New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-20
THE EVENING OF MUTUAL CONFESSIONS"

THE EVENING OF "MUTUAL CONFESSIONS"
Mr.. POrter-4S3. Let me in this immediate
connection rcad-but must not leave this There is
more in the letter when it to be produced here
than even this:
was with you all day yesterday Sunday. What holy
associations cluster around that day III experiences,
tine morning hours suggesting Matties death; and who
evening memorable forever OF confessions with repent
ings. cleansings, and sacred vows.
You remember gentlemen. his letter that read short
time since here hers Long before the alleged dcfec-
ton OF his Mr. Beechcr he refers TO the memor
able evening" and she to the "memOrable evening""
evening indeed of confessions. OF cleansngs Of broken
and renewed VOWS"
Gentlemen who confessed that memorable evening ?
Not she. Who did t3 Who took that evening for cleans
ing and renewing broken vowsi DO you doubt that it
Theodore Ttonl Is there not here an inside light
which enables you beneath that roof as if you were
looking in upon it at that houri How does this har-
monte with that false colong he gave, when lie came to
The stand, OF that peaceful pure innocent harmonious
homel Ny friend Mr.. Abbott calls my attention 20 a
letter bearing date the Goth Of January. 1868.
Mr. Shcarman-That Is the very evening referred to in
this letter of Mrs. TltOn.
Mr. POrtcrThe evening referred to IN the letter oil MIS-
Tilton.
Mr.. Beach-What is the page7
Mr. Porter-GI7. Now, here swhat the husband says
You have never seemed so noble to me as during last
evening and this day. You not only all but more
than all that any need or ever can deserve.
Life never seemed to Inc more ul of objects and ends
worth living for than since our recent long interview
and mutual confessions
What were those mutual confessional Hers 1--WE see
il running through all these eterswere OF colduess Of
suonnoss of il-tempcr of WEAKNESS OF disquetude,
because he did mol return her lore in the same unlimited
measure in which she rendered it TO him. What were has
con cssons ?-those broken vows which swung to the
gates of heaven those ndclitics to her. that made the
future seem TO him one of darkness until she, like an
angel gave il the form OF future of perennial light
He says:
am by nature frank, that the attempt to hide my
feelings cloak shortcomings and deny utterance TO
my inward sorows has lately almost driven me to dcs-
pair The secret of my longcOntinucd m0odiness has
been dissatisfaction not with you. but with myself
well enough content To be esteemed AT some
thing better than my merit but OF late all such estimates
of me have been horribly rcpulsve TO me. They have
revealed me 10 myself in the character OF hypocrte
deceiver a whited scpulcher fled with dead mems
homes Above all things il has been dreadful for me TO
hear praises of myself from you and Florence could
NOT rest under idea that either OF you felt that my
gloom was occasioned by anything lacking in yourself,
but only in my own SELF
And then he her that he is now and hence
forth and forever" hers. Forever" meant until,
through her body. be could strike at the heart of the
man he cnYed and hated.