The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-06
Che 8utlana daily Glube.
THURSDAY, AUGUST G, 1874.
POINTS IN TILToN's CAREER.
An Unsriendly sketch by an Old
Friend--Inis SchOOImates, Court
ship and Early Success.


toned to n reporter the fact that Mr.. Til
,,. .uo,ho ,, lilo, +, .,.. ,..,;,,,,o
'0' o'O'''e' ia" u :" '""'
seVeral years ago ms ieu 10 inquiries Oh
one who had known Mr.. Titon from boy
hood. and the followinp story. in which the
49,,
i"s"''i'y vi HIS pro'"er is iui'y corrooor"'eu'
was told
Theodore Tilton was born forty-two wears
ago in Greenwich street. New York. His
father was engaged in the shoe trade, and
had the respect of n large connection. His
father and mother we're known as ardent
Bantists. most strict in all the obseryances
of their church. Reared in such tutelage,
it was no wonder that Theodore Tilton
started ont early in life with n highly spir-
itualized nature, strongly pronounced opin-
ion ON church matters. and desire to iden-
tify himself with what were known at that
fine ma the s.prowinp reforms of the age"
desire which grew ont of n dispostion
which. though dopmatic enough. had ten
dency to be dognatic outside the practical,
or. to nut it more plainly. to become Wis.
ionarv-a curious complication which when
added 70 n strong animal nature and great
force of will. made m an individual who.
in tho ordinary course of events. was hound
| IN startle society some day or other Such
was vouno Triton when the Free Academy
| &c No, Vorl, found him entered nm its roll
iii, as stndo,t Uore he could confess.
o III, tavo toIson ar, nnaIitv If medals and
- - h,,, ha Lod S,aroolv Ioft lie f,thor,s
- ,rLon his STRANGE ercontr;c nature
hoaon r. show itself and foreshadow
s,or,,,v coroor whom tho schoolbov life had
ondad IIis cony;ctions wero onnosod m
,I,o cornotitivo svstem in the schnols-,.it
or1,oOdareJ not,y ;enlnus;es and bicker;ngs
,,h;oh ,rora rnuorthv of tho Ligb ami mighty
80, ,,,or bo ,vnnld not RIM for a nrze
ond ,hounh for;1e ,o,.;ncens in b,s GLASS he
p anu I'LL Iaid u,odal III rnmainod At tho
E Eroo ToiIoae hut comnarat,velv short
,;n,a IN ,rhicb he receivad nil The ednca.
.;n, 10 ovar oot and tbon tossed h;mseIf
o oUH ;n,o the yorld with notb;ng r. back
T Ias ,n J ,rno " he ins,;rc,s into tho most
a.nn,, ,r,,;r,nool an IT, soa-a no,ysnonor
a. d.. hotora ioo,;,,, sohnol ba Lod
- ..ro fr;ondsb;ro wbicb oxorc;sed a
,yondort,,l ;nauenca On his oftor life There
,,or, .,,n hovs in tho same class viii TiI-
W., 49, w. Tyoo ColIoao With ,yhon, bo wos
.on az ; ..H ,nJ ,1oro j., svn,nathv ,han
,n;,h al ,ha others from whom ha rather
s,nnd aionf Ono ~ those hovs yos n rns.
~, h,;.od oood-not,rad roHust i;,tlo faI.
Io,, ,vhoso onnooranco was in strong con.
trost IN his dreomv-lookinq class-mate. who
was accustomed with true schoolboy "bump.
t;onsness" 70 write out his hiph.soundinp
name in full-Francis De Pau Moulton,
The other was how named ",Joe" Richards
who lived with his widowed mother in a
cottage on Livingston street, BROOKLYN,
owne1 bv Judge Morse. where she received
select boarders. Young Tilton had often
crossod over tbe ferry tn Rrooklvn with
"Joe" Richards in the old schoolboy DAYS,
and had been introduced to his mother and
a bripht-eyed little sister, Elizabeth, lust
about Titon's own age, and Just as inclined
To he ideal as himself
When the school door of the Academy
closed behind Titon he saw in journalism
tho only field for n full EXPRESSION of his
nronounced opinions to anv kind of an au-
dience. and he found his way to the OJserr-
er Office. where he was accepted for any,
,bing he could do He soon discovered
means n show brilliant imagination
wrote occentable poetry. and was ready
with nen and tongue. and everybody round
,ho otIice said that Theodore Tilton would
oro doy mako his mark Meantime he had
SoMrd ,ror,- IN do nc an occasional renorter
80 o,'d orar,th;ng went ,yeIl with tho roung
;n,,unoi;s, 10 hod mastered tho mvs,er;es
os a,n"rro,hv and hy and hv came 10 bo
| shorthand
go ,rnrrd ,Lo rowsronor ofIices whore bo
tad nan, fr;onds and still more admirers
III ,;s;;s 70 ,,,o cottage in Tiv;ngston street
onn,;ruoJ 4 warm affection GRADUALLY
49,, 49,, ho,,,aor tho roung ;orrnoI;st md
S,;aohd,h r;ltor had identified h;msoIt
, .,;,I, pI,r,or,b cLurcb and Elizabeth had
o,,arJod tho SUNDAY school reoularlv
Who,, T;lton was tweptv ve,rs Of ACE Lf
J .,ni ~ ,a ,,n;to hor fcrtnnes Win his
- ha ,ot tha ovroctod answer ..yes ,
,i,at tho1 would tourney throuoh the nm.
ID do,vns of I;fs togetber
"'iT uo"ns " h az -, f.;ora . ronor,or
- i'n ael.oj Wovor;oL 70 s.stard uI" III
% %;r, "@ Thn n,arr;ago tool Mace in n shor
-. ' - EI;yaho,b,s consent was obt,;ned
IN n -, s,or,od ort bI;,beIy 70 LorsoLeen,
anu 49, hov,,d m Zach in the otber for ali tim,
.ooon,o ne young counles will mill tbs
'rorIJ ards Mrs Richards Elizabeth',
5 mo.iu la anr;.,a Id NJ ond 60,
60 ,ha e,m;l;as livod sonoroteIv nm
nmo .n So tha youna noorIa had ,i;,b,el
I t une 10Th ,haro came abont an nnplessan,
i az in tho OJseyre,. office an the
!, sia,,er,, question which upfortunatejv led
Q 90 Thoodore TiIton,s dismissal from the es.
r .ohi;shwont No was afloot in the world
lei uo,,no ric. an his hands and M adj.
= ooroto moors nj sunport inst then riltor
. had become ,he sunerintendent of the Sun.
dav school Of Plymouth church. and in hi,
wclfore and that If his Young wife boil
nas,or and tho nconIe TOOK decided inter
est In The wear lS5G the Rev Henry War,
Reecher nsed his influence TO have Tito,
emnIoved on tbe staff of the Indspendeut
If which Manor Mr. Reechcr was then ed
o. winch paper MI Dee'"'' ""' '"e" Gu
''oT c,, ,oo n,.o,s. ,otuoon NJ
Roanenr PECAN gd T,ou Which atr,cte
beecher ana mr. lil.on, wn'c' M a'' T;Ite'
general alteh'loh 10 Tue in''er, mr. m.o'
TOOK Inc groTha I Rnocnsr conId not @
slavery man MI beecher GouiI not ssppoi
tne American boafa mr. neecnci ueie, !, ho
ms position ana MI ii''oh assan s,, :. w
iore crowded auaien W R mJ m was tende
by the discussion NJ p a%' was earoo
and conclllatory. Mr. llltoh was nerce