The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-03-11
A RACY INCIDENT.
Comm issioner FleasantOn I'm an EN-
barrassing Predicament.
washington Correspondence of the Cincinnati Com

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Com m issfoner Pleasa nton I'm an EN-
bnrrassfng Pred1cament
Washington Correspondence of the Cincinnati Conn.,
mercial
1 heard good story last night about
our new commissioner of internal rev.
enue. I told you in former letter that
the vehement female committee OF
eighteen, all strong minded, was here
in perpetual session, sitting In solemn
conclave in Brother Senator Pomeroy's
committee-room, from which the sensi-
tive and blushing Scott Smith was
driven by their discussions. These fe
males do not propose to lose anything
through lack of energy and activity.
They rush about in the liveliest manner,
capturing the men brutes on all sides,
and strengthening their cause very
much as Sampson carried out the gates,
through sheer force. They do not seem
to have read the Rt. Henry Ward
Beecher's beautiful little story of the
rosebud. Instead of wooing with a
gentle persuasion of the south wind,
| they come upon a fellow with the force
of hurricane.
The other day, Gen Pleasanton, a
delicate, sensitive little gentleman, was
dressing for dinner. He had Invested
| himself of every garment except the
one spoken of by Hood in that melan-
choly song called "The Song of the
Shirt He was sailing about under
bare poles, when he heard knock at
the door, and surposing it to be his
man-who ought 70 have been there,
and was not-he sang out, "Come In. =
To his utter CONSERVATION, that consti-
tutional female known as Mrs. Wood
hull, with peaked hat and man S
overcoat, terminating in unmistakable
crinoline, stalked in As she did not
Immediately stalk out, but stood look
ing at the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue in the abstract, the last-named
gentleman, hiding behind an armchair,
suffered out, excuse me, madam y
L want to see you on business,
Gen. Pleasanton.
Well, madam, won't you be so good
as to come to my Office. l am not in a
condition 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 youl
condition, General Pleasanton but il
is matter of some importance that
wish to see you upon, and this is as
good an opportunity as any"
"My God madam" exclaimed the
agOnized commissioner, shifting his ii
nancial person from one leg to the 9th
er, "won't you permit me to dress fol
dinner2n
81 have no objection to your dress
| Gov h,,+ x,rbo{ I J.
know is, what are you going to do about
this Vanderbilt case? That Vanderbilt
case is a great outrage, sir, and l can
see that somebody is to be swindled
out of half a million of dollars" and
here followed a statement of the Van
derbilt case, that occupied just 20 min
utes.by the clock, and was very forcible
and emphatic. At the end of it, when
the strong minded Unconstitutional Wood
hull pulsed for breath, the commits
sioner said:
81 don't know anything about the
Vanderbilt case, madam. | have not
looked at a single paper l have not
heard anything but what you have told
me. l have not had time NV God, /
don't get time to get on my breeches.
L don't want to be rude, but wish Won
would go away and let me Dress
At this moment knock was heard al
the door, and Pleasanton yelled louder
than ever gave command to battalion.
Come in" The door opened, and the
substantial figure and handsome fann o
Commodore Alden appeared upon the
entrance. SO soon as he did this, the
commissioner chassezed from the real
of his armchair 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, and he ran to tie door
jerked it open, and, with the tail of his
linen flying IN the wind, seized Comma
dore Alden and brought him back, wher
the cool and courageous Woodruff rose
in majestic manner, and wished then
good day. Pleasanton sank exhaust
ed into chair, and begged Alden for
little brandy, to try and rally from. thi:
tremendous attack of woman's rights
made upon him.
''With brief garment of a weak defence
He stood appalled,"