Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-11-10

Ducky, attend these checks. will Won
"All right. answered the sharp voice
of the Clahin.
"No, we won't be driven OFF; cam,
down here 10 make money and set ar
example to the women; going to set i,
-astonish the men, to. There's ou'
bankers refused to cash our checks un.
til we paid up on the forged one; took
our lawyer and Commodore Wander
bits lawyer-presented our check for
a quarter of million-threatene to
sue them if they didn't pay it instant
y, hauled in their horns quick !"
do You really like the business?"
Of course we like it---going to sue
ceed---I never failed in anything |
meant to succeed in, yet"
"No."
Never! Did yon know am going
to be the next President?"
Ne; | hadn't heard Of it."
Il am I'm going to carry the next
election ifpiles of money. and influence
aud everything else will do it. It's
about time they had woman in the
White House to teach 'em something :;
and shall be the first one
Through the help of the woman's
rights people!"
bah +! no--they can't do anything {:
tried 'em and gave 'em up. They
want 10 be men. and only succeed in
getting half wa y. They don't know
how To combine and work together
that what's the matter--they can t
combine
Then YOU don't believe in women's 5
suiiragc."
Don't care anything about it.
was in Washington last year when
they had their convention, and talk
ed en- down all the time. The men
are going TO elect me-
"O-o-h !"
Yes; and I'm bound to carry the
next election :"
DO you know how you're going to
do it :"
Yes, indeed | have ways. Wait
till you see the article | am writing.
LII give you an Office the first thing -
Mrs. Woodruff WAS profoundly
thanked as she led the way 10 her pri-
v,te oiilce--a pretty little room furn-
ishcd IN soft, neutral tints, with an
open CRATE racliating warlnth and cheer.
Pheasant, isn't it, she observed
conplacently. In an adjoining room
two women sit writing at table, with
bonds and stock certificates .trewn
about them. One Of them i, the black
eyed, slender, snapplsh Madam De
morcst. shining light OF Sorosis, and
one Of the coarse and illiteratc shod-
uyitcs- She has been for some time an
on -tfiv' ia,ntock "I.cEs.t..;. -apd- has bren
able times. and is just pIucking up her
spirits and resources under the nlid-
ancc OF the new firm Opposite is
Mrs. Stenton, short, dumpy. hard
featured English woman, in the cheap
est and coarscst attire, who has lust
made Il million and Il half in single
speculation. She has been operating
for ten years, and in that time has
made aud lost immense fortunes with
facility equaling that of any masculine
operator on the street. She owns a
large amount Of Brooklyn property,
and has husband who probably sym.
pathizes with her work, as he is him.
self an extensive Western spcculator.
Upon the first appearance Of Woodhull
* Clatiln, she began operating through
then and has the most unbounded faith
III their discretion and smartness.
Look at Mrs. Stenton, here, says
the Woodhull, "she operates with
million at a time, and yet these other
tinid women are afraid to trust her
with thousand on bargain"
And now we remember that several
little birds have whispered in our ears
that hundreds of the fashionable wo-
men Of New York are continually oper-
atlng on the street through the brok-
ers, and 1t does not require much
shrewdness to guess that some of these
have formed pool in connection with
Woodruff & Clafiin, which indeed, is
the fact.
Mrs. Stenton rolls up her papers in
business-like bundle. and prepares to
depart for the day meanwhile we are
told that she often carries away with
her at night more than million dol
lars in bonds which she hasn't time to
take to her bankers.
But q more wonderful creature, even
than the Woodruff, is her sister and
coadjutor, Tennie Clafiin.
In the matter Of talking, she is
Woodruff condensed and double dis
titled. She talks without periods or
commas and seems to have an mex
haustible reservoir Of breath.
Good heaven! you'll talk your head
Off" said a brother broker to her on
the street the other day.
''lIe didn't know that l was talking
his head Off," snapped the Clafiin. l
found out all he knew in five minuter.
I'll talk all their heads off yeti"
She has dash, sparkle, nerve, vivaci-
ty-chiefy Of the coarse kind-and is
considered prettier than Woodruff.
Her eyes are brighter, and her lips
nose and chin more piquant and less
classic in outline.
She has the utmost confidence in her
power ST attraction, and once thought
she was going to marry Commodore
Vanderbilt, before the time that vener-
able youth took unto himself the pres
ent owner Of his heart.
He isn't 50 very old. you know, said
the small schemer. oh, observed Mrs.
Wooihull in . street car one day, to .
chance acquaintance, when you find out
who Tennie's going to marry, won't
your eyes bung, thought