New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-26

while away, but dreaded HIN as ne Was "hiic At
home. unless there was company there that ne &C.
Sire, to please This is the clew TO it all nsod to
tell her she was better on with him away. and
writing beautiful letters to her. than at nome
growing at and tormenting Eer.- So one day she
sail. ~ wish YOU would go away | want no one
here who does moi love Dora "Wel," SAID l. Il
shall stay. would love him were lac good man
and GOOD husband" And Theodore 1ilton knows
to-day, and has always known, that am sorry TO
the heart that he is hot good thar would nave
been glad to have l6iy respected ana hhed hlpi'
TIL, "hundred year,n ave passed quickly lheO-
dcre. have they not Where are you nowf 1t has
not for many years, been possible for woman To
continue in the favor Of Theodore Tilton and pre-
serve her sclfrespect Now, Mr. Beach may CONSIDER
it all very proper and yirtuOus for man 10 r'ni
round 10 the rooms Of all the women in his house,
after they and he are partly addressed. and want
to kiss" them good night;' for HIM TO tIy 10 gcV
into the bath-room-who cares if it is called only
fun ~ when n woman is there bathing; to pull
women about aud into his bed, &c. but such men
arc not agreeable housemates for some women and
,tis not pleasant "inLOcc~ce" if IT'S half crazy.
As for Mr. Tilton's truthiu.ncs7, asked Mrs Brad
shaw. who is tolelably well acquainted with hnn.
"Wonld YOU believe Theodore Tilton on oath =
and she answered mo" Mrs. Bradshaw is a good
and lovely woman (thoueh she has been snmled
M bv Theodore Tilton and by the absurd policy
OF silence" on one side and CAB on the other.
would not t." said. He has lied TO me, and an intel
ligent man woman, especially IL no longer Or
thodox" who viii lie of his or her oath, VIII GO me
same on it. Do / doubt that Theodore Tilton gave
Victoria Woodruff her first account Of what he
was in hopes might happen between Mr. Beecher
and his wife Oh what "a grand thing to
have his wife coveted by Mr.. Beecher and 10 have
ALI the world know it 1t would not hurt her for
him. II would increase beyond measure her value,
if she would not consider Mr. Beecher greater man
than Theodore Tlt0n. She would be so much less
likely TO NEEDLE with his !" alien loves and they
could get on clormingly. But Elizabeth. not being
guilty, came at last 10 time when she became
weary and rcscntfnl from hearing herself so repre-
sentod She would stand II no longer. even nom
Dora" Never was maa more astoniShed than was
Tlton when he found that his wife had been driven
beyond her patience toward him. There is to
everything finite a bound beyond which il cannot
pass. Well is it for those who understand and act
mon this truth II is 20 be hoped that Theodore
Tlton is crazy He has often acted more like 1t
than ever | saw bis poor brother Edward
act. He neglected and snubbed Edward. / saw
il and affirm" il, and he turned his only sister
out of his house. She told me so herself why any
bat those OF bis sort should sympathze with
or defend Mr.. TiltOD, is strange indeed. For he
richly deserved to lose his WIFE Had she fallen
he would have had no shadow of right to complain
II would have been only what by preccpt and eX-
ample no had drilled into her through tormenting
and destroying years. I do know it, though IN
terms" as lawyers say, could not affirm many OF
his savings. Some ! could repeat, why was not
permitted to do so used to and hear his let
ters to Bessie Turner. and they were such as he did
not take the trouble 10 write TO his own daughters
was so uneasy in r. gard to her that spoke TO Mrs.
Tilton about it; told her she must be careful. flt
sure he was incapable of pure fatherly affection for
any young girl not his bloodrclativc.
To one woman who is ROW his adhcrent and sym
pathizer in frequent and intimate intercourse with
him, gave the true idea of Mr. TiltOn, and then
she did not doubt my Judgment. Nor need She
When speak one word against one 'tis because ten
are deserved. "Why what has set you ont How
Won talk You never used to speak against Theodore
Tilton" say the Christmas pair. IT'S not my cuSt"
TO 20 from house to house telling the faults OF those
know unless there is need of It, and some nope OF
good coming from it, keep silence. But dld ever
praise him say what a kind husband ne was
And did not tell you it was comfort and rest to NE
only to enter your Doors because your house seemed
n home of peace and love What do you suppose
that meant r. ALI! how ! used to wonder why Mis-.
Christmas, good and DEAR was going hea'enwaid
good. utterly self-sacrifcing. with sympathy that
never failed should be forced to walk over red-hot
spikes The question was too wonderful for me. ii
is so still WhyY why whyf In vain do we ques-
tion Hereafter we may understand.
aln told, and hope it is 10 mistake that after
Florence 1ilton went to keep house for her father
She said to the unfortunate wO nan referred to above
81 understand all about your relations with my
father and if you come here shall leave The house"
And this woman came no more. Well ana molly
DONE Florence! Only blind passion can possibly eA-
PLAN why woman who was ever intimate ia the
family OF Theodore liiton and saw his treatment o
his wife, can stick Ia him and defend hlm as mat
woman does. Alas for her. she Is doomed to Diittr
pangs. His love is more for her money than for her
one Young lady from the West, who came 10 visit
Mr. 1iltOn cured of her admiration for MN by
watching his home conduct. She, SO his. DridSh'iW
told me- transferred her love and admiration 10 the
little wife, and the long husband pronounced her
cold hearted and gave her up IN disgust.
The story that 1.-THE friend" OF Joseph richards
Theodore Triton probably) tells is a. likely as hi,
other stories H.; no fault, as IL seemed, OF MIS-
1lton she and Airs. Joseph richards never were
confidential friends. Mis-. hlchafdS had IA ieohhg
that Mrs. IIltOn was OIerIded, and she herself
moderated she has often shown tins To me, ana
she told me IN $50 that Theodore always treated
her as If she not worth his notice. Of course
this did uot suit. She felt 1t keenly. ana ndIcuieu
her, saying, His opinion Is Of no consequence lie
is a wcatncrcock." Mrs Richards ! considered a
good and lOvaOie woman. Dit weak just mere we
aTe all weak some ~ here, and need not say " stand
aside" But the weather changed Fannie, N your
favor when Theodore wanted 10 use YOU Was the
unexplained Dismissal OF Air. Richards from The
Aea- lO,k Ereaiag Post at all owing TO the frequent
dodgng about him oi the then busIy plotting Iheo-
doref Joseph Richards is "A good man. lie would
not so those who know him believe, do any wiiliui
wrong; but he has been snaTled up. III ne Ied!Iy
knows anything To prove guilt III Elizabeth, let Nun
cone out and tell his own story since he began 10
speak against his only sister. Duty docs sometimes
require Us to nate our own flesh and blood. Dul we
must braycly face our duty not leave II to be done
by "a friend" Had Mis- hilton done the wrong
ci.urncl Mr.. EcL.lLdn is abnmt the last one she