Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-08
No place Like Home.
LnnIs RepnbIican Letter.l

St. Louis Republican Lettersl
The tempest tossed Elizabeth Til
ton will soon return to her own home
at No. IVA Livingstone street, Brook
lyn, which she deserted nearly six
ears ago, when her husband became,
in spite of all her efforts to restrain
him the public accusor OfHenry Ward
Beecher. It's an old, old house that
Tilton owns, and it was a curious art
gallery when it was. occupied by the
family and frequently visited by the
pastor Of Plymoth church. There
was a picture of Tilton in it, which
had been painted to strongly resemble
Jesus of Nazareth and a picture Of
the Savior. so oddly painted as TO
amaze artists. 1t did not represent
the man Of sorrows with a bowed head
and pensive co~untenance, but it
seemed to be q portrait of some old
German knight. The head was placed
upon the trunk of Apollo, on the
theory that Imperfect man had a per-
feet body. The highest type of physi-
cal beauty had been chosen in the
same mould, and the large head, boldly
set upon the fair, full neck, was COW
cred with a wealth of golden locks,
and the beard was pictured as Of the
same hue, while the large eyes OF the
Shakspeare's portraits, cleaning with
the fire of genius, we're set in the
head. Then there was a picture Of
Henry Ward Beecher, painted with
pursed-up lips as though in the act Of
receiving paroxysmal kisses, and a
portrait of Elizabeth TiltOn, with
her head inclined, her black curls
falling at the side of her face, and
the brown, bird-like eyes looking
intently at the picture of her pastor.
There was a winding staircase, over
which for a skylight a miniature
painted dome had been constructed,
and the mellow light hat was sifted
down fell upon the plaster bust Of /.
7. himself. These oddities, however,
have been removed, and the house fol
some time has been given owe to
boarders and a l%andlady, who recently
moved away without saying the proper
adieux to the tradesmen of the viein-
age. As Theodore has been the sole
b~enefactor of his wife even since she
made her confession substantiating hi;
charges against Mr.. Beecher, and will
continue to receive his support, he has
requested her to return to the old
house, now vacant, and to make it In
the future her home. Mrs. Tilton
has been living for some time in
Macon street, Brooklyn, in a house
rented for her by her husband. Her
two sons, Ralph aud Carroll, the lat
ter a youth growing much like bis
father, have lived with her, while the
father has kept his two daughters,
Florence and Alice, studying music
and art respectively in Stuttgart, Ger
many. He designs to keep them out
of the country as long as is possible.
Mrs. Tilton, although grown nearly
gray through all her troubles, has not
lost her devotion to the children. She
brings to mind the story of the col
ored brother, who was loud in exhor-
tatiOn but shaky in morals, who when
rebuked for bringing so much scandal
on the church, said "Yes, boss, ]
owns square up. Use done broke
ebbery one of de c'mandments but
Dress de Lord, Use nebber lost my
'ligion." There is now no more de
voted disciple of the Rev. Malachi
Taylor, a teacher of the Plymouth
brethren, than Mrs. Tilton and hel
son Carroll. who has become converted
to the doctrine of the same sect, anc
is studying for the ministry Of the
order