The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-18

tnAN dhJ ouCu 10 remain IN existence.
That ne had burned the original, ana should
now nov destroy the only copy; and he then tore
shoctyedd ., sncS s n.ni pieces; II nad been
thunderstruck when he closed the interview BY
Ee S h me to aPps-r at once at his house,
ana learn from her lips the truth
OF his stories, In so far as they concerned her
possible that his wife. whom rad REGARDED as
the type OF moral goodness, should have made
such false and airocions statements: and vet IN
she had not, how would he dare to send me a
10 ner Tor confirmation OF bis charges. /
c %end iU mo1a Ike a sleepwalker while
aSa 6een snow storm which was breaking
the leafess trees, but all this was peace COM
pared TO my mood within. believe that AIoal-
Ton v emit with me TO the door of Tilton's house
Mr.. Tflton had complained, seemed 10 have
been Instructed by him, for She evidently ex-
Tilton s room. MrssTiiton lay upon her bed a. a
white as msrble, with closed eyes as II in a
trance, ana With her hands upon her BOSOM
PAIN TO pain, like one in prayer. As l look
pack upon it, the picture is like some
monuments in Europe. She made no motion
ana gave no sign OF recognition OF my pres
said, Elizabeth, Theodore has been malIineyery
serious charges against me, and s nds me 10 Won
Tor con frmation." She made no reply or sign.
let II was plain that she was conscious and list
ening. repeated some of his statements, that
mad brought diScord 10 the family, had alien
ated her from him, had sought 10 break CD the
family, and usurped his influence, and then. as
well as could, l added that he said 1 made
she had admitted slls fact to him
s as5 Iniy said kIiaaseth have you made
swer. repeated the question. Tears ran down
her cheeks, and she very slightly
BOWED HER HEAD
in acquieScence. i said: "You can not mean
that you have stated al, he has charged" she
opened her eyes, and began in slow
and feeble way to explain how sick
she had been, how wearied out.
with opportunities that he had confessed his
own alien loves, and said that he could not
bear to think that she was better than he: that
she might win him TO reformation il she would
confess that she had loved me more than him,
and that they would repent ana go on with
language but only the tenor OF her
representations. receive them impatiently. /
course. said o her. "Have ever made any
improper advances TO youe" She sad mo-
She SEEMED Hd yGg Sy 50 to
my friend" by that designation she almost
eo%Id not beIS II, What can am sa ssSTy o 5pt b
that she could state in writing what She had
now told me: She beconed for her writing ma
terials. which handed her from her secretary
standing near by, and she sat up IN
bed and wrote brief counter statement.
had ever offered any improperly or sollcita-
ton to her, that being the only charge made
statement about a confession which he hsd
read to me; dreamed of no
worse charge HI l0di time. 1ldL WAS humble
enough. The mere thought that he could make
IL, and could have extorted any evidence
senses. Neither NV consciousness of lis false
hood nor Mrs. rs retraet:on OF her
part in it could remove the shock from my
stated under any circumstances to her husband
so wicked fasehood was the crovniDg blow of
that her mindwas overthrow, and that 7 was in
some dreadful way mixed up in Il, and might be
left by her death with this terrible ACQUISITION
Il returned
one in "a a dream to MT; Moui-
little, and soon went home. 1t has been said
that confessed guilt and expressed remorse.
Tiiton's ret1 action i'm my rocket should have
thus stuitlfed myself? On the next day, at
evening, Moulton called at my house and
Il, on her husbands return to her after our inter-
view, had informed him what she had done and
with me and said that retraction under
the circumstances would not mend matters,
and wife and doing great mi ury to Mrs. T. with
out helping me-. Mrs T., he said, had already
OF course there might be no end
TO such contradictions. Meanwhile Mr..
L. had destroyed his wife's firstletter, acknowl-
edgng the confession. and Mr.. Moulton claimed
had taken mean advantage and made dis
shou d visit her, in obtaing from her written
contradiction to a document not in existence.
He said that all the difficulties could be settled
without any such papers; and that ought to
give it up. He was under great excitement.
He made no verbal threats, but he opened his
overcoat and with some emphatic remarks
SHOWED A PISTOL,
which afterward he took out and laid on the bu-
reau, near which he stood. gave the paper to
him, and after a few moments talk he left,
Within a day or two after this Ar. Moulton
made me the third VISIT and this time we re-
pared to my study in the third story of the house.
Before speaking of this interview, it is right
that i should aIlude to the suffer- ng through
which had gone during the prec ious day, the
cause OF which was the strange change In Mrs.
T. Nothing seemed to me more certain dur
she was singularly simple truthful and honora-
BILE. Deceit seemed absolutely foreign 10 her
those those strange ram and awful fsisehoods; She had
not, when daily called and prayed with her,
given me the slightest hint, / will not say
OF such accusations, but even that there was any
serious family difficulty; She had suddenly, in
ton as to possible separation from her hus-
band, still leaving me ignorant that she had put
his w handS wa ap0n do1be
of sanity woman committing
tor. MY distress was boundIess did not for cs a
moment feel, however, that she vas blame
worthy, as would ordinarily De tnoIshti Dut sup
posed that she had been overcome by weakness,
and shattered in mind until she scarcely knew
her acts. My soul went out TO her IN pity.
blamed myself for want OF prudence and fore
for Of Spds s ac hoa oT ane
| had profound feeling that
would bear any blame and take any punish
ment if that poor child could only emerge from
this cloud and be put back into happiness from
which had been, as thought. If not the cause,
the OCCASION of withdrawing her.
III my own daughter had been in
a similar case, my grief at her
Moreover from the anger and fury OF Mr.. T., i
apprehended that this charge, made by him,
and supported by the accusation OF his wife,
was TO be at once made public, and passed
against me. lift was, 1 had nothing but my
simple word of denial TO interpose against It.
", then morbid condition OF mind thought
- large, although entirely untrue, might re-
3. Is, great disaster, il not in ruin. The great
..aerests which entirely depend
ent on me, the church which had
built up, the book which had
Written my own family, my brothers,
now engaged in the ministry, my sisters,
the name which had hoped might live after
W. -inl.. IL