The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-03-30
MI, woodruff. Catches General Pleas.
anton 10 a Delicate Position,

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q delicate. sensitive little gentleman, va.
dressing for dinner. He had divested him.
selfof every garment except the one spo.
en- of by Hood in that melancholy song
called The Song Of the Shirt" he va.
sailing about under bare poles. when he
heard knock at the door. and supposiue
it was bis mau-who ought to bave been
there. and was not-he sang out. ''come
in" To his utter CONSERVATION. thatcon-
stitutioual female known as Mrs. Woodruff,
with peaked hat and mans overcoat ter.
minating in unmistakable crinoliue; as she
did not Immediately stalk out, but stood
looking at the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue in the abstract, the last named gen.
tleman, hiding behind an arm chair. uttered
out, Excuse me madam
II want to see you on business Geuer-
raj Pleasantou."
"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, aud l beg Of yea to desist and como
to the bureau"
II don't care anything about your con-
dition General Plcasanton. but il il mat.
ter Of some Importance that I wish to see
YOU upon, and this is as good an opportu-
nifty as any"
MY God madam" exclaimed the ago.
niscd Commissioner. shifting bis financial
position from one leg TO the other, won't
you permit me to dress for dlnner?"
Ihave no objection to your dressing for
dinner, but what I want to know is what
are you going to do with this Vanderbilt
case? That Vanderbilt case is great
outrage. sir. and can see that somebody
is to bc swiudled out Of a half million Of
dollars" and here followed statement Of
the Vanderbilt cave, that occupied just
twenty minutes by the clock, and was very
forcible and emphatic. At the end of il,
when the strong minded constitutional
Woodruff paused for breath, the COmmis-
siuoer said,
"Idon'tEnow anything about the Van.
derbilt case, madam. / have not looked
att single paper. Ihave not heard any
thing but What. You have told me. 4 have
not had time. Ny God + don't wish to
be rude. but I wish you would 60 away
and let me dress"
At this moment knock was heard at
the door. aud Pleasanton yelled louder
than ever be gave commaud to battalion,
"come in" The door opened and the
substantial figure ofour Commodore Alden
appeared upon the entrance So soon as
he did this, the Commissioner chasezed
from the rear Of bis arm chair to the back
Of sofa and Alien. thinking be was in'rud.
ing upona tender scene between the Gener-
al and the female, beat q hasty retreat But
the Commissioner was not to be forsaken
and ran to the door. jerked it open. and
with the tail end of his linen HyinR 10 the
wind. soized Commodore Alden and
brought him back. when the cool add
courageous Woodruff rose III d majestic
manner and wished them good day.
Pleasautou sank exhausted into chair. and
begged Alden for little brandy to try and
rally him from this tremendous attack Of
womon's rights made upon him.
with the brief garment Of a weak de-
fence. he stood appalled,. y Cincinnati
Commercial.
MARRIAGE Leigh Hunt concluiss an
essay on marriage as follows:-"There is
no one thing more lovely in life, more fall
Of the divinest courage, than young mai
den from her past life. ftOtH her happy
childhood, when she rambled over every
Geld and moor around her home; when a
mother anticipated her wants and soothed
her little cares, when brothers and sisters
grew from merry playmates to loving trust
full friends; from Christmas gatherings
and rompp. tho summer festivals in bower
and garden. from rooms sanctided by the
death Of relatives; from the secure back
grounds Of her childhood. and girlhood,
maideubood, looks out into the dark ant
uuilluuinated future. away from all that