River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-09-10

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IN Y Core 'pondence Chicago Timesl
interviewed Theodore Tilton for an
hour the other day. The famous scandal
plaintiff was in poor condition and dull
| spirits. All the exuberance which he
formerly displayed has disappeared, and
so has the pluck and power which he had
during the trial. Two months nave
passed since the close Of the half year
trial, and he has remained quietly in his
house, engaged in the preparation of lee.
lures for next winter, and the compost
tion of his novel. lie resides in the same
pleasant old wooden cottage in Brooklyn.
| With him are his two daughters, I Florence,
aged 81, and Alice, aged lS,-both OF
them pretty and intelligent young ladies.
lie lately visited the old homestead in
which his father resides he occasionally
goes out among his friends, and he often
takes long tramps in the country. But
he has not seen or held any communica-
ton with his wife Elizabeth; and the sto.
ries about the prospect Of their reunion are
all without foundation She herself will
no. tolerate the mention Of the subject in
her presence, and the appeals of her
daughters have not the slightest effect
| upon her. Tilton himself always speaks
Of her as he did during the trial, eulogiz.
ing her character and virtues, but insist
ing upon her guilt, lie has lost none OF
his former feelings toward Beccher, and
the mention Of the name is evidently az.
gravating to his temper. Tilton spoke
feelingly of his present poverty, in con-
trast with his former easy condition, and
his chronic depression is doubtless partly
ewing to the change in his circumstances
and position. lie is quite well aware of
his unpopularty in Brooklyn, but he is
not unaware that he has friends there
and elsewhere. lie feels hopeful that his
pecuniary affairs will be greatly improved
dnring the coming winter, by his lectur-
ing tours, and spoke proudly of the
storm of invitations to lecture that had
been pouring IN upon him. So far as
| Iilton himself is concerned, he has.no in
teHtion whatever Of bringing Beecher to
another trial.
[From the Golden Age.l
People frequently ask US. in person or
| by letter, what Mr.. Tilton is doing. Not
having seen him for a long time, and
being sadly deficient in the faculty OF
evolving information from our interior
consciousness, we assaulted that gentleman
with an impertinent interrogation, to
which he returned the following charac.
teristic reply, which, though marked
private, we give for the benefit of those
whom it may concern;
'.l74 LIVINGSTON STREET, }
August %, 1875.
DEAR Mr.. CIARKE-You ask how
spend my time The items are these =
each days history repeating itself: /.
Out of bed at 6 clock in the morning
the workingman's hour. .. A cup OF
coffee and crust of bread nothing more.
3. Feed my sparrows at
the window-sil of my study
those tinest gamins Of the street, who
flock TO my window, not suspecting that
I'm dangerous character. 4. Five
solid hours at my writing desk-a fair
days work for the brain. 5 Breakfast
at noon. 6. In the afternoon, according
as the weather vane of humor points, /
/ 20 somewhere with Florence. or take a
long walk by myself, or rummage among
| books, or receive friends. Z. these
summer evenings are generally softened
and melted away by Florence and her
piano, and listen and weep, and thank
God for my daughter. 8. The odd mo.
mcnts are put to use in picking up the
threads of old studies where | threw
them down year ago You who know
'he interruptions incidental 20 news
paper Office will envy me my morning sol.
itude, into which no intruder dares to
break, except, just at present, little kit
ten that climis up to my work table and
coils herself asleep around my inkstand.
Hastily Yours.