The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-31
..Did you believe that" said he.


not one is destroyed"
If this was said TO intimidate me, it
had quite the contrary effect. l had
never been so fearless nor seen so clearly
before with whom ! was dealing. Com
ing to me a little later he said: Il want
you to read it: You will find ita vindi-
cation of yourself. You have not stood
before the community for five years as
you now do.
Reused still further by wickedness hid
behind so false a mask, replied: "Theo-
dore, understand me, this is the last time
you call me publicly to walk through
this filth. My character needs no venti-
lation at this late hour from you. There
was a time had you spoken out clearly, /
truthfully and manfully for me, would .
have been grateful, but now | shall +
speak and act for myself. Know also
that if in the future l see a scrap of pa /
per referring to any human being, how |
ever remote. which it seems TO me you I
might use or pervert for your own ends,
l viii destroy it."
"Thiz means battle on your part them"
said he
just so far replied
| write this because these words of
mine he has since used to my hg rm. The
next morning I went to my brother and
told him that now | had decided TO act
in this matter because | had been treat
ed by my husband as nonentity from
beginning plaything, to be used or
let alone at will. That it had always
seemed 10 nle that l was a party not
little concerned. ! then showed him a
card / had made for publication. He
respected the motive, but still advised
silence on my part. l yielded to him
thus far as to appearing in public print,
but counseling with with myself and no
other, it occurred TO me that among
brethren of my own communion | might
be heard. Not knowing Of any church
committee I asked the privilege of snch
an interview in the parlors Of those who
! had always been our mutual friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ovington then learned for
| the first time that the committee would
meet for that night, and advised me to
see those gentlemen, as perhaps the good
! liest persons ] could select. This / ac-
eordingly did. There alone | pleaded
the cause Of my husband and my chill
dren, the result being that their hearts
were moved in sympathy fer my family,
a feeling their pastor had shared for
years, and fer which be was now suffer
ing. On going home I found my hus-
band reading in bed. 81 told him where
I bad been, and that / did not conceal
anything from him, As his habit was from
me. He asked who the gentlemen were,
said no more, rose, dressed himself and
bade me goodbye forever.
The midnight following was awaken
ed by my husband standing at my bed
In a very kind. lender voico, lie said he
wished to see me. | rose instantly, fol
lowed him into his room, and sitting on
the bedside, he drew me into his lap
said he was proud of me; loved me; that
nothing ever gave him such real peace
and satisfaction as to hear me well spok
en- of; that, meeting a member Of the
/ -committee, he had learned that he hac
been mistaken as to my motive in seeing
: the committee, and had hastened to as
= sure me that he had been thoroughly
wretched since the rash treatment of M
; the night before, &c. Then and ther'
, we covenaDted sacredly our hearts anC
: lives, | most utterly renewing my trus
in the one human heart ! loved. Th
2 next day how happy we were. Iheo
= dore wrote statement to present to tn
= committee when they should call npol
). him, to all of which l heartily acceded
Y This document, God knows, was a tru
= history of this affair, completely vindi
Y eating my honor and the honor of m.
n pastor. In the afternoon he left me t
D show it to his friends. He returned hom
g early in the evening, passing the happie'
hours had known for years, renewed
# assuring me that there was no rest fo
r him away from me. So, in grateful Low
4 for the dear Father / slept. Oh, ths
Ia the end had then comel would not the
d receive the cruel blow (which made
> woman mad outright"
y The next morning he called upon OF
y friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Ovington, an
d there, with shocking bravado began
d wicked TRADE, adding with oath and V
u olence the shameless ISLANDERS again
al Mr.. Beecher, of which now believe hi
1T to be the author. This fearful scene
j, learned next day. In the afternoon
49, mittee to meet them that evening. / d
is not then show my hurt, but carried
ID heavily within and calmly without a
to night till early morning. Reflection II
a on this scene at Mr.. Ovington's convin
lie ed that, notwithstanding my husband
be recent professions to me, his former spi
it was unchanged; that his declarati
ry of repentance and affection were only
ht the purpose of gaining my assistance
ne accomplish his ends in his warfare up
TO Mr.. Beecher. In the light of these CO
ay clusions my duty appeared plain. re
ds, quietly, and, having dressed, reused h
lr. only to say: Theodore, / will never ia
ID another step by your side. The end
m indeed come" He followed me to NJ
ms Ovington's, saying that was unduly c
my cited, and that he had been misreprese
an ed perhaps, but leaving me determir
ing as before. How to account for the CHI
,ed ges which twenty -four hours have b
val capable of working in his mind tn
nd, many years past leave for the enter
ing ties with their mysteries to seveal. Il
'm- he is an unreliable and unsafe gui
nd: whose idea OF truth-luving is self-lovi
tier it is my misfortune in this late, sad h
'wn to discover. ELIZABETH X. TILToN
we
lge, TiItOn Makes Additional Statere
,wn in Support of His Charges
nd Stolen Caress and the Bed RO
Scene.