The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-01-28

Europe, II was taken to the princpa
cities at the Union, and every where attrac
ted crowds. The following history of III,
invention, translated some years ago from
"A French Journal, called La Gar,ie Nation
al, will be read with interest. MANY of ou,
readers may have seen the history before
II will, nevertheless, we think, be re. peruse,
hN them With pleasure.
Never perhaps has the appearance OF tn,
most hfdlta"t phenomenon attracted more
attention ia the learned world, than that al
the Automaton Chess PLAYER, invented b,
Baron hempeieu
his au'onatou was hr.t known al
ffeshnreh IN 40, 1t challenged the best
players To combat, from which IL Was al
WAYS sure TO come off victorious. Necau
hardly form an idea OF the deligh, with
which the foreign journals related the won,
def- performed b, tins marvellous machine.
nor the eShggerayion OF tie llattcry lavish
ed upon the Inventor second prometheus
b had stolen iife from heaven TO animate
hi. wotn.
Every possible combination Of chess
playing appeared to have been iorcseeu by
hts genius, So admirably dat the movements
oi the autuuiatun accord with those Of his
nd,.f.ar
rul,llc .u,,o.it, .xt,,.d hy .,ch ,ano.t.
od DESCRIPTIONS. soon assembled at Pres
ourrh A uumeron, ceucoufsc Of amateurs
meehan,c., aud artists,
The r.eertl.n ro,m nf tho G,,on Il ON.
The uttomnt,p dressed IN , n,,o,;fica,t
ntbau. and III. r,cb co.ton,e al .n ,.,t,e
Sultan. wa, seated b.jnr, a ehn...b,,rd
covered with hi, ui.e,s. and nl.+r,d imam "A
cabinet three t.ni binL ,wo IN oit,i, ana
.6,.io l,,,gi1 and p,ov.d op ,,ll.,s
ia uis ,,hinst TIM, vyh,.l. the ,li,d.,s
and l.,,f. ..,.,..s,,, f,,, the. ,,....oi ,l. ma,
chm. nts ,dar.g B.ior. In. ,pt,,,,,ton
c,n,n,,uc, ,,l,,,uo liz. io,.,,,,, c.,r.t,,ll,
on.u,,. tho d,o,,. ana. ,it., ,i,e o,,,.r ortt
remarked imam tbe n,ut,,l,c,t, ot ,b..l.
work with which n WA. 6ll.d .hov,ay IT
Ia h. impo..iLl. tc nIac. .nnv m. WITHIN
a, soon as A rla,.r exhibited himself.
the exhibitor. furnished with an iron kes.
wouuJ M The n,ac,,ine with .tud,.d o,ax,t,
when the notsc al the wheels cnuld h. dis>
unetly heard catching in a COZ wheel hke
that Of q clock
The cyr. Of fine un,onalon wore tb,p
cast down on the eb.,, board and after
some moments OF APPARENT meditation. he
SLOWLY raissd has arm. directed to the niece
which he wished To take. .e.1,d ii f-miy
between nis huue,s. raised il. and moved II
tn the ,aualc Where IT should be placed It
vas an vain To ,.ute,yor Ia ,tsrotcer, INN
b., a wtouu movement the slightest dapar.
cure from the rule, seemed 20 make h.
brow dltktn he shook hi. head IS a sign
OF discomfort and replaced ,he pece ~
PLAYED 10 the -,.lafc from which il came.
When It was about to announce cbec6.
the lips ct the automatou were ngliaisd
and there escaped hnarse sound like the
pronunciation of the word chei or che
winch though terbN ariiculatrd WAS sutii
Gent TO warn the adversary.
Thus nothing Which could complete the
illusion had been neglected, 4, was 80, long
however, before the surprise o' Tine speciE'
tor began to diminish the more he move.
ments OF the aulomaton were cNecrtcd with
pfomplucss al facility the more It became
evident that they were subjected to a direct
iug force. The inventor himself achnowl
edged it, but VIVA, Was this invention so
,killlul, and IN = gano too IN which one
can excel only after close study aud long
practice Ever, eye iutentIy Fixed upon
Mr. henpeen, sought IN vain to discover ~
his looks. IN his manner, Ia his slightest ge,
tam, s,,,. tn5t,,tinu of menus which he