The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-08
THE BEECHER TILTON BUSl
MESS

Thcrc has been no manlincss on
ci,Aer side of the eccher.Tilton con.
troyerSy. 1t is true, Mr.. Beecher has
not been IN position to take very
bold stand He is, il must be evident
to every person who has paid any at.
tention to the question, guilty of n Sc
riou, oflense to Mr.. Tilton; he cannot,
therefore, speak except to confess. His
policy is consequently silence. But, it
must also be apparent to the observer
Of the scandal, that, while Mr.. Beechor.
aware that he dare not deny the i'm
pied charge made by Tilton has been
denying it by allowing his friends to
lie about it, and has been base enough
to attempt, in this way, to throw the
suspicion of falsehood upon the man
he has wronged-the ft.hearted Mr..
Tiltou--a man baby, who has read
about forgivness and the beauty of
magnaninity until he has become a
maudlin fellow, whose sniyeling bear.
ing has become altogether unendura.
bic. In fact, Mr.. Beecher, assuming
the meek look we are taught to be
lieve Christ wore upon his features
when his enemies were pelting him
with stones and kicking him when he
stumbled under the heavy cross they
compelled him to bear, is saying, by
actions, what he dare not say by words.
81 am prosecuted; | didn't make an at.
tempt upon the chastity of Tilton ;
wife; Tilton,-God forgive him,-is ~
ing about me. Stand by me, sister,
On the other hand, Mr.. Til,on has
acted in nauseating manner. He il
evidently big baby. lie should have
exposed MIR. Beecher's crime at once,
or else have forever held his peace
But, having detected Beecher in an
assault upon Mrs. Titon, he said, by
his actions "Why, Henry never
would have thought this of you am
astonished. What would the world say
if | told on you! Eye, Henry | can
never again sit in Plymouth church a,
one of your flock. That would not be
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my child; and good bye, forever
; Then Theodore wept, because he
, had read that Jesus, of whom be is
trying to be an imitator wept. And
Mr.. Beechcr, also soft hearted fell
low, with his kidneys close to his eyes
"A ready weepcr-likewise shed tears
and said to Mr.. Tilton: God bless
you, dear Theodore; have wrouged
you; | PROSTATE myself before you as
before my God; | wish | were dead
But don't, please, say anything about
this matter. couldn't help it. The
flesh is weak, Theodore; and you know
HON IL u youIfell
Wherefore, Theodore wept again,
aud Henry wcpt, aud several friends
meek and lowly members of Ply
mouth-also wept. Tears were com.
mingled, ard it was agreed to forget
the past
But, in thoughtless moment, Theo.
dore wandered away to the spider like
parlor Of the Woodruff, and sympa.
thctically poured the secret into the
Woodhullan bosom. The Woodruff
being business woman, endcayored 10
induce Henry to become one Of her
followers. This was too great sacri-
fee; Mr.. Beecher could not make it.
The gentle doves of his flock would
have pcckcd out hi. eyes if he had.
lie said, "Don't, Vicy, don't ask me, |
can't The Woodruff spitefully told
the story, whereupon the Christian
world rose up in wrath, and declared
such stones TO be scandalous. The
Woodruff was imprisoned for telling
, what tho Beechcr had done and the
Beccher was taken to the arms of his
flock, that expressed a determination to
+ shield him from all harm. Respond
+ ing to which kindnesses, Mr.. Beecher.
, the Protestant Pope, said BLESS you,
sisters bless you"
Tilton, weeping all the tiIue-wear.
ing woiui cCuntenance-kept silent
until Plymouth church began to call
him dog, aud to declare that he was
liar. This seemed to make him feel
still more sorrowiul, and in his Bacon
letter, he said, in substance: "Henry
you oughtn't to do this. You know
you are guilty Of crime against Inc
You told me 80 once, and wished Won
were dead; and now you are allowing
your friends to say you are not guilty,
and that | am not magnanimous.
Henry, Henry, you ought TO be ashaus
ed OF yourself" And the big baby
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