The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-05-18
The Free.Love Brokers.

A letter ftom New York to the
Springfield Republican gives this sketch
of the Woodruff. Ciafin firm ut home:
The counting house of the firm Of
female brokers is at No. A Broad Street,
and occupies the whole ofthe ground floor,
running back to the rear ofthe building
It is Dark aud gloomy place. and is
made still more SO by the high black
walnut desks which fill most of the
space, sufficient 20 accommodate twenty
clerks, but occupied by single indiyil-
ual, wko looks as solitary as the last
rose OF summer. Behind these desks
is second rodih, and divided ftom it BY
a glass partiti9piis another iuner sauc
tuu. This hast is occdpicd by Mrs
Woodruff in person. while the informed.
late one is used by her sistef, rennic
Clafin, aud Col. Blood. L. is also II
dipgs npaftment, lighted only on ons
side by three windows looking out on n
conltortless and narrow yard, shut ia by
the high walls oil adjoining buildings
Two desks, table. some chairs and
lorg sofa, were the only furniture to be
seen Il rathcr worn green carpet covered
the foor, while GU the walls were hun
Two or three cheap pictures, one
caricature representing the bulls and
bears of Wall street being captured by
the women brokers, while, strahycst q.
all, were huge blue window shades
each bearing text of Scripture EN-
bla2oned in large gilt letters At one
side selfactiny telegraph instrumen,
clicked away in a mopotonors mauu.,,
and tue whole effeet of the place on my
senses was intensely depre essing iu con
trast to the bright April sunlight out of
doors. AT one of the desks, when
entered, was seated Col. Blood, an
ordinary appearing gcntIeman, with
rather fierce black moustaches, who's C
nan r5 however, quite belicd his un
common name. The renowned Tehnle
was near by, and was recognized ut once.
She is short aud thick set, and wore
dark blue walking suit, With stiff ugly
hat OF nondcscript character. Her
features are niisculine, and her move
ments Of the samc character. She walk
cd heavily, aud lounged about ON the
edge of the table in disagreeably free
and easy mauIier. 1t was evident ut
once that she was ii course woman, "ol
the earth, earthly aud her familiar.
rowdy manners could only inspire dis
gust. She was not doing anything in
particular ut the time, but merely loa6ng =
abuut, now idly scannug the stock uuo
.;.i.ole oh the telegraph tape; or giving
sudden directions to Col Blood to ut.
tend TO eerlaiu business matters, or
calling in sharp, grating tones for
Jimmy" to deliver some letters, when
she had herself just sent him out of the
Office with message. If this unre6ned,
aimless, whimsical being is type of the
coming woman, | said to myself, may
the Millennium come soon. But | had
not sesn all yet. Presently the door
opened, and two supercilious young
Englishmen entered and asked to see
Teunie. Their errand, as I, ey stated,
was to get her picture, which they had
secu in some other place, but it was
patent they had simply come to gfatiiy
vulgar curiosity. Tennie, however.
was blind TO their object, OF to the cosl
assumption Of their stares aud remarks,
but lounged on the side Of the table and
chatted with the young cubs, one OF
whom had che rudncss t. stand with his
hat on and cigar in Iris mouth while
talking to her. /, made my blood boil
to think that any woman calling herself
espectable should be subjected TO, let
alone endure, such insuiferable insofetfce.
Tennic, however, did not mlnd it in the
least, but listened to their shallow fat.