The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-19
How Mrs Woodruff Inter
viewed General Pleasanton.

! DOnn Ifatt lcilS the lO;t"":'i'f
in his Washington letter to ti.a
Cincinnati Commercial:
l heard a good story last nigh
anent our new C"mmiSSipnr" t..
Internal Revenue. told you in :,
former letter that the vehement
female committee Of eightcen---:.'l
strong minded-was here II p...-
petual session, sitting in s"icm..
conclave in brother Senator P.m"-
roy's committee room. from wh:"..
the sensitive and GirSl:;"t Sc,:s
Smith was driven Ivy 1hcir d.
cusSlons. These females 10 Ia:
propose to'ioSe anything through
lack of energy and activity. Th""
rush about in the livelicst mannc".
capturing the mea brutes on :;'
sides, and strengthening the,
cause very much as Samson c:.r-
ried out the gatcs-through sheer
!orce. They do not seem to have
read the Right Reverend Henry
Ward Beechers' beautiful l!l''..
story Of the rose bud. lnstca, Il
wooing with the gentle perSua>i"r
Of tie South wind, they conc ul'-
on fellow with force Of 4 iur-
ricane.
The other day General PIca*%l,-
ton, a delicate, sensitive lttIe ana.
was dressing for dinner. lie had
divested himself OF evely garment
except the one spoken OF by Hood
in that melancholy song. Called
The Song of the Shirt" lie
was sailing about under bare poles
when he heard a knock ut 1ii.
door, and, supposing it to be his
man-who ought to have bcTa
there and was not-he sang o7t.
"come inr To his utter con>tcr-
nation that constitutional temaI".
known as Mrs. WoodauII, with u
peaked hat and a mans overco"'.
terminating in unmistakaLle cri:.-
oline, stalked in. As she did n' !
.imm ediately stalk out. but s,o".!
Hooking at the Commissioner ii
Internal Revenue in the abstract.
the last named gentleman, hi'!iI:
behind an arm chair, suffered c"!.
Excuse me, madam"
Il want to see you on business,
General PleaSanton."
"Well, madam, won't you be 50
good as to come to my office? !
am not in the condition to Sc.
any one on business Just now, and
/ beg Of you to dcsi>t and Come
10 the Bureau"
II don't care anything about
your condition General Pleasa;.-
tor but it's matter of some i''-
portance that wish to see y"iI
upon, and this is as good an OPP
portunity as any"
NY g! madam: exclaimed
the agonized Commissioner, shift
ing his financial person from orc
leg to another, "won't you permit
me to dress for dinner -
II have no objection to yor"
dressing fol: dinner, bnt what |
want to know is what are yo:t
going to do about this Fandcr!j..
case? That Vanderbilt case is y
great outrage sir, and can Sc
that somebody is to be swindIci
out Of half . million of dollars" aLd
here followed u statement OF Ih"
Vanderbilt case, that occupied just
twenty minutes by the clock, AMI
was very torciblc and emphatic.
/ At the end Oft. when the stronSs
minded Woodruff paused i"''
breath, the Commissioner said:
II don't know anything ai'o'::
the Vanderbilt case, madam. |
have not heard anything but what
you Lave told me. ! have not had
time: Ny God! l don't &c; tins
to get on my brcechcS. | don'
want to be rude, but wish yoa
would 90 away and let me dress.
At this moment Il k"orH wa>
heard at the door and PlcaS;lat"n
yelled louder than ever he Savr
command to i battalion, "Com"
in !" The door opened, ANA tn''
substantial figure and handsome
face Of our Commodore Alden a.
pearcd upon the hc~entr"rce. 50
soon as he did this the C"nim.:s-
sioncr cha<sczcd from the &c &c!
his armchair to the lack. a':.i
Alden, thinking that he was il.
'trudiny upon some tender Srr'''
! between the General and tic !.
male. beat a haSty retreat.
But the Commissioner Was n"'
to DC forSakcn, aud he ran t" 49,
! door, jcrkei it open, und, wiki ill.,
! tail end Of his linen flying ii ti'r
wind seized Commodore Alden Az.
brought him back, when the c"'
and courageous Woodruff rose ii :.
majestic manner and wished 1hr'
Il good day. PlcaSanton sank eA
hausted into u chail, ard bcssg",r
Alden for a little brandy t" IT,.
and rally from this tremen"ni>
attack OF woman's rights ma~,
npon him.
"With the brief garment OF :.
weak defence he stood appalled,.
Ben Butler is not willing t" trust II
regular army TO pu, DOWN the kn h|"A
at the South. because, he SAYS, il Is con