Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-23

her physician.
"'NHell," responded the patient, "if
sou 20 home now / will consult with
father and have him write a line to
you In the course of al hour or So"
Mrs. Tilton, in accordance with the
suggestion, went home and waited.
In the meantime the father had been
somewhat curious as to the negotia-
lions. However, much as he ex.
peoted In the way of revelation con
corning the nurse" he confessed to
complete astonishment when her
true name was given.
After considering the case the gen.
tleman and his daughter, who had
always had sympathy for Mrs. Tllton
during the trial, concluded to engage
the lady as nurse. A note was writ
ten to Mrs. Tillon saying to her that
her proposition had been accepted,
and that she might enter upon her du-
ties at once In less than an hour
from the receipt of the note Mrs. Til
ton was in possession of the sick
room, and had begun with great dell
cacy to administer to the wants of the
patient. She watched by her bedside
all night, and was extremely devoted
In her attention.
On the folio wing day the ladies be-
gan to exchange condolences. The
patient was somewhat improved In
condition, and had the curiosity of
her sex to know why Mrs. Tllton had
concluded to become a hired nurse.
Mrs. Tilton vas not In the least re-
served on the subject. She said
that the allowance of $1,000 q year,
which WAS made to her by her hus-
band, was not sufficient to maintain
her family In the style in which she
should live. 1t then came out by de-
grees that her eldest daughter, the
young lady who had stuck to her dur.
Ing the trial, had been married against
the wishes of her parents, and that
her husband had been an inmate of
an asylum. The result was that she
was caring for her daughter and a fif-
en.months. old baby, tho fruit of the
union.
1t did not ~transpire whether Mr..
Tilton had been asked for an increase
of the allowance, but Mrs. Tilton gave
the lady to understand that when the
daughter married 1t made q breach be-
tween herself and her father, which
1t might take a long time to repair.
The subject was m which might
not be approached very easily, but the
patient had a great curiosity to hear
from Mrs. Tilton's own lips an account
of her relations to MI. Beeoher. 1t
was slow work getting to 1t, but she
eventually succeeded. She began by
contrasting that she had been in sym
pathy with Mrs. Tilton throughout
the trial because of the charges which
had been made against her. She
knew as q true woman that there
could be no foundation for them. She
also intimated it as her belief that
Mrs. Tilton's confession had been got
from her by threats.
1T was always" began Mrs. Tiltop,
"a matter Of profound surprise to me
that my so,called confession should
have met with 80 strange a recettion
at the hands of the public"
"Of course there was no truth In it,"
said the patient. "You could not help
yourself at the time"
every word of it wss true" replied
Mrs. Tilton. my relations toward
Mr.. Beeoher will never be perhaps un'
derstood. He was my spiritual guide
and counselor, and my religious belize
had been formed under his teaching
There seemed to be nothing wront
In what ! did as l viewed It.
After Mrs. Tilton had been en-
gagged IL. her new occupation during
four days and nights, there WAS a hur
ried ring at the door bell. The ser
want was informed by q fashionabl!
dressed young lady that she was tn
daughter of Mrs. Tilton, and desired
to have al immediate interview will
her mother. Mrs. Tilton appears,
very much a~gitated, went to the re
ception room and had an intervie,
with the young lady. When she re
turned she said that her daughte
was not satisfied that she should con
tinue any longer to play the role @
nurse. 1t did not seem to her to b
fit or proper, and she had ~earnestl
requested that there should be an I'm
mediate termination of the engage
ment.