Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-18
MRS. THEODORE T1LToN.
Compelled by Poverty to Serve as a Hired
NurSe.


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New York Special to Chicago Tribune.l
It is reported that Mrs. Theodore Tilton
recently found it necessary, owing to her
straitened financial circumstances, to
hire herself out as nurse. The wife of a
naval surgeon, who resides in Monroe
street, Brooklyn, was very i'll at Christmas
time, and, in the absence of her husband,
who is at present in the West Indies, was
waited upon night and day by her father.
1t became necessary to engage nurse,
and the family physician agreed to get
one. Soon after yelled lady
called and said she was the
nurse recommended by the doctor.
She was taken to the sick-room by the
father of the patient, and he at once with
drew. The door. had no sooner closed than
the nurse advanced to the side of the lady
and modestly announced that she was the
wife of Theodore TilIon, and that her cir
cumstances were such as to render 1t
necessary that she shoald find an occupa
ton in order to exc out the sum allowed
her by Mr.. Tilton. Mrs. Tilton said that
she had arrived at the decision upon ma
ture consideration, and intended to nurse
| those only who were recommended by her
physician. "Well," responded the patient,
IF you go home now [ Will consult with
father and have him write line to you in
the course of an hour 500
Mrs. Tilton, in accordance with the sug-
cestion. went home and waited. In the
meantime the father had been somewhat
curious as to the negotiations. However,
much as he expected in the way of revela-
ton concerning the nurse" he confessed
to complete establishment when her true
name was given.
After considering the case the gentle
man and his daughter, who had always
had sympathy for Mrs. Tilton during the
trial, concluded to engage the lady as
nurse. A note was written to Mrs. Tilton
saying to her that her proposition had
been accepted, and that she might enter
upon her duties at once. In less than an
hour from the receipt of the note Mrs.
TiIton was in possession of the sick room,
and had begun with great delicacy to
administer to the wants of the patient
She watched by her bedside all night, and
was extremely devoted in her attention.
On the following day the ladies began
to exchange condolences. The patient was
somewhat improved in condition and had
the curiosity of her sex to know why Mrs.
Tilton had concluded to become hired
nurse. Mrs. Tilton was not in the least
reserved on the subject. She said that the
allowance of 81 900 year,which was made
to her by her husband, was not sufficient
to maintain her family in the style in
which she should live. 1t then came out
by degrees that her eldest daughter, the
young lady who had stuck to her during
the trial, had been married against the
wishes of her parents, and that her hus-
band had been an inmate of an asylum.
The result was that she was caring for her
daughter and ffteen-months-ol baby,
the 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 mar
ried it made breach between herself and
her father, which it might take long time
| to repair.
| The subject was one which might not be
approached very easily, but the patient
had great curiosity to hear from Mrs.
Tilton's own lips an account of her rela
lions to Mr.. Beecher. 1t was slow work
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She began by confessing that she had been
in sympathy with Mrs. Tilton throughout
the trial because of the charges which had
been made against her. She knew as
true woman that there could be no founda
ton for them. She also intimated it as her
belief that Mrs. Tilton's confession had
been got from her by threats.
''It was always" began Mrs. Tilton, "a
matter of profound surprise to me that my
so-called confession should have met with
so strange reception 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 was true" replied
Mrs. Tilton. "My relations toward Mr..
Beecher will never be perhaps understood.
He was my spiritual guide and counselor,
and my religious belief had been formed
under his teaching. There seemed to be
nothing wrong in what did as l viewed
it." After Mrs. Tilton had been
engaged at her new occupation
during four days and nights there
was hurried ring at the door bell. The
servant was informed by a fashionably
dressed young lady that she was the
daughter of Mrs. Tilton, and desired to
have an immediate interview with her
mother. Mrs. Tilton appeared very much
agitated, went to the reception room, and
had an interview with the young lady.
When she returned she said that her
daughter was not satisfied that she should
continue any longer to play the role of
nurse. It did not seem to her to be fit or
proper, and she had earnestly requested
that there should be an immediate termin-
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