The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-03-02
A RACY INCIDENT.
Washington Correspondence of the Cincin
nati Commercial.

Washington Correspondence Of the Cincin
naLi Commercial.
| heard a good story last night about
Our new commissioner of Internal revenue
told you in Il former letter OF rhe vehe
ment female committee Of eighteen, ali
strong minded, was here in perpetual ses
sion, sitting IN solemn concage in Brother
s Senator Pomeroy's rommitteeroom, from
which the sensitive and blushing Scott
Smith was driven by their discussions
These femtics Go nos propose to lose any.
thing through lack Of energy and activi-
ty They rush about in the liveliest man
ner, capturing the men brutes on all
sides, and strengthening their cause very
much as Sampson carried out the gates,
through sheer force The do not SEEM
to have read the Rev. H, nry Ward Beech
er's beautiful little story or the rose bud
Instead of wooing with the gentle persua-
sinn OF south wind, they co,ie upon a
fellow with the force of hurricane
The other tay. Gen. Pleasanton, a del
icate, sensitive little gentleman, was di ess-
ing for dinner. He had dlvested himself
OF every garment except the one spoken
Of by Hood IN hat melancholy song called
" The Song of the 81 V He VAS sail ny
about under bare poies, when he neart u
knock at the door, and surprising it to be
his man-who ought to have been there,
and was not-he sang out, Come in"
70 his utrer Consideration, that cnnsfitu
tlonal female known Ms Mrs. Wo ,dhuii,
with peaked hat and mans overc'at
terminating in unmis'akable crlnoine,
stalked in AS she did not lmmeiia' ely
stalk out, but stood looking at the Com
nlisslo er Of Internal Revenue in the alb
stract, the last named gentle man, hiding
behind an arm CHAIR, suffered out, Ex-
cuse me madam y
az want to see you on business, Gen
/ Pieasanton."
"Well, madam, won't you be so good
as TO come to my. Office. I'm not in con-
dltiOn to see any one ON business JUST
now, and beg Of you to desist and come
to the bureau"
81 don't care anything about your con-
dition, General PleasanrOn but it is a
matter of some Importance thai | wish to
see you upon, and this Is as good an OPP
por unIy as any"
my God, madam! !" exclaimed the ago
niZcd commissioner, shifting his financial
p r>on from one leg To the other, won't
you permit me to dress for dinner? p
/" have no objection to your dress
ing for dinner, but what want to know
is, what are you going t. do about this
Vanderbilt case? That Vanderbilt case
is great outrage, sir, and | can See that
somebody is to- be swindled out Of half
Il million dollars and here followed q
statement of the Vanderbilt cass. that
occupied just 20 minutes 10y the cloak,
and was very toecible and emphatic.
AT the end of it, when the strong-ln lnied
constltu innal Woodruff paused for breath
the commiss oner said:
+" don't knowanvthing about the Van
derbtlt case, madame. have not looked
at a single paper have not heard any
thing but what you have told. | have
not had time My God, Idon't get time
70 get on my breecbes. l don't want to
be rude, but / wish sou would 60 away
and let me dress
AT this moment knock was heard at
the door, and Pleasanton yelled louder
than ever gave command to battalion,
+" Come in" The door opened and the
substantial figure and handsome face Of
Commodore Alden appeared upon the
entrance 80 soon as he d1d this, the
commissioHer chassezed from the rear
of his arm. chair to the back of sofa,
and Alden thinking that he Was intrud
ing upon some tender scene between the
general and the female, beat hasty
retreat But the commissioner was not to
be forsaken, ahd he ran to the door,
jerked 1t open; aud, with the tail of his
linen flying in the wind, seized Commo-
dore Alden aud Brought him back, when
the cool ana courageous Woodruff rose
IN majestic manner, and wished ithem
good day. Pl,asanton sank exhaust
ed into "A chair, and begged Alden for a
little brandy, to try and rally from this
tremendous attack of Woman's rights
mad upon him H
TOU1U STORY An old Yankee W ho