The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-28

NV relative, the great man, had told me
that when the capifol was building Thomas
jefferson said one day To one Of the ATohi-
tects. who was snPerintepding the erection
OF some columns: a Why don't you put in
some American architecture here among
/ all the Corinthian and Ionic and other
kindsE"
"Why, Mr.. Jefferson the man replied,
| "there isn't any American architecture"
isn't thereF' said Jefferson. well, I'll
make some"
/ wanted to see this American architect
ure and the guide found It for me.
There are six columns which stand In a
/ little semi-circular lobby which used TO be
/ the entrance TO the supreme court room,
1 and is now the lobby OF the most magnih-
cent law library in tue world The shaft OF
/ the column is composed OF cornstalks, very
slightly conventtonaliEedi around these,
I near the top, runs a rope, above which the
/ ears, whose parted husks show the cora
| within, spread outward sufficiently TO form
/ a graceful capitol.
In another corridor, somewhere In the
Senate wing. there are some pilasters also
designed by jefferson. with capitols COM
posed o: one tobacco leaf, two corn blades
| and a rose.
On some of the bronze chandeliers
noticed grizzly bears. Indians, eagles,
corn blades aud osher purely American
products.
In the famous statuary hall-whlch was
| originally the ball Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives-where room is provided for two
| statues from every state, there were two
things which especially struck my fancy:
Kosciusko's nose. that is the nose upon the
/ face of the bust Of Kosciusko, and the won
derful echoes and acoustic vagaries OF the
chamber.l
The nose is one Of those things that teach
me the poverty and impotency of language.
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Its easy and joyous abandonment OF all the
rules and conventioualities regarding facial
| architecture its unfettered and hilarious
| originality. the reckless augle at which it
sails out from between his eyes, the gro-
| tesque way it spreads its lower end across
his under lip and the incredible shoot up
| ward of its impudent and inquIring tip, are
just outside the power OF words! 1t struck
me at once that about the time "Kosciusko
fell'' freedom got her first square look at
this nose, and thereupon shrieked her mis-
| apprehended shrek.
When at last tore myself from the con-
temptation of this fearless and fascinating
nose, my guide put me through the course
OF i've echoes with relish OF my astontsh-
ment which repetition seemed not to have
dulled, and which in a friend or kinsman
| would have enraged me.
There are two large marble pilasters on
opposite sides of the room. 81 feet apart.
One of us stood at each of these, away back
| in little niche or embrasure, and we car
ried on conversation In low tones, the
crowd moving and talking between US, so
that we could not ordinarily have heard
each other shout
He placed me on a certain square of
marble in the tessellated floor In front of
the sculptured marble clock presented to
the United States by the republic OF France
before the coup d'etdt of Napoleon Ill,
| w al 10 ba ant
Going back some 100 feet or more, and
within lobby, he stood facing toward my
back. when suddenly voice spoke in loud
tones from above the clock, saying: "You
see the clock. do your aud dlscoursing at
| length upon its beauty and value Turning
| l looked back across the crowd to where my
| guide stood. He raised his hat aud smiled.
l could just distinguish bis features.
He came and moved me back a few steps
and returned to his former station, when a
tremendous voice came down out of the
dome and enveloped me in its sonorous tones.
Every word seemed to wrap me about, so
enormous were the tones, yet nobody else
heard a sound Of them. People passed all
about me without so much as looking up.
1t is only at the exact point the great voice
is audible.
/ was placed in front OF statue of Gov.
Allen, and going across the chamber, the
guide stood where could See him, about
seventy-ive feet away. The statue in
front of me inquired abruptly in a severe
tone, NOW, what are you thinking
aboutp
The illusion was completes; started
guiltily, and was about to confess that 1
was thinking about my lunch, when
looked across at the real origin of the in
quiry. He looked amused as he saw my
start, and the statue before me laughed so
diabolcally that my hair stirred, and |
showed on" hastily, When the guide came
over. 1 said in an aggrieved tone. at was
onlysmy lunch"
l. 20, was it," said he. 81 thought it was
a gunpowder; plot, or--soEebody. Never
mind. They geherally jump that way.
Then he stood me very carefully on a
square near one OF the entrances, and went
so far away / could only see him fairly, and
could scarcely have beard his voice in "A
Yazoo yell, amid the surrounding move
ment aud talk.
After O moment q whisper came up from
my feet, came vaguely stealing up from be-
meath the marble floor. Dust thou art, and
unto dust thou shalt return"
looked across at the guide, he waved his
hand, and the whisper continued, mot just
this evening-iater you know. How do you
like thisl'
Its rather crispy at first" whispered
back, then bright thought struck me, and
l added very low, suppose you tell me
| your Qdm9s
"Ah," he whispered, al was sure you
would ask me something before l got
through that | couldn't answer. Come, let
me chow you the central echo"
| so he put me on square near the center
and told me to talk aloud. did so with no
unusual effect, but when moved only six
or eight inches onto the adjoining stone be-
side mine, and continued my loud talking
| the whole chamber was filed with multi
piled and .magnihed:e choeslot my voice, so
that was much abashed. But my guide
proved to me that nobody heard the echoes
except myself. by standing upon the stone
himself, and speaking. When my head was
held close beside his heard all the shout
ing confusion of echoes; but foot away l
heard only lsjs voice at an ordinary pitch.
When we had made the rounds and we're
standing at the door of the Senate restau-
rant, where was to take my lunch. hold
ing my pocket book in my hand, he said:
'Ah, there's a man servant 60 speak to me.
just go in ADD give your order. I'll speak
TO you in q moment"
He went after the man / went in and ate
very slowly all through the programme, I'M
til felt apoplectic. ana there wasn't steak
left for John Sherman, nor a solitary crab
for Carlisle, but he hadn't come back.
might have been eating there yet IL four
things hadn't happened simultaneously.
The provisions, my capacity and my ex-
chequer gave out, and it dawned upon me