The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-03-02
PULASKI, TENN,
THURSDAY, MARCH ID, 1871
miscellaneous.
DOM PIATT.
5Iss. Woodruff Catches Gen. Pleas
ton in Delicate Position.


ton in a Delicate Position.
CFrom the Cincinnati Commercially.
The other day Gen. Pleasanton,
adclicate, sensitive little gentleman,
was dressing for dinner. He had
Invested himself of every garment
except the one spoken Of by Hood
in that melancholy song called "The
Song Of the Shirt. IIewas sailing
about under bare poles, when he
heard a knock at the door, and sup
posing it to be his man-who ought
to have been there, and was not
he sang out, "Come in" To his
utter CONSERVATION, that constitu-
tional female known as Mrs. Wood
hull, with a peaked hat and mans
overcoat, terminating in unmistaks
able crinoline, stalked in. AS she
did not Immediately stalk out, but
stood looking at the Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue in the abstract,
the last named gentleman, hiding
behind an arm chair, suffered out,
Excuse, me, madam"
81 want to see you on business,
Gen. Pleasanton."
Wen madam, won't you be so
good rs to come to my office? I
am not in 4 condition to see any
one on business just now, and beg
of you to desist and come to the
Bureau"
81 don't care anything about your
condition, Gen. Pleasanton; but it
is a 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, shift
ing his financial person from one
leg to the other, won't YOU permit
me to dress for dinnerg'
Il have no objection to your
dressing for dinner but-what want
to know is, what are you goin to do
about the Vanderbilt case? That
Vanderbilt case is a great outrage,
sir, and 1 can sec that somebody is
to be swindlcd out of half million
of dollars and here followed
statement of the Vanderbilt case
that occupied just twenty minutes
by the clock, and was very forcible
and emphatic. At the end of it,
when the strong-minded, constitu-
tional Woodruff paused for breath,
The Commissioner said:-
Il don'tLnow anything about the
Vanderbilt case, madam. l have
not looked at a single paper. I
have not heard anything but what
YOU have told me. ] have not had
time. My God, don't get time to
put on my breeches. I don't want
TO be rude, but l wish You would
go away and let mo dress"
At this moment q knock was
heard at the door, and Pleasanton
yelled Louder than ever he gave
command to battalion, "Come
inr' The dooropened and the sub
stantial figure and handsome face
~ our Commodore Alden appeared
upon the entrance. SO soon as he
did this the Commissioner chas-
sozed from the rear OF his arm chair
to the back OF a sofa, and Alden,
thinking that he was iptrUjiag up
on some tender scene between the
General and the female, heas has
" retreat. But the Commissioner
was not 10 be torsaken, and he ran
TO Tie door, jerl1el it open, and,
with the tail end Of his linen flying
in the wind, seized Commodore Al
den and brought him back, when
the cool on3 Courageous Woodhell
rose in majestic maaaerand wish
cd them y good day. plcasunton
sank exhausted into o chair and
begged Alden fer little brandy to
try and rally from this tremendous
attack OF womau's rights made up
on him.
"Wtth ,he brief garment ofa week d1.,usc
lg s-aod afFall-l-