The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-22
CONFIDENTIAL CORNERS
ruo Spots IN the House Where Solid
Comfort is found.
From the Washington Star.


Comfort is found.
ZION, the Washington Star.
or..-a ora two confidential corners in the
House. When a member has q very par
t;c,lar story to tell, that he does not want
.,-orvbody to hear, he takes the chosen con-
sdontover to one of these corners Soms-
.;,r,es member seeks the corner to hide
,.5ocba that has come over from the
80 bafore-a sort of leftover proof"
es5,ostirnes a solitary member is there mop
81 sometimes two are there, holding
1Lee;r sides and red with laughter, while
snother sits between them with a seri-
az avnression on his face, intended to
ouu, I the joke or funny story he has
9,st related. These two corners are corn
ers
M MEDITATION OR OF MERRIMENT.
NIT On the democratic side-there is one
Zach side-is on the extreme northeast,
Sn+yvaan the fireplace and the wall. 1t Is
sor,cad in a triangular way byN a big settee
Aet y s,1ch monster may be called by that
,ome--that will scat about ten persons on
each side, with high, padded back be-
tween them. This is set crosswise, cutting
ofr the fireplace and the quiet corner from
~ az rast of the House. The quiet corner
oocnnles but a small part of this triangle
~ - crowded close up between two walls
ieather sofa is pushed tight up against
tbe wall, and, sitting there, one looks into
the fire. -,
big red glowing Goals. Members sitting in
the corner would squirt tobacco juice into
the crate. Now it IS
A SNARE AND A DELUSIoN
This a make believe fireplace, without
anv fire at all about it except the yellow
Of ha oh
new and reflected back into the face from a
curve of corrugated copper. Occasionally
a member forgets and tries to spit in the
fire. 1t does not sizzle, it merely spreads
ont and leaves a stain on the polishe cop
ner. Then the member looks silly. This is
the only thing that detracts from the quiet
corner. All the hand painted aud other
wise civilized receptacles cannot,make up
to the back-county member for the fire to
spit in.
Every morning this corner is occupied.
All day long it is not left vacant. There are
three other sofas strung along the wall,
Just as soft and springy, but the one in the
corner
is THE PRIZE.
Three congenial members will sit there
with their feet on three chairs In front of
them, and as they put their heads together
and chuckle, the rest of the House knows
that II Gnere Is souQ COmLOrO any where IL Is
there.
There is Just such looking corner on
the republican side, corresponding exactly
with this-only it is not the quiet corner.
The quiet corner on that side is still more
secreted. 1t is in the cloak room or lobby
under the "black gallery" II is in the
very end of this narrow room among
the coats and hats. 1t is furnished with
two chairs, water cooler, a sofa, and
wood box. The latter is high, old fash
toned wood box, with a slantlng lid, that
has settled down into the corner and into
disuSe,
BEMOANING THIS ARTIFICIAL AGE
when the glare of gas takes the place of
warmth. Now this box serves as a seat in
the quiet corner. One or two members will
sit on it and dangls their legs down, while
the two chairs and the sofa are occupied by
their colleagues. There they sit and smoke,
telling stories and reciting "reminiscences.
II solitary member goes there with his
newspapers he is soon surrounded by sew
eral congenial fellows VINO won't let him
read The brightest wit and the merriest
stories are reserved for this corner. A mem
Der sitting on the wood box finds his mem
DRY drifting agreeably back to the hours
spent ON another wood box by the store in
the crossroads grocery and the recollections
of the quaint old gossips of the country
town shape themselves into curious stories
that might enrich the nations collection of
folklore.
Democrats often sit on the republican
side of the House. Republicans fear no
contagious of false doctrines" from being
in democratic seat. But it seldom ever
happens that party man is in the wrong
corner.