New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-02
MIR. BEECHERS VISITS TO THE LIYlNGS-
TON-ST HOUSE.

O. Now, during the period of the residence
Of this family at their last house in Hvings-
ton-st, what the manner OF your visits
there, Mr.. Beecher, say on to the year 1901
A. I cannot exactly tell he manner because | don't
know as there was any special manner one way or the
other know that the PostOce used TO be on the cor
ner-near the corner of Westinghouse and Court and
that my habit was then go down and take letters
after had got through my morning study-to take my
letters in my hands, and read them "a went along ana
drop in there for half hour in the morning or along
there and then make any little calls that wanted to
make and frequently rounded went over the ferry 10
NeV-York and came back home to my dinner. 1t was
little exercse-a walk after my literary work OF the
morning
O. Was your habit then to complete your work in the
mornlngl A. have always been an early riser ana an
early worker
@. And you completed year !!;,Ta?y v;o:!; early i
A. Yes, Sir by ten O'Clock usually am done with my
study.
O. And then you went out for recreation or cxelcsel
A. Yes Sir for exercise errands or to my editorial
work, any other,
O. So that whatever calls you did make at this house
were as you understand that time OF day. and in that
connecticut A. In the immense majority OF instances
O. Now have you any recollection. Mr. Bcecher OF any
habit Of calling there in the evening or OF calls there IN
the EVENING" A. No, Sir; do not except when there
was company, or consultation committee in the
years 1s67 1865 and 1869 may have been there few
times but not only contrary to my haDlt Dut IL
was impossible; my evenings are mostly engaged III
speaking, or in equivalent work.
@ So that you had no habit of making calls in the
evening anywherel A. No, Sir
O. Your familiar calls with others-with other families
Of your intimates were they in the daytime usually A
Almost always unless strolled up friend Howards in
the evening after meeting with him. but the ordinary III
lie neighborhood calls that made usually made about
> O'Clock in the afternoOn-I mean near people, mean
calls.
O. How frequently did you Mr.. Titon at his own
house do you thukl A. should think as often-he was
there as often as he there that is should thlnk
that half time he might have been there ana haf the
time not lust az the would be- When he worked In
his own house-wrOte, lie often dld-thcn he would DC
at home.
O. At those hours Of your casl A. Yes, Sir
O. Do you remember, early in the year 1870 taxing
Mrs. Tlton out to drvel A. / do.
O. how did the first occasion OF that courtesy ase
A. don't know how il arose; only know had DOught
pair Of fine grays and II was not yet time 10 90 up 10 my
Mace 80 was keeping them here for week or two;
went down bright morning In the buggy ana TOOK her
out 10 the Park the only other time recollect was-l
dont know whether a fortnight later, but met Mrs.
Morse in the meantime and she praised me, ana begged
that would give Lib ride, for had no idea how rnch
ood did her; and before took the horses up TO the
farm
O. You went there second time AFTER TINS cOnversa-
ton with Mrs. MOrsef A. ! did
O. Whom did yOu see there them A Mrs. Ilton'
O. And Mr. Tiltonl A. Him first; think ne was In the
window when drove up, and he saw me come up; did
not get out OF the buggy he talked with me there on va
rious things that don't remember; said to him, g
have come TO take Lib out to ride your wife out to
ride" and he called TO the door she was within The
house then spoke to her aud said, Mrs Tlton have
called TO see if you would not like to ride; she declined,
and he payuly reproached her and said go, get your
tliugs-go. co. and get your things and take ride"
thercupon she went in and OUT and took her to
ride.
O. Did Won say at this time anything about what her
mother had saidl A. / do not recoect
O. Now during that year, 1870 prior 10 December do
Won remember an occasion of being sent for 10 visit Mrs
TIion in August vi that year s time refer toi a.