Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-19
'DORY" TO "VICKY."
The Gushing Correspondence Mrs
woodruff Produced at the Trial.
New York Herald.

New YORK Herald.
Below will be found the batch Of gushing
correspondence addressed by Theodore Til
ton to Mrs. Victoria Woodruff, and by her
produced in the great scandal suit on the
demand Of the counsel for Mr.. Beecher.
Apart from the interest they naturally in
spire as specimens of the literature affected
by the selfstyled social Teformers, whose
wisdom has OutgrOwn divine institutions,
and who declare marriage a relic of barbar-
ism, they will be read with ayidity by the
great public, the real jury in the scandal &C
tiOn, as promising possible clues TO the
truth in the vast mass Of falsehOOd which
has been accumulated by the sworn evil
dence of conflicting testimony. These let
ters complete Mrs. WOOdhull's packet, but
she, in her remarks to the court, limited
that there had been others. If so, their
contents can only be guessed.
While the seekers after truth will scan
these letters closely and vet fail to find
much Of solid material on which to base
any judgment as to the facts in this conflict
of antagonistic beliefs as to the relations
Of the parties TO the scandal, the curious
observer Of society, who merely aims to
shoot folly Jas it flies, will wonder what it
il was which "My Dear Friend settled
"last evening" and whether it, whatever it
may be, had anything to do with her cor
respondents giddiness next morning. At
the same time dOting lovers will not fail to
rejoice that, though the head Of the poet,
statesman, philosopher, orator and re-
former might swim in the morning, his
heart was even under pre-matutinal faint
ness. ever faithful and trusting in Col.
D1-.1Hl - "a hast NIL frrrac Of
man souls
"UEDER YOUR PILLOW"
"FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL-My dear
Victoria: Put this under your pillow.
Dream Of the writer, and peace be with you.
"AfiectiOnately, THEODORE TLTON.'
AN ENGAGEMENT TO FOLLOW PRAYER
MEETING.
s'THe Golden Age.-My dear Victoria:
l have arranged with Frank that you shall
see Mr.. Reecher at my house on Friday
night. He will attend a meeting at the
church till 10 o'clock, and will give you the
rest Of the evening as late as you desire.
You may consider this fixed. Meanwhile,
on this sunshiHy day | salute you with
good morning. Peace be with you.
sYours, THEODORE TILTON."
AN EVENING PICNIC FROLIC.
"TUEsDAY.-My dear Victoria: Emma
is expe Getting you at dinner this evening. 1t
will be picnic frOlic for the three Of us,
held in the library, around the centre table,
and gTaced with Franks Burgundy
Il will call for you in a carriage at your
Office at a quarter past six o'clock.
"You will stay all night at Emma's. Do
not fail to be ready. Hastily. I. t.
81 WILL RIDE UP WITH YOU"
"Tbe Colder Age-VictOria: l have a
room temporarily at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, where / shall abide for a few days
and until Franks return.
Il will ride up with you in your carriage
this afternoon at O'Clock.
"If | don't call for you, please call for
me. Hastily. 7. T."
AGAIN ANXIOUS.
"The Golden Age-My Friend: l drop
YOU line, hoping to catch you with it be-
fore you leave.
81 am anxious TO see you again to-day, II
convenient to yourself Can you stop at
my office on your way up town? If so, al
what hour will you call? Or if should 60
down to your office at p. NJ. or later,
would be interfering with your departure
for dinner?
"My boy will bring me an answer. Fra
ternally. THEO. TILTON."
GIDDY ADVICE WHAT WAS SETTLED
LAST EVENING.
"The Golden Age.-"MYDEAR FRIEND
i make haste to say, while yet able to
sit up (fOr l am giddy with faintness this
mOrning), that your wishes, so far as they
relate to my action, shall be faithfully full
filled.
eff no one else should remain to honor
YOU, /, who know you well and believe in
You utterly, will give my honest witness
that YOU are one of the best and trueSt OF
human souls.
''AIrs. HOoker's letter, which 1 inclOse,
is no fuller of good will toward you than
your uprightness and singleness Of mind
merit.
'sBut l think the advice which she gives
concerning your nOn-acceptance Of the
committeeship, like Mrs. Davis advice
| concerning your positive withdrawal, is not
so good as the suggestion with which here
by replace bOth-namely, that you abide in
! your lot, neither watering nor changeful,
| but like tie apostle who said: "Haying
| done all, still to stand l have no pa
! thence with any other policy than justice
| and courage. l counsel you against any
| appearance of suTTendering to the appre.
! tensions Of timid friends. But, then,
am not a woman, and perhaps my advice is
made of too stern a stuff.
"YOu settled everything last evening but
the biography. Is it to go on or to stop?
"And will you see Mr.. Beecher this
| evening, as arranged? Yours ever, I. T.
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