The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-20
AN OLO SCANDAL.
The Beecher, Triton and Eiirabe'h or
to-day
.aath's" New York Pencilings.

ssGath's New ! Ork feDcuings,
Theodore Tilton is looking first-ra.e, though
he has grown oldish. He va. spoiled bS
Plymouth church, which at one time sup'
ported him by majority of the votes of tho
members agsiust Mr.. Beecher. Bsecher
wanted to send some money to some Of the
Indians in the Indian Territory, and Iillon
raised the point that said Indians were slave
holders and should not have the money.
Bescher, rich in m-hesrtedness, thought
Il was q small point; but Tilton, who was a
cruel radical asserted his side with so much
effect that the congregation would not vote
the money, and ordered postponed meeting
and debate. From that moment Mrs.
Beecber hated Theodore Tilton. as she ought
TO have done. Boecher was good deal hurt
to fud tho young man no had brought up
with such love setting himself up on frivo-
lous thing like this against his influence IN
the church; but next day he called on Titon
10 take ride, and was silent for good willis
and finally putting his arm srouad Tilton he
ssid: "Theedore, love you better than
ever"
OF the three persons in the big scandal
Tilton most deserves the common injury. Ha
had eet up the gospel of eclectic love, pre-
vious to which his wife had been pure ~o-
man, carrying i. out in practice. His wife
went for sympathy TO the other man, and fell
in love with hin. The other man does not
carry il in his conscience much, being u
strict adherent 10 the old Mosaic theologies
Mrs. Tilton and her brother, Joe Richards,
are not liars. Joe had 70 testify in the case,
and many people we're disguised that he
seemed TO throw stigma on his sisters
character; but that was only part of the
queer behavior Of those Plymouth people,
who would rather tell the truth than enjoy
lie When Joe slipped down rut he Was
truth, life George Washington; but in this
big city Of New York ii seems tina. there
were enough people TO sympsthize with
him and admire him, perhaps from
similar circumstances in their own lives,
and they spoke up and said; Joseph,
though rejected by Mrs. Potiphsr and by
Plymouth church for being 30 virtuous, we
appreciate thee. You shall have our adver-
Using business" Joe was M advertising
agent They were all aa good as their wori,
aud Joe is doing we'll.
The only trouble about Mrs. Tilton was
having told "a lie. The other small nlssiors
did not weigh upon her. She concluded to
give out the naked fact. She said: ~ cut it
with my little hptchet.' Theu greAs pe.ce
came over her. Previously she hadiejected
gifts of flowers that poor Joo had scnt her.
After she confessed she went up to Joe and
put her arms around him and said: "Joe,
that load is off my mind am hsppy, no
matter how poor" Now Mrs Tiltor is living
with her mother in Brooklyn, obscure and
poor, the mother lame or paralytic, but they
don't lie. Theodore Tilton is going around
trying to find the pearl ofg,oat Price; hot he
must also get a great many things off his
mind before he is as happy as Joe and Eliza.
beth and Beecher. AS for Beechtr, his mind
il so full tina. no never can sec anything
of it.