The Van Buren press., 1873-04-01
Vice President Wilson.
HoV he was Captured BY a Female Lob
Extraordinary Nlastrasion Of
the Value Of Perseverance.

| ths y due f Persersrdncs
lFrom the Washington Capital. March ~
A rich incident is related Of +" Our
Henry so rich in fact that We canAet
for the life Of us refrain from giving it
to our readers.
"Our Henry" commonly known here
as old Hesl.taps, 10 well known for
his piety and philanthropy In fact, phi
lanthropy is his best hold, aud hsis never
so happy as when doing something fer
poor, suffering humanty-especially SUI
fcring female humanity.
But to our incident. Among the nu-
mcrous nurses who went to the front"
du,ing the late onplsasantness, !" 70
care for the sick and suffering boys In
blue, was as Mrs. Blank, all the way
from Maine. Now Maine 10 noted for
the patriotism Of her sons and daugh.
ters. and it would be supposed that Mrs.
Blank was perfectly willing to serve her
country on the score OF the old Pine
tree State, you know. But she wasn't.
For now comes the aforesaid Mrs. Blank
all the way from Maine to press her
claim for services rendered and injuries
received while in the service Of the gov
ment, and the way she pressed 1t was .
caution to novces, which would have de.
lighted the heart Of even Joe Stewart,
which incarcerated in q " blasted con.
gressional bastilc.
Ofcourse Mrs Blank laid siege to the
affections and sympathy ofold Henry, ~
a starting point, who introduced her pc
tition in the Senate and had it referred
to the committee on military affairs, OF
which II. I. was then chairman. From
that hour the troubles Of Heel taps "
commenced, for Mrs. Blank 10 none OF
your milk and.water lobbyist who can
easily be put of with . premise to do
something; with her, the thing must be
done. Then, angular and impudsut, she
moved ~ il worked by q locomotive;
and as she swept past, one could almost
hear the clock work OF we'll oiled and
perfect machinery Heel taps" prom.
ised, postponed, and begged of on va.
rious pretexts until the patience OF the
party from Maine had become exhausted.
With the firm resolve that that days
SLOW descending sun should not de-
sccnd upon her still a suppliaat at the
door Of the Senate committee room, Mrs.
Blank sailed from her domicils at an
early hour one balny morning ia May
last, prior to the close OF the second ses.
sion Of congress. and took her way to
the tenement where Heeltaps" takes
his daily indigestion At low figure The
aforesaid II. r., she was informed upon
inquiry, was not up. Would she wait
With the memory OF the several expe-
dicnts resorted to by f" Heel taps" to
put hor of, in her mind, she declined
waiting below, and waving all formali-
ties asccnded to his room. A bold.
rcsolute knock was answered by the in.
vitation to "come in. F"
At the wash stand at the opposite side
OF the room, unconscious Of impending
danger, stood the senator, almost in the
abstract, completing his morning ablu-
tions, for he was clad in abbreviated ha-
blimcnt OF very thin texture. At sight
Of Mrs. Blank he hastily took shelter be-
hind towel, which be shook frantically
as flag Of truce, with view Of nego-
tiations for q retreat 1t was no use,
however, the time for armisticc had
P"oSCut "uO tuC Puiby uom WIN
the courage Of Joan Of Are. Susan b.
Anthony, or DR.. Mary +. Walker, delib-
erately locked the door, and IS delib-
erately put the key in her pocket. Wav.
ing aloft her parasol n an ominous man.
ner, the party from Maine proceeded TO
d" define her position, winding up with
q scathing denunciston Of mankind in
general and ofths "Heel taps" in par
ticular, stating her intention not to leave
the room until she had satisfaction. She
was not going to be put of any longer.
she who had braved the dangers OF .
Thousand battle fields as it were, and
while carrying Off wounded soldier had
fallen into rife pit and broken her leg
Not much Not II she knew herself.
Heel taps" was by this time thor
oughly alarmed. He was out Of reach Of
the bell, and the person from Maine was
nearest the wood box He vcntured
mildly to suggest that there might be
some mistake about the broken leg This
was the last hair that broke the camers
back Like tigress in defence Of hor
young. the person from Maine pounced
down rpon Heel taps" who retreated
behind hair sofa, still protected by the
towel, where he hclplessly sank in re-
lapse. Dropping her parasol. with which
she had repeatedly "prodded the trem-
bling /" Heel-taps," she struck a heroic
attitude and again demanded her rights.
alt was bad enough she said, to ta8
around after senator for satisfaction
and Justice. and be put on in the manner
she had been, hut to have doubts cast
upon that broken leg-that was tso
much Fleah and blood could not stand
il, and she now demanded . solemn
pledge that she should have justice done,
1t was aggravating enough that she
should be obliged to suffer privations
and diseases incidental 10 camp life, but
to have her word doubted was beyond
human endurance. and she was Therefore
compelled to give him occular proof,and
without waiting for an objection or re-
monstrancc she proceeded to turn down
a No. l2 stocking and display substan-
tial limb, and pointing to a protubcrance
thereon, demanded il her statements as
we'll as her character had not been vim
tlicated--said protuberance being mecca
sariy the result Of broken leg.
One glance was enough for OIL Phi
lanthrony. He tainted. Tho leg had