Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-01

commissioners P1easanton In an En-,
bafrassing Predicament.
Washington Correspondence of the Cincinnati Con,
mercia1.
heard good story last night about
our new commissioner of internal rev.
enue. / told you in a former letter that
the vehement female committee OF
eighteen, all strong minded, was here
III perpetual session, sitting in solemn
conclave in Brother Senator Pomeroy's
committee-room, from which the setlsi.
tive and blushing Scott Smith was
driven by their discussions. These fe.
males do not propose to lose anything
through lack of etiergy and activity.
They rush about iii 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 fellow with the force
of a hurricane.
The other day, Gen. Pleasanton, il
delicate, sensitive little gentleman, was
dressing for dinner. He had divested
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 supposing it to be his
man-who ought to have been there,
and was not-he sang out, "Come in. y
10 his utter CONSERVATION, that consti-
tut1onal female known as Mrs Wood
hull, with a peaked hat and mans
overcoat, terminating in unmistakable
erlnolne, 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 -
"I want to see you on business,
Gen. Pleasanton
g Well, madam, won't you be so good
as to come to my Office. am not in
condition to see any one on business
just now, and I beg of you to desist and
come to the bureau"
g don't care anything about your
condition, General Pleasanton but it
IS matter Of some importance that I
wish to see you upon, and this is as
good an opportunity as any,
"My God madam exclaimed the
agonized commissioner, shifting his f.
nancial person from one leg to the 9th
er, "won't you permit me to dress for
dinner?"
81 have no objection to your dress
ing for dinner, but what I want to
know is, what are you going to do about
this Vanderbilt case? That Vanderbilt
case is great outrage, sir and I can
see that somebody is to be swindied
out of half a million of dollars, y and
here followed 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 constitutional Wood
hull paused for breath, the commits
sioner said
81 don't know anything about the
Vanderbilt case, madam. I have not
looked at a single paper. [ have not
heard anything but what you have told
me. l have not had time. My God, l
don't get time to get on my breeches.
[ don't want to be rude, but wish you
would go away and let me dress"
At this moment a knock was heard at
the door, and Pleasanton yelled louder
than ever gave command to a battalion,
Come in." The door opened, and the
substantial figure and handsome face of
Commodore Alden appeared upon the
entrance. So soon as he did this, the
commissioner chassezed from the rear
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 the door,
ierked it open, and, with the tail of his
linen flying In the wind, seized Commo-
dore Alden and brought him back, when
the cool and courageous Woodruff rose
in majestic manner, and wished them
a good day. Pleasanton sank exhaust
ed into chair, and begged Alden for a
little brandy, to try and rally from this
tremendous attack of woman's rights
made upon him.
"With brief garment of weak defence
He stood appalled,