Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01
General PleasantOn In q Fix-HOw Mrs.
WeOdhull Interviewed Him.

! W0Ouuull lnterfleWeu HIM.
Don Piatt tells the following in hi.
Washington letter to the Cincinnati C4m
me7ciaE:
heard good story last night abon,
our new Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue.. told you in foruer letter thai
the vehement female committee of IS
all strong minded. was here in perpetual
session, sitting in solemn conclave in
Brother Senator Pomeroy's com,nittee.
room. from which the sensitive and blush
ing Scott Smith was driven by their dis,
cussions. These fem ales do not propose
to loose 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 Samson carried
out the gates-though sheer force. They
do not seem to have read the Right Rev
erned Henry Ward Beecher's beautiful
little story of the rose bud. Instead of
wooing with gentle persuasion of the
south wind they come upon fellow
with the force of hurricane. .lt- '.."
The other day General PIeasanton, a
delicate, sensitive little gentleman, was
dressing for dinner. He had divested
himself of every garment except the one
spoken of by Hood in that melancholy
song called "rhe Song of the Shirt. -
He was sailing about the room 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" TO his utter con-
sternatlon, that constitutional female
known as Mrs Woodruff, with peaked
hat and man 3 overcoat, terminating in
unmistakable crinoline, stalked in. As
she did not Immediately stalk out, but
stood looking at the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue in the abstract, the last
named gentleman hiding behind an arm
chair, suffered out, Excuse me madam
al want to see yon on business, Gen
eral Pleasanton. a.-.-
."Well, madam. won't you be so good
as to come to my Office. am not in a
condition to see any one on business just
now, and beg of you to desist and
come to the Bureau"
Il don't care anything about your con-
dition, General Pleasanton but it Is q
matter of some Importance that wish to
see you upon, and this is as good an op-
portunity as any"
"My =! madam" exclaimed the ag
onized Commissioner, shifting his fnan-
cial person from one leg to the other,
won't you permit me to dress for dinner!'
81 have no objection to your dressing
for dinner, but what | want to know is,
what are you going to do about this Van
dertilt case That Vanderbilt case is a
great outrage, sir, and | can see that som
body is to be swindled out of half a mill
ion of dollars" and here followed state
ment of the Vanderbilt case, that occupi-
ed just 20 minutes by the clock, and was
very forcibe and emphatic. AT the end
of it, when the stronsg; minded NoedhuH
paused for breath, the Cemmissione, said:
II don't know aDythinS abou: the
case, madam. / have not
looked at single paper. have not
heard anything but what you have told
me. have not had time. My =! l
don't get time to get on my breeches.-
don't want to be rude, but wish you
would 60 away and let me dress"
At this moment knock was heard al
The door, and Pleasanton yelled louder
han ever be gave command to a battal-
ion, "Come in." The door opened, and
The substantial figure and handsome face
of our Commodore Alden appeared npon
the entrance. So soon as he did this,
The Commissioner ehassezed from the
rear of bis arm chair to the hack Of
.ofa, and Alden. thinking that he was in
iruding upon some tender scene between
he General and the female, beat hasty
retreat. But the Commissioner was not
10 be forsaken, and he ran to the door,
erked it open, and with the tail-end of
MS linen flying in the wind, seized Com
nodore Alden. and brought him back,
when the cool and courageous Woodruff
rose in a majestic manner, and wished
hem good day. Pleasanton sank ex-
hausted into chair, and begged Alden
for little brandy, to try and rally from
This tremendous attack of woman rights
nadeupon him. .r..
with this brief garment of weak de-
ence he stood appalled,"
JACOB +. MEDARY furnishes to the
Reading Eagle record of the execu-
ions in this State from ITO to 1871,
showing that liz persons have paid the
oenalty of their life The list he oiyes