Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-06-07
THE POPULAR THEORY IN
BROOkIYN.

SceN NSh, VINO haN pAuSnNl1 Watohc0
the evidence, believe that Mr.. Beecher
is not innocent think state the av-
erage feeling Of both worldly aud relig-
ious men and women Of keen insight in.
to the mysteries Of life. when | state
their belief something like this: The
odore Tlteu. brilliant writer. given to
maynard tendencies. was Intoxicated with
his own successes. His wife was proud
cf them. but theodore did not find her
heeping pace with his constant advances.
and he made her feel IL At this time
appears Mr.. Reecher who Is very fond
Of the society of women. aud does noe
ike the society Of men-strOng charac-
teristie of men Of genius. who are be-
gniled by the keen methods. daring
subtlety and sympathetic tenderness of
the gentler sex. A woman thus gifted
he found in Mrs, Tlton. He paid her
frequent and objectionable attentions,
and she adOred him, for he is comely.
brilliant and commanding. Theodore
was then in the habit Of boasting Of his
conquests and in6delities, which Of
course alienated the esteem of his wife.
and often embittered her to rage. Now
women, and Eighty w>men like Mrs.
| Hlton. are often fond of boasting Of all
sorts of attentions they get from men.
and especially from men Of genius.
have. myself. heard lady of social
standing boSst Of her embraces with
man Of genius and manly beauty, as
something denied to all other women.---
Well, it is probable that when Miss
| Anthony and others told Mrs. rilton Of
the glaring in6delities Of Theodore. this
woman. in spirit of I'm get even with
him. told members of that advanced
| female coterie, IL have had for a lover
no less a man than Henry Ward Beech
er, and there can be little doubt that
this boast was false. for had she ever
been guilty with him she would not have
told it in quarters which would Illustrate
future intercourse and break up liGi-
son. 1t is, moreover. probable that in
her rage at her husbands conduct, aud
for the purpose Of letting him know that
she was ''even with him." she deIiber-
ately uttered this falsehood to him in
order to reclaim him to herself. This
method Of exciting husbands jealousy
is not uncommon among wives who are
losing control over their lords. But
TiltOn was beyond the period of jealousy.
and she knew nothing but confession
of adultry could arouse him to eOnstan-
| ey. Nor did the woman know what she
was doing. She possibly believed that
Mr.. Beecher had been guilty with other
women, for the air of Brooklyn was full
of his supposed intrigues-whOse malic-
ious rumOrs which always follow a con-
spicuOus public man, whose every ac-
ton is exposed to the blaze of MONDAY.
While she was telling these stories.
Beeeher gave color to them by bis assid-
uous attentions to this interesting Wo-
man. and did net wake up TO the situ-
alton until be found himself in a des-
perate strait confronted by Tilton and
MoultOn- Now, Mrs. Tilton could not
deny what she had said, for that would
have made her more than Infamous
/ Tilton and MoultOn proceeded with their
business. now familiar to the public;
| and it was only when she was confront
ed by Beecher on that terrible night that
she retraeted her charges in the face Of
the calamity which she had made with
her own hands. Is this not only char
table view of the whole Beecher busi-
ness; but does it not also exculpase Mr..
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton from the charge
Of adultry. but also Moulton and TiltOn
from the charge Of conspiracy, and thus
throw the whole origin Of the troubles
on Theodore Tilton. who has been shown
to be weak. foolish. lustful man. Of
free-loYe and wife-aggraEating tenden-
cies "But how do you account for the
oral and written confessions Of Beecher Z"
The oral confessions we're undoabtediy
fabriS~tod BY who believed Beech
er 70 be guilty. but to whom proof was
not obtainabls ; and the written evil
dence Beecher has explained in man
ner that would comport with this view
Of the ease Troy JTnes.
RUBBER Boors.-To preserve the feet
dry is . necessary safeguard Of the
health. and rubber boots will be found
Of great use about the farm. 10 repair
these boots. the following recipe for
making rubber cement will be useful:
Pour ounces pure India rubber. one
eighth ounce powdered ssphsltum, pat
together in tan can then add about
SIX times the quantity Of beDzine, let il
stand three or four days. then take
stick and work il over, then add benziBe
and stir il well until you have il about
the consistence ofhoney then it i ready
for use II should be covered as tight
as possible while dissolying. and after
ward. To use it. scrape the polish from
the rubber, then apply the cement 70
the place 70 be mended aud also 70 .
piece Of rubber % be used as = patch.
Drx half an honr and anrlx another