The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-05

that she wrote the IScoharie letter, upon
which Mr.. Tilton laid so much stress in his
statement, and which is reproduced here
with:
ScHoHARlE, June 90 1871.
My DEAR THEODORE To-day, through
the ministry of Catharine Gaunt, charac-
ter of fiction, my eyes have been opened
for the first time in my experience, so that
l see clearly my sin. 1t was when knew
that | was loved, to suffer it to grow to
passion. a virtuous woman should check
instantly an absorbing love. But it APP
peared to me in such false light. That the
love felt and received could harm no one,
not even you, have believed unfalterngly,
until 4 o'clock this afternoon when the
heavenly vision dawned upon me. see
now, as never before, the wrong | haye
done you, and hasten Immediately to ask
your pardon, with penitence so sincere
that henceforth (f reason remains) you
may trust me implicitly. Oh My dear
Theodore, though your opinions are not
restful or congenial to my soul, yet my
own integrity and purity are sacred and
holy thing to me. Bless God with me for
Catharinc Gaunt, and Tor all the sure lead
ings of an all-wise and loving Providence.
Yes now | feel quite prepared to renew
my marriage vow with you, to keep it as
the Savior rcqureth, who looketh at the
eye and the heart. Never before could
say this. When you yearn toward me
with true feeling, be assured of the tiied
purified and restored love of
ELIZABETH.
Mrs. Tilton's published statment con-
tains the following explanation of this
letter;
Had Mr.. Tilton fead the pure character
of Catherine, he would have seen that
lifted myself beside it-as near as any hui
man may affect an ideal. Hers was no
sin of criminal act or thought A like
confession with hers had made to Mr..
I'ilton in telling of my love to my friend
and pastor one year before. And | now
add that. notwithstanding all mlsrepresent-
! alions and anguish of soul. | owe TO my
acquaintance and friendship with Mr..
| Bccchcr Us to no other human ins,rumen.
| taiilv, that encouragement in my mental
| life and that growth toward the Divine ma
turc which enable me to walk daily in Il
lively hope of the life beyond.
Mrs. rilton's examination concerning tho
meaning Of her Schoharie letter was shan
aud rigid. She was asked if she had the
thought Of adultery in her mind when il
tnai letter she referred to ''her sin" Sht
answered That she had not the leas
thought OF that kind. The interest o
Catherine Galint in Brother Leonard he
| director, as represented in the story, la,
no faint of infidelity about it, neither dan
ger OF it or thought of it, When Mrs
/ TitOn was removed from the troubles q
her home and the unhappy influence q
her husbands treatment, her thoughts wer,
free 10 consider scrupulously what reason
there had been for her husbands pelver
sity. and she realized then, as never be
fore how she had allowed her love for Mr.
Beecher to suppant her love for her hus
band, and expressed deep contrltio1 for it
DENIAL or THE SPECIFIC IMpRoPEIErIEs Al.
LEGGED.
In the course of Mrs. Tilton's examna
ton the two incidents .of improperly il
Mr.. Becchers behavior toward Mrs Tilton
which Mr.. Tilton had alleged had takel
| pave III hio ihN'cuCc, Ntlc cuttIcu upon
The statement that Mr.. Beecher gave Mrs
Tilton an improper caress by touching he
ankle, when both were upon the floor look
ing at engraviags, was denied by her il
particular, besides her general denial tina
there had been any improper intimacy. o
scene of which Mr.. Tilton tried to make s.
| trr,i, nf In t,n.
membered nothing more than this Sh
was sitting with her husband and Mr.
Beechcr one day in the bedroom, which i
connected by folding doors with the com
mon sittingroom in the home of the Til
tons. Mr.. Tilton went away for shor
time, and when he returned found Mrs
Tilton and Mr.. Beecher in the same plac,
where he had left them, IN this bedroom.