The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-03-26
TEYPEs7-TossEp ELIZABETH.
MRS. TILToN GOING BACK TO HER OLD
HoME-soME OF ITS ADoRNM EHTs-THE-
oDoRE AND THE CHILDREN.
NY. Letter to St. Louis Republican.

n. Y. Letter to St. Louis Republican.
The tempest.tossed Elizabeth Tilton will
soon return to her old home at No. l74
Livingstone street, Brooklyn, which she
deserted about six years ago. when her hus-
band became, in spite of all her efforts to
restrain him, the public accuser of Henry
Ward Beecher. It's an odd, old house that
Tilton owns, and it was curious art gal
lery when it was occupied by the family,
and frequently visited by the pastor Of
Plymouth church. There was picture Of
Tilton in it, which had been painted to re-
semble strongly Jesus Of Nazareth, aud a
picture of the Saviour, SO oddly painted as
to amaze artists. 1t did not represent the
Man of Sorrows with bowed head and
pensive countenance, but it seemed to be o
portrait of some old German knight. The
head was placed upon the trunk of Apollo,
on the theory that the perfect man
had perfect body. The highest
type of physical beauty had been
chosen in the same mould, and the large
head, bodily set upon the fair, full neck,
was covered with a wealth of golden locks,
and the beard was pictured as of the same
hue, while the large eyes of the Shakes
peare portraits, cleaning with the fire Of
genius, were set in the head.
Then there was picture OF Henry Ward
Bsecher, painted with pursed up lips as
though in the act Of receiving paroxysmal
kisses, and a portrait of Elizabeth Tilton,
with her head inclned, her black curls fal.
ling at the side of her face, and the brown
bird-like eyes looking intently at the pic.
ture of her pastor. There was a winding.
staircase. over which for skylight min
ature painted dome had been constructed,
and the mellow light that was srted down
fell upon the plaster bust of T. T. himself
These oddities have been removed, howev
er, and the house for some time has beer
given over to boarders and land'ady, who
recently moved away without saying the
proper adieux to the tradesmen Of the vici
mage. AS Theodore has been the sole ben
efactor of his wife ever since she made hel
confession substantiating his charges
against Mr.. Beecher and will continue tt
receive his support, he has requested her tt
return to the old house, now vacant, and Il
make ir 10 the future her home, ....
Mrs. Tilton has been living for some tint
in Macon street, Brooklyn, in hous'
rented for her by her husband. Her tw'
sons, Ralph aud Carroll, the latter you'll
growing much like his father, have livet
with her while the father has kept his twt
daughters, Florence and Alice, studying
music and ART respectively, in Stuttgart
Germany. He designs to keep them out o
the country as long as possible. Mrs. Til
ton, although grown nearly gray through
her troubles, has not lost her devotion t.
the church She brings to mind the stor
of the colored brother, who was loud in ex
hortatiop, but shaky in morals. who, whe
rebuked for bringing so much scandal o
the church, said, g Yes, boss, l owns squai
up. Is done broke ebbery one ob de en-
andments; but bress de Lord, Is Debbe
lost my 'lIgion." There is now no NOR
devoted deciple Of the Rev. Malach Tay lor
a teacher of the Plymouth brethren, thai
Mrs. Tilton and her son Carroll. who ha
become converted to the doctrines Of th,
same sect, and is studying for the ministry
of that order. ra.. . ZYKo