, 1875-02-05
NUMBER l66.

and again. by violent cough. Tbs earlier ques-
toning related principally to Ills mones AFFAIRS
Church. Az veil hla editorial career. IA ho
told tho different htories. his mouth opeutng
widn ard tWl1ehing. his head jerking, aud his
whole frame tinglilr with nesvonsnesa Beechef
and stared all thu mora vagnoiY ont Of
window.
Bit, in moment, Tho atter's face purplcd.
and ho almost rose from his scat ae Fullerton
dcxtero,lhy led the former, without m interval
Of & break to the description Of tic interview
T 'tween himself and Deccher at htoulton'd
: : = when Airs. Tl!ton's confeHsion waa read
Latter vsr's @ q '5,ed II. 10 srPofs al his
.er, the re'nsion OF tint interview sud his cli-
: t. lie failed. howeror, and Tiltnn, who acemed
be fnI Of 4 Detphic convulsiou. with his
muscles rigid aud hls nerves relased, told from
lis cllsE. ~ tho Pythonc FresleHH from Iar tri-
pod,
TIE rour sToRY
Of Ills own Rhtnlc Md lis adver.ary's crimes No
woiIicr 1lcecLcr's blood bubblal up into his cars
and rncej through bis veins. Every oye In Court
iuokcd. with an astronomical intensity, for the
ahadow If each horror to fit across tile scarlet
t,rb Of i1in face. aH Ti}ton. siko Tho ChersH Of
Furies, apnan,odcally cIsa,ted them. Not
hca.t in tia. crowded room softcned with
twnsc Q! pity for the man in snch terrible tor
1ncnt innocent or guiltv. There he sat- tho
Clergyman, te snoralist, the toacler, almost Of
| hemisphere, WITH hundreds Of teoriDg, CARE
less, joculsr eres foantng on the tokot,s OF hia
! shame, II not Of lIis rcmorse. Tile younger Of
his sons rat 1t his right hand, and, witt, l,ia
head bowed. aohbcd sometimes, aud'by. On
his witc's face remained cold, uumeaning.
uca1y sueer, Tho very Judge became hur.an,
md looked Invol,1ntariIy 70 see If ponse hdeo1,a
eciiese would no. tlarEen tha rcd fsce vivid ia
that c7awd. and botray, by its desperation, tho
nrEcuEn's suAnx,
Mt all events. mastered his power Of repression.
1t Ila.sd ont oil his choeks and get hin firm lips
trembling liEe 4 womanB. The audience was
| inerciees as their llonan proGenitorh III No
rnniaH lays and, though he might be martyr,
,,une tho eas terrific wore the pansB which over
threw his Helf.coutrol and distorted his fea-
lures.
Su1ne parta of Ti1ton'e story were 30 disgusting
that even tho nlel blus1ed, aud an instinct ok
pitv went ont to tho husband who was drag
sinc his wifeh fate through such 1oathsomeucss.
AZ this strange opportunity. Mrs, Beecher
laughed. almost aloud, and, bssing hes grim,
wlito teeth, turned to her husband Al IT for ap-
proral. But he did not even listen to whatever
cruel spesct nhe uttered. fer bis eyes wero fixed
upon the chandelier. and hts fingers drummed
! upon the aching crown of Ills head.
| cannot conceive
ANYTHING MORE TERRIBLE
than Beechor's plight this morning and this A.
ternoon. Tlore 10 sat. with hts vito by htl
side. aud their two grown.up sona flanking both.
In front Of him. iu tho view OF tho whole Court
waa lis enemy, wrung 10 awfully by the
memory Of htB sorrows that Lis lips burned
rth ferer and he trenbted INCREASINGLY. Iht
Court must haye boen ali eyes to Bcccher
Old graf. Haired mon stared rheumily at him
Young mems Inns curved in moclerY as the
gaze blistered him. His friends shrunk awa3
lnyoluntarily aud their eyes, full Of horror. wer.
turned to him ~ if to say, !" Is this, indeed
tr,of" Tho Judges cold Elance rested on hin
) like fake Of ice. His enemeA' faceH blazet
NTH contempt and joy at hia suffering: Their
) WAS ono pair Of Dyes to spare him. Theodo.
Tilton. w1Ithing in his chair, norar looked at hi
adversary, but starcd all tho wl1Io at tue spectre
! which haunt his deso!ation and which seemed t
3 be gibing ut hlm and tlouting him With phrase
. OF tho dead, unhutiea pant.
] Passing thraugl, tito Valley OF tue Shadow q
/ Doath must be saHs to Beecher afttr the ter1ibl
experience Of today, II he is innocent, it VIZ
l. the flames Of martyrdou1. II lie il guilty, twa
/ foretaste OF hell-tire. DoGTun SfHTAx.