The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-05-18
& sATURDAY Y@MORNING, MAY. Is, 1879
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terry with evident relish, while trying to
induce them to buy a set Of her pub
lishel booksaud those of hersister, first at
SO, then ,s5, next $3.50. aud .fua lily at
the. greatly reduced price Of $3.50,
while the youngsters, despite all her
beguiling speech, ended by purchasing a
ten cent picture, aud went off in svide mt
gles. And this is the representative
womapl Fahgh! ] vow I will become a
Beuedick if 1 ever lay eyes on ANOTHER
like heri / was glad when tho door of
the inner Office opened, aud Mrs. Wood
hull came out aud introduced herself to
me in graceful and refined manner, in
marked contrast to that of her bolster
GUS sister. She is somewhat taller and
slenderer than Tennie Her hair is
black and straight, aad was disheveIied
as If from Intense occupation, which
prevented all present thought other own
self or looks She wore picturesque
and we'll fitting jacket, half open in
front like u mans but her dress was
neat, womanly and unos,entatious. Her
face was striking, aud showed the re-
mains OF much beauty. The eyes are
large but red, if from protracted work
by gas-light; the nose firm and finely
cut, aud the mouth sweet aud womanly
1t was the face of one who had felt much
both OF. joy and pain, aud the index of u
sensitive, spiritual nature. She spoke
earnestly aud rapidly, explaining her
plan aud arrangements for the future,
without pretensiou, but with the eager
tone OF one who was thoroughly absorb
ed in an idea. She has many invita-
tions, she SAID, to lecture, from all parts
of the country, at the highest rate OF
compensation, namely, from $3.50 to
$3.50. She has several preseut eyaye
mcuts of this kind to fill, aud then il. .
tends going to England to speak ut st.
james Hall, Loudou, and other places.
uer stay abruad will be short US she
wants to be here during the presidential
campaign; in order to take part in break
Jug up the Repnbhcns party. to which
she looks forward as necessary work.
She avowed frankly her entire depen-
dence oil spiritual influence for guidance,
aud said that she never did anything Of
Importance without first having some
manifestation of the kind. This seems
to be the keynote OF her character, and
'hc impression received from my brief
Interview was that Mrs. Woodruff is
what Napoleon used to call an idcoluyist,
but OF kind that would inspire sympa
thy rather than slrong dislike. From
my meeting with her and from the foat-
ing facts which l have picked up from
various sources, have no ruus n 10
think any worse Of her than this, and
ellarity demands that, however We may
oppose her opinions as expressed from
the platform, We shall not assail her per.
sonal character without ample grounds
Alter obtaining certain published docu-
ments which l wanted, containing
speech OF Mrs. Woodruff aud her sis
ter, l took my leave, feeling as | gained
the open air and sunlight, as if the ply.
sical contrast between the Street and the
Woodruff sanctum was only typical Of
the moral contrast between the views
there preached and those taught by the
rest OF society. There is little doubt
but that the firm is declining in influence
and reputation, aud that, like tie i'm.
mortal Fisk, they will soon have .'souc
wEere the woodbne twincth." They
have made few proselytes here, and
not much of sensation outside the
""ss:,::a :;:i 49, .vrii ,i,ui Ancw
them So little will not miss them hon.
nor mourn their absence much.