Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-24

never been so fearless, or seen so clearly
before with whom | was dealing. Com
ing to me a little later, he said: 81
want you to read it; you will md IL 3
vindicatiOn Of yourself; you have not
stood before the community for hve
wears as YOU now dOn Aroused still
further by wiekedness hid behind 80
false mask, l replied:
THEODORE, UNDERSTAND Me;
this is the last time you call me publicly
TO walk through this filth. My eharse-
ter needs no vindicatiOn at this late hour
from YOU. There wss time, had you
spoken clearly, tTuthfally and manfully
for me had been grateful; but now
shall speak and act for myself. Know,
also, that IL, in the future, l see scrap
of paper referring TO any human being,
however remote, which it seems to me
you might use or peTvert for your own
ends. viii destroy it," "This means
battle on your part, then," said he.
"Just so far" / replied. | write this
because these words of mine be has since
used to my harm. The next morning
went TO my brother, and told him how
I had decided 20 act in this matter; that
l had been treated by my husband as
nonentity from the beginning play
thing, to be used or let alone at viii;
that it had always seemed to me that
was q party not a little concerned. l
then showed him a card that l had
made for publication. He respected the
matter, but still advised silence on my
part.
YIELDED TO HIM,
thus far as to appearing in the public
prints, but cOunseling with myself, and
no other, it occurred to me that among
the brethren OF my own communion L
might be heard. Not knowing OF any
church committee, L asked the privilege
of sach an interview in the pariors OF
those who had always been our mutual
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Ovington then
learned for the first time thst the COM
uittee would meet that night, and ad-
vised me to see these gentlemen, as they
we're perhaps the godliest persons
could select. This l accordingly did.
There alone I pleaded the cause OF my
husband and my children, the result
being their hearts were moved IN sympa-
thy for my family, feeling their pastor
had shared for years, and for which ne
was now suffering. On going home
found my husband reading IN bed. l
told him where 1 had been, and that
did not conceal anything from him as
his habit was from me. He asked who
the gentlemen were, but said no more,
rose, dressed himself, and bade me good
bye forever. The midnight following
was awakened by my husband standing
by nv bed. In q very tender, Kind
voice he said be wished to see me.
rose instantly, followed him into his
room, and sitting on the bedside, he
drew me into his lap and said
HE WAS PROUD OF NE,
and loved me, and that nothing ever
rave him such real peace and satisfae-
ton as to hear me well spoken Of That
meeting a member OF the eommittee, he
had learned he had been mistaken as
to my motive in seeing the com mlttee,
and had hastened to assure me that he
had been thoroughly wretched since his
rash treatment of me the night before,
aud then and there We coyenanted sa-
eredlv our hearts and lives, l most ut.
terlv renewing my trust in the one hu-
man heart / loved. The next day how
happv we were. Theodore wrote
statement to present to the committee
when they should call upon him, to all
Of which l heartily acceded. This dOcu-
ment, God knows, was true history
of this affair, completely vindleatlng
my honor and the honor of my pastor.
! In the afternoon he left me to show 1t
/ TO his friends. He returned home early
in the evening, passing
TIE HAPPIEsT HOURS
/ had known for years, renewed by as
/ suring me that there was no rest for him
/ away from me. So in grateful love to
/ the dear father l slept. Oh, that the
] end had then come; l would not then
! receive the cruel blow which made
/ woman mad outright. The next morn
/ ing he called on our friends-Mr. and
| Mrs. Ovington-and there, with 3
| shocking bravadO, began a wicked
/ TRADE, adding with oath and violence
/ the shameless ISLANDERS against Mr..
| Beecher, Of which 1 now believe him to
! be the author. This fearful scene 1
! learned the next day. In the evening
! be showed me his invitation from the
committee to meet them that evening
1 did not then show my hur-, but carried
il heavily within but calmly without
AL night, till early morning, reflection
on this
SCENE AT MR.. OVINGTON'S,
convinced me, notwithstanding my
husbands recent professions to me, that
I MS former EDlIlL was NAleAL
his declarations of repentance and af-
fection were only for the purpose Of
gaining my assistance to accom-
plish his ends in his warfare upon
Mr.. Beecher. In the light Of these con-
elusions, my duty appeared plain. |
rose quietly, and having dressed, reused
him only to say, Theodore, l will never
take another step by your side; the end
has indeed come" He followed me to
Mrs. Ovington's to breakfast, saying
that ! was unduly excited, and that he
had been misrepresented perhaps, but
leaving me determined, as before, to ac-
count for the change which twenty-four
hours have been capable of working in
! his mind. The many years past, leave
| for the eternities, with their mysteries,
I to reveal. That he is an unreliable and
unsafe guide, whose idea Of truth-loving
is self-loving, it is my misfortune, in
this last, sad hour, 10 discover.
ELIZABETH r. TILT0N.
JULY D. 1874.