St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-09

conversations with him in regard to
psychology. He never had il strictly
theological conversation with him. lie
discovered that Mrs. TiltOn was dis
tressed by change in her husband 5
belief, and he was called i'll as il coull-
seilor. He looked upon this us merely
the natural change from traditional be-
lief. when Young man of intelligence
began to think for himself. Some ar
ticles appeared in the Independent
which excited much alarm. and in the
northwest. where DIR. Edward Beecher
lived, the witness was held responsible
for them. He therefore wrote the let
ter to Tilton in regard to his religious
belief, which had been introduced in
evidence. When he sat to Mr.. Page
for his portrait the artist had already
painted Il very excellent likeness of
Moulton. Moulton was often at the
studio. and they left it several times in
company. He found Mr.. Mention an
acute. cultivated man. conn"iSseur IN
art. il lover of Shakespeare and the sort,
an agreeable companion. He formed Il
high idea of him previous to that time.
He knew Mrs. Moulton only as he knew
Il thousand members of his cougrega
ton, recognizing them to he such. but
knowing nothing further of them. He
did not know whether he knew Mrs.
Morse before Iilton's marriage. He
had known Mrs. Tilton as Libbie Rich
ards Just as he knew Others III Il set of
girls VIII" went to school with his daugh-
ter. That was one of those matters of
domestic economy which he had spoken
of is leaving to his wife. He remcm
bered the marriage of Mr.. and Mis-. Til
ton as Il beautiful picture. He thought
at the time that they were one of the
fai,est couples he ever saw. Tiltom
used to speak admiriuglv of his wife to
him. saving that of all Others he WAS
the fortunate diver who had brought
up the pearl. lie urged witness to visit
him saving there was Il little woman at
the house who loved him more than he
knew. He did not remember when he
first began to visit TiltonS house. but
lccollccted that when he returned from
Europe in 1863 he brought Mrs. Tilton
Il Keepsake. He must therefore have
known her well for some time before.
He brought home for his friends IL lot
Of moss agateS. kmick hacks. folly and
wood carvings. as people usually did
who had been to Europe only once.
His gitr to Mrs. Tilton wa> il BRAZILIAN
topaz. Mr.. Erechci continued:
When the Tilton> removed To Liv-
ing>tnm street | do not remember giving
her amy pictures. | had written "Nor-
wood" and iii the early chapters | WAS
in despair. and went down to Mrs.
Iilton and read to her the opening
chapters. and she WIS particularly de
lighted with parts of 1t. and especially
delighted with the part in which trail
ing aIhutu> wa> brought in. When |
WAS i'll Boston saw Il picture OF trailing
arhutu> and gave it to her. 1t was
hung on the wall III he house and was
about two feet long and one broad.
These presents from Europe We're not
confined strictly Ia my own family.
Durin" the residence in Livingston
street. until $50. and hen going for
my letters to the post office. | would
drop in there tor half an hour while
reading them. Ny calls were ALWAYS
early. about ten o'clock after my studies
of the morning were over. In the wears
%. IL and '6H. may have called there
several times i'll the evening. My calls
at other houses were made abou' five
o'clock i'll the afternoon. In the year
90 remember takiu" MIS-. Iilton for a
drive. had then bought Il pair of fine
bays and had no time To take them to
t he fam. | met Mrs. Morse and she
asked me t. take Lihhic for II ride The
second time | called fur Mrs. Triton.
IIltou came. ont aud spoke Ia me Mrs.
'Giltnn came ont and Tilt"n rrprnachcd
her tor not hcim" ready and told her to
=" and get her things aud put them ON.
In August. 1870. | WAS in Peek skill and
received u letter from Mrs. Tilton say
ln% She WAS sick. and came to see her.
She WAS upstairs and looked sick and
| do not recall amy par
ticulaI conversation. huI she WAS very
mach depressed. She conferred with
me-. and prayed with and rhccrcd her
aud then LETT. called the next dav /.
and sent up my card The "ill brought
down u scrap ct paper which said il
Nl> best she should NOT see me. hut in .
hc future all would hr right P;iuI t.
December of that wear had no more
with Mis-. TiItor. After
had III" lung fever dulIng the month
IT octuhcI II WAS IL much :I> could do .
Ia confirm" my services. think SAW .
Mrs. Iiltnn on the both OF December of +
hat wear 10y request of her mother. (
Bessie Turner came to my house and .
learned She wits Il: her mothers | .
never knew of amy disposition of her
from her husband This WAS
he first ImtimaIiun | had -! it, visit .
I'll Mrs. Iiltou. but do not think con-
erred with amy person about going on
his visit. | SIM Mrs. Morse and Mrs.