Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-03-01
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Washington Correspondence of the Cincinnati

Washington Correspondence OF the Cincinnati
iCommercial
beard good story last night about
our new commissioner of internal reve.
nue.. told you in former letter that
the vehement female committee of Is, all
strong minded, was here in perpetual
session, sitting 10 solemn conclsye in
Brother Senator Poniaroy's committee
room, from which the sensitive and
blushing Scott Smith was dsiyen by their
discussions. These females do not pro.
pose to lose anything through lack of
energy and activity. They rush about
IN the llveliest manner, capturing the
men bru!es on all sides, and strengthen
ing their cause ve;y much as Samson
carried out the gates, BY sheer force
The do not seem to have read the Ri.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's beautiful
little story of the rose bud. Instead of
wooing with gentle persuasion of the
south wind, they come upon a fellow
with the force of hurricane ~
The other day Gen. Plessan a del
icate, sensitive little gentleman. was dres-
sing for dinner. He had Invested him
self Of every garment except the one
spoken of by Hood in that melancholy
song called The Song of the Shirt
He was sailing about under bare poles,
when he heard q knock at the door. and
supposing ito be his man-who ought
to have been there, and was not-he
sang out, Come in To his utter con
sternation, that constitutional female
known as Mrs. Woodruff. with a peaked
hat and mans overcoat, terminating in
unmistakable crinoline. stsked in AS
she did not impediately stalk out, but
stood looking at the commissioner of in
ternaI revenue in the abstact, the last
named gentleman, having hid behind an
arm chair, stammered out, Excuse me,
madam!
| want to see you on business, Gen.
Pleasanton.'
We'll, madam, won't you be so good
as to come to my offi,e. am not in q
condition to see anyone on business Just
now, and | beg Of you to desist and
come to the bureau
Il don't care anything about your
condition, Gen. PIeasanton; bat it is a
matter of some Importance that | wish
to see you upon, and this is as good an
opportunity as any
My God madam exclaimed the az
onized commissioner. shifting his fnan,
cial person from one leg to the other,
won't you permit me to dress for din
ner?
Il have no objections TO your dressing
for dinner, but what | want TO know is,
what are you going TO do about this
Vanderbilt case? That Vanderbilt case
is great outrage, sir, and can see
that somebody is to be swindled out OF
half million of dollars and here fol.
lowed statement of the Vanderbilt case,
that occupied just 20 minutes by the
clock, and was very forcible ard emphat
ic. AT the end of it, when the strong
minded constitutional Woodruff paused
for breath, the commissioner said:
Il don't know anything about the
Vanderbilt case, madam. | have not
looked at single paper. / have not
heard anything but what you have told
me. have not had time. Ny God, /
don't get time to get on my breeches.-
| don't want to be rude but l wish YOU
would 60 away and let me dress
AT this moment y knock was heard At
the door, and Pleasanton yelled louder
than ever he gave command to a tattal
ION, Come in. The door opened. and
the substantial figure and handsome face
OF our commodore Alden appeared upon
the enterance. SO soon as be did this,
the commissioner chaSsezed from the
rear of his arm chair 10 the back of a
sofa, and Alden, thinking be was intru-
ding upon some tender scene, between
the General and the femsle, beat hasty
retreat But the commissioner was not
to he forsaken, and he ran to the door,
jerked it open, aud, with the tail end OF
his linen flying in the wind, seized Com
modore Alden and brought him back,
when the cool and courageous Wood
hull rose in a majestic manner, and
wished them good day. PIeasauton
sank exhausted into chair. and begged
Alden for little brandy. to try and raj
Iy from this tremendous attack of WON.
ans rights made upon him.
"With the brief garment of a weak defense