Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-31

family, and that his home has not been
that centre Of social converse and happi-
ness which one would expect. consider
ing his own intensely social and sympa-
thetie nature. On the ether hand. the
revelation Of Mrs. Tilton's domestic IN
happiness. made in the last few weeks.
gives vivid picture Of wreseheduesS
Two such persons holding the eoEfdsn-
tlal relation Of pastor and parishioner
and intimately acquainted with each
other for years. were very likely to con-
eelve for each other an affection which
might be perfectly free from criminal IN
timacY and vet calculated to aggravase
and intensity the domestic difficulties IN
the home Of each Here was the pastor.
lei Us suppose, full Of generous love and
craving sympathy. and yet IN his own
home subjected 10 the remorseless tyran-
ny Of jealousy, deprived Of sympathetic
appreciation and the barest comfort Of
domestic eompaniouship. Mrs. Tlten,
full Of love and seasibilty and craving
kindly confidence and gentle treatment.
was sneered at and abused and almost
trodden into the dust by proud and
heartless tyrant. These two found IN
each other that appreciation and sympa-
thy which they hungered for and did
not find IN their own homes. Mr.. Beech
er loved to 20 to Mrs. Tilten, where be
was loved and admired. TO submit his
manuscripts to her kindly criticism. and
talk with her Of his troubles. She found
In him, too, enc who always treated her
kindly and considerably, gave her that
confidence which her husband withheld.
eomforted her in her trials. and made
her feel happier and better for his pres
euce. Naturally, the feeling which grew
up between them was one Of intense az
lection, and one that was morally certain
to increase the unhappiness from which
they tried to fee To give way 60 it was
not wise or strong Their relations
might De purity itself and no thought
Of low desire or wicked indulgence enter
their minds, and yet their conduct would
not be justifable.
Mr. Beeeher came TO see the wreng
into which be had allowed himself to
drift, and IN his eontrite repentance for
1t he believed himself to have committed
heInous sin against Mr. Tilton, and
confessed it with all the vehemence Of
his impetuous nature When he saws
with solemn earnestness and the strong
est asservat1ons that he can command
that there was no eriminalIty in the con-
mon aeeeptation Of the word IN his rela-
tons with Mrs TIlton, and when her
earnest. almost frantic, testimony TO the
same effect Is added to his. we are COT
strained TO believe 1t. for. bis ingenious
and determined enemies, the more bitter
for their former friendship, cannot pro-
/ duce enc line OF one authenticated state
uent Of his specifying such crIminaIIty
as the offence for which he upbraided
himself. An ambiguous confession Of
something Of the sort was ezturted from
Mrs. TIlton, but she Immediately re-
traeted 1t and protests with all the ear
nestness Of her soul that 1t was false.
Strangely enough. while all manner Of
letters and documents relating to the
real offence, whatever It was, were care
fully kept. including at least cue obtain
ed On the express promise that It should
De used for specific purpose and then
returned. this confession and It's retrae-
tiou were destroyed Almost all the ev-
idenee that has been produced IS clearly
explained en- the superstition that the
0Henee was what We have here supposed.
In fact, 1t IS hardly explainabIe On any
other grounds. Business difficulty could
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wrong would have been somewhere and
somehow specified.
Now let Is see how the little that Is
lefs0f this evidence would be affected
BY this superstition Mr. TIItou's own
charge. considering his character and
his apparent motives. i worth nothing.
unsupported; and how would 4 man Of
the world like Mr. NouItun eanstrue the
meaning Of Mr. Beeeher's admissions.
especially when he had Mr.. TIItgu to ex-
plain them to him ? He would naturally
have No comprehension Of this intense
love and It's enjoyment" and Of Mr..
beeeher's passionate and contrite sorrow.
save On the ground that there had beeu
erImInaLIty- Mr. TTItuu 10 Doubt tad
him that the offence was Il criminal one
and ne took 1t for granted, through all
THIS unhappy business. that II could be
nothing else 5 and vet II might De a suTr-
ItuaI affection. such as We have szruvose,i
weak and foolish. perhaps, but not erin
NAL To cur mind this SUPERSTITION ex-
plains all the evidence IN the ease and
We Ind It dIhcuIE to reconcile il with
anything less or anything more There
Is large portion Of the public which
We TO not EXPECT viii accept such an AZ
plantation They canuos conceive Of auv
sueh relatl0ns between man and a vG-
man as We have supposed as existing be.
tween Mr. Beeeher and Mrs. TTItur. and
yet there have been plenty Of weII-au.
|. tnenE1eated Instances N real life The
evidence all points that way IN this ease,
and We cannot conceive that Mr.. Beech.
er should AZ this time Of his life prove
20 oe the astounding villain and bvno,
erl1e which his criminal guilt waaI,i
suppose.
REPUBLICAN SPAIN