Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-05
60tortestrr 1ailp spp,
From the New Orleans Picayune.
THE AUT0MATON CHESS PLAYER.

sian teITItory as NlteOsk, when one morning
f1eir Won hethpeien entered orousKy
clidihoeI' eAcldllllhg, WIN lhexpresslDe con
sternauon we are menaced by terrible
misfortune Heaven only knows how 1t can
De aVerted Inc Empress Catharme L., nav
ing read IN the newspapers an account OF the
wonderful talents OF the automaton ehesS
payer, wishes to nave game win hllll' anu
ordereu me 10 come WIN IL at once 10 Oh e
tersburg. we must contrlVe some way lor
eyadlng this dangerous honor 10 tne aston
lshment OF Herr Won Aempeieh' "orousky
received TINS intelligence wlthouI the least
alarm laT other"Ise-he seenteu ueiiS.ltGu d. a.,
IT, Eiude suGh WISH heaven lorpiH!
he replied ne Empress uesires are oruers
winch cannot be dlsoDeyea without danger.
Inc best thng we can 40 is 10 OBEY her at
once. aour aiacrlty wiz nol olii{ ulsPoie ner
10 look laVoraDly on us Dut VIII ulspel an s1S,
plcions WHICH may ail9e apou' youi Moheellui
autonaton. beslues, l confess shaii not pc
sorry 10 ma myseif IN the company OF the
great CathaTlhe' ana 10 Sio" hsf 1Llat tile heau
winch she thought worm only leW rouDles
can encounter, ana perhaps Vahqu Us hers.
lou are crazy, man EXCLAIMED Herr Won
hempeieh' alarmed by tne enthusiasm OF tne
Iiueplu sololer' iou forget tlat we may De
discovered ana that we are playing game
whose stakes are nothing less s,r tnan your mead
anu my eAiie III Hlpeila 1heIe Is no ~, etrtll-
~ uanger' quletly rephed orousKy' lour
ingenious automaton mas aireaay uecelVeu so
many, ana such aStute people, tilat we can ae-
ceiVe that crowned hea9 as easilyas any Oh the
rest OF tne world; ana JUST tllnk ~liat go
rl1us souveniI wat al honor iol ~, poIIl VI us'
Wien we sHall pe "oie u say 'liG' Dte H'iPiess
Catherlne H., that naughty Czar!ha' "hom
her courters proclaim tle acutest intellect IN
all her commons, was guIied by you ana peat
. en- by me Athougn herr Won heHPenh
uiu III no WISE snare "ofoushy eiltluSltsil'
ne yleluea' lhey SCI ouG d! once, lor tle Jour
. ney was long anu dlihcult, Ill consequence OF
the hnumeraole precautions necessary 10 De
taken III moving tpe Do& IN wh!ch "oIousky
was concealed Herr Won hempehn dld not
qult MS lrlena an instant more than was apSo-
luteiy necessary ana dlo everything III ms
power 10 aleNlale lhe aiices Vi ms coli-
nnement ana mode OF raVelhg.
AT last after many a long 1atlgulng Gay,
they reached OF; reIersDurg' Inc Empress
reeelNGu lelr Hoh hellpelth Hi-,iuIloreuly
enough say dn9' arg the routes 50 oau tli'1t IL
tahcs YOU hlteeh uays " ooiiie iloil hepSh
10 Of IeterspuIS pray your nlaJesy
parooh' repLeu tne aurolI lleoilaLIG GI, l
CONFESS l nave announcer excuse nat Is IL
PROVIDED 1t pe no CONCESSION Vi Ele Hlcap"eHy
VI your wonuerlti hlacHlne' NO your ma
Jesy' tlafhS Iearu you Wgle an eAeeHen.
ehess payer nave "lSheu 70 present.
you WIN an adversary worthy VI you
was consequently oDhgeu 10 IoSe some 'lllie III
contrlVllS new ana lhdlspehsaole coliolLatlohs
ior 50 IofihluLoie an adversary as your MaJes-
W. AN an repheu the Czarlna, SMILING
Anu 40 you tllhk your new coliiolilatioils
VIII enable your automaton 10 peat me
snail oe eNtremely surprised IL II uoes not'
your Majesty. we IL see, reJoineu the
impress, shakiIg her heau Ho,l!caliy anu
adversary heheNer your NlaJesty pleas
es Nery well aul 50 impatient u meas +1
ure my strength WIN the conqueIor u tl9
most skliiIul payers Oh my empire that SHAH
receive IL thls very evening III my library
Arrange your hlaelilile tnele' si',ii NC 'heie
at ciocK' Preclseiy' DC Puiic'ua'
Herr Won helipeieli Tetlreo 10 PI@'2lG ioI
the evening gahle' Noroushy was ueiish.'
eu' anu rotIeu aV tile pieiSuIe ne WIN NV
III SuiililS inc Eni press Du1 "l,lie ileli 'oh
heihpeleii was oeteIliiiieu 70 rlsh tlle auign
ture, ne determined, 100 10 take every pOssloie
precautlon that ms secret mlght NOT DC oiscoV'
cred, ana that way OF escape might remain
LOT MN even IN case Oh dahger. therefore ne
carried the automaton 10 the palace III the very
box III winch ne placed IL WINE uaVenhg. AT
CLOCK, precisely, the empress, attehueu ny
numerous suite, entered the library ana TOOK
Their places III front OF the lurK:
nave 1orgotteh 10 say lleIl 1ol helipe 1lt
never allowed anybody 10 90 Deillnu tle sut1 u
maton' ana "ouio never pesli ~ pay uil'ii 'ii
the spectators were IN 'front.' OF the ulk'
Inc couruefs were an unanimous ~ Prgulc'
ing the automaton ueIeat' I1eIr On hell'
pelen invited everybody present 70 eAa ar
the chest OF drawers anu 'ile pouy Vi 'ig ui I'
ana aIter ne hau coiiNlhceu every o,le 'ii"' 'iie
automaton contained nothing out the machln"
cry we nave described, preparations were ilisue
for the game Catherine was favored by 10r-
tune, which gave her the hrst move; she
played the first pawn the automaton played,
and both parties continued the game III the
midst OF proI2unu silence III soon pecallle
apparent, by GATHERINGS trownS, that the au-
tomaton was not very gallant to her, ana was
after all, worthy OF the reputation IL enjoyed.
Piece after piece was captured from her. when
suddenly the Turk raped violently WIN ltS
hand on the cushion, and replaced piece
moved by its antagonist. Inc Empress mad
cheated, either to try the talents OF the automa'
ton or to give her an advantage IN the game
0he would not CONFESS tlat sne hau Hhaue d
mistake, so she replaced Inc piece on the sqla,e
whence the autohalon hau hloFeu IL, anu ~ iooA-
ca as haugntily as sle coulu az tne n YIN 4,r.
Inc autohtoii instantly AiooAGu wv @ai 'ile
pieces on tne cliess pqaI9' anu tiie cnoA VI
Wheeis, winch was ,neaiu IuiG M, oNe e So
was going on, instantly cease1' ny ii'Jh I'M
stopped, as II somethls9 hau plohen; witt AAeIl
Won hempelen recoenizeu Histdnuy ~ t
SKY boiling temper IN tillS uiSplay VI ~ e nu-
NOR, ana STOOD pale ana temohhg WIN lear
to see how TINS dispute between the Elhppess
of all the Russlas and the prosecuted fole
would end Oh no on no Mr. Auton-
atom J! said the Empress gaily' VINO was any
thing but sorry 10 see tne game Ill winch