canted in writing, the retraction made
to me; that Tilton had destroyed his
wife's first letter acknowledging the
confession, and that l had taken a
mean advantage and made dishonor-
able use Of Theodore's request that
should visit her; said all difficulties
could be settled without such papers
and that should give it up. He
made 40 verbal threats, but opened
his overcoat and showed a pistol
which he took out and laid upon the
bureau. / gave the paper to him,
and after few moments talk he left
At his third visit, few days later,
he came to my study in the third sto-
ry. Before speaking of this interview
it is right I should allude the suffer
ings through which had gone the
previous days"
Then follows a statement of his
mental troubles in reviewing the sit
uation, thoughts of pity fer Tilton
and his family, regard for his own
family and desire to avoid publicity
Moulton was conciIiatory; spoke
convincingly of the reports against
Tilton as false and malicious, of his
faithfulness to his wife, until in re-
morsetul mood for what evil he had
unwittingly done, Beecher walked
the room talking at random in a kind
of soliloquy, in which he upbraided
himself for the part he had taken in
the matter of bringing sorrow to that
He desired Moulton to express his
feelings to Tilton. Moulton made a
memorandum which he signed, and
which M. agreed TO return but never
did; he subsequently met Tilton at
Ms house; he was at first moody,
but yielded to Moulton's declaration
that he should accept Beecher's state
ment "as an honorable basis of rec
onclliation," and shook hands and
parted in a friendly spirit. Not long
after that TiltOn urged him to renew
his visits at his house, but he only
visited there several times, and he
supposed Tilton had buried the idea
of any Intentional wrong on his part
Moulton and T. lost no opportunity
Of trying to obliterate from Beecher's
mind any lingering belief he might
have in the rumors about T., and
Moulton complained to him that T's
wife did not assist him in his efforts
to help her husband. February 7th
1871, Beecher was induced to write
several letters to be shown to Mrs.
T., to reconcile her to her husband
and lead her to trust in Moulton.
BEECHER TO MoULToN.
Feb. Z, 1871.
My YDEAR FRIEND MoULToN:-Ia am
| glad to send you book Many
many friends hqs God raised up to
me, but to none of them has he Civ
en- the opportunity and the wisdom
so to serve me as you have. You
have also proved Theodore's friend
and Elizabeth's. Does God look
down from heaven on three unhap
pier creatures that more need friend
than these9 Is it not an intimation
Of Gods intent of mercy to all that
each one of these has in you a tried
and proved friend, but only in you
are we thus united. Would to God
who orders all hearts, that by Hi:
kind mediation, Theodore, Elizabeth
and l, could be made friends again
Theodore will have the hardest task
in such a case, but has he not prov
) ed himself capable of the noblest
things? 1 wonder if Elizabeth know:
how generously he has carried him
self toward me. Of course I can nev
er speak with her again without hel
permission, and I don't know tina
even then it would be best.
BEECHER TO MRS. TILToN.
BROOKLYN, Feb. Z, 1871.
My DEAR Mrs. TILToN: When I sav
you last l did not expect ever to SCI
you again, or to be alive many days
God was kinder to me than were m,
own thoughts. OF the kind friend
whom God has sent to me Moultor
! has proved above all friends that
ever had, able and willing to help M
in this terrible emergency of my lif
His hand it was that tied up tn
storm that was ready 10 burst on ou
heads. You have no friend, Theo
8 dore alone excepted, who has it il
! his power to serve you so vitally, ,ant
, who will do it with such delicacy ant
!. honor. 1t does my sore heart goot
to see in Moulton an unfeigned re
' spect and honor for you. 1t woul,
/ kill me if thought otherwise. H
] will be as true friend to your hon
| or and happiness as brother coul,
n be to a sister. In him we have
. common ground. You and 1 NEE
J in him. The past is ended, but i
. is there no future?-no wiser, high
2 er, holier futureH May not this frienr
' stand as a priest in the new sanctua
/ ry of reconciliation, and mediate an,
f bless Theodore and my most unhap
py self? Do not let my earnestnes
fail of its end. You believe in m
n judgment. have put myself whol
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