New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-11
FROM BOSTON,.
From al Oseasioual Corespon

From al Occasional Correspondent.
BosrON, June ., 1859.
Who, pray is the illustrious Thompson that has
suddenly leaped from obscurity 10 the topmost PIN
nacle of the Temple OF Fame, taat shines afar on
that steep, which, who can tell how hard 1t Is
to climb mean the mortal man who has beaten
Paul Morphy on the checkered field of his hitherto
uncheckered glories. Let him come on here ADD
claim triumph to which that accorded to Paul,
the Apostle of Chess unto the Gentes, shall have
been but as a slight ovation. The larder of the
Revere House is repenished by this time. Its
cellar has not yet been drunk dry. Ifthe magnates
of Boston and Cambridge assembled themselves
together in what Mr.. Morphy justly styled an
llusrious presence" to do honor to the stripping
champion who had laid low all the Goliaths
of European CbessdoW, they surely can
not refuse to hail with greater honors HIN
who has vanquisoed the victor. Boston folks
are not yet so entirely emptled OF the
- notions of which they full to prOverb, that
they have not some left for the Apotheosls of
Thompson. Let him come on, and, though L did
not take part in the Feast held ia honor of Morphy
will not fail to help swell the vOtige train that
shall pile the banqne. in Thompsons name. | was
not invited to the Morpby Dinner, it is true though
| cannot imag ne why not, for | am sure meme of
the invited guests could have known less about
chess than l. and this may give jaundiced hue to
its imsge, rs contemplate It with my minds eye;
but must say it does look to me AS demonstration
slightly disproportioned to the occasion OF It, and
this perhaps mskes me more alive ~ the just dues
of the great Thompson.
think you have let Ms off very easy this time,
considering the temptation to poke fun at us. How
one particulars b'gh Notwithstanding Of
your staff Who loves Boston as Death loves a shin
ing mark, and delights to grid at her and her lido
syDcrasies, could have let slip 80 excellent text
for his Rabeaisan diatribes, cannot understand.
For that the thing was rather run into the ground
is, | imagine, the pretty general opinion OF all
hereabOuts, who were not art and part OF the mat
ter That the Boston Chess Club should invite
aud entertain Mr. Morphy as their guest and give
BIN Il dinner, if they chose was all perfectly
proper; but why Presidents Of the College, Me-.
Everett. Mr.. Winthrop, professors sacred aud pro-
fame, the Chief Justice of Massachusetts,, Senator
Wilson Governor Banks and va 'i0us other digni-
tares should have been hidden to st at meat with
this young gentleman, in honor Of his cleyefness
at game of skill Is not So clear TO tho common
mind. Nothing but the excellent good sense, good
taste eentlemanlike bearing and Ingenious mod
esiy of Mr.. Morpby saved the whole thing from
being ridiculous. Suppose instead OF being the
thoroughly well-bred and ell.judgng young gen
teman he is be had been ju.thedged Elijah
Poeram, and had spread esgled hi nselt and saved
the Union like "a child o Freedom and child O.
"Natur whose proud answer to toe tyrant and the
des pot was-my home is IN the settln sun /"
shudder at the gross id.a, as the Princess Hun
c,munca in Tom Thumb does at that of a
Man, Why should not like hon)rs be paid to
the champions Of Whist, Draughts, Billiards
all of which are games involving the exercise OF
the calculating, rejecting aud reasoning faculties
I 1 nm her
had Mr. Morpby returned from fighting the battles
OF Europeso liberty, bridging along Bonaparte and
BoDba and Francis Joseph in chains, or had he
been crowned, like Petrarch, in the capital, as the
first poet of the age, or been salnted by accama-
ten az the Raphael or Michael Angelo Of the cen
tury be could hardly baVe had higher honors and
praises bestowed upon him.
had the pleasure of seeing the young gentleman
one evening at the rooms OF the Chess Club, en-
gagged in game, with crowds of ladies' and
gentlemen looking on. Nothing could be more
! quiet and proposing than his whole appear
/ ance and deme.nOr. As ! know nothing OF
! the game, and as it is not an entertaining
one to an uDenlightened spectator l did not
stay long the rather a. the night was hot and
elo,a and the air of the crowded rooms scarcely
respiraple And speaking Of that, had just come
/ from an exempfcaton of the effect OF bad air on
a constitution habitusly accustomed to what was
good and pure. Albeit Injured to the lecture-golDg
| mood, went that evening to lecture advertised
/ by DR.. George NJ. Windship Of Roxbury, on
/ Ph.sica Education and the Development of
/ the Muscular System BY Gymnastic Exercises.
/ This young gentleman, ] bad heard from un-
questionable authority, had brought his own physi-
cal strength up to d point, not surpassed, if
equaled, by any of the strong men on authentic
record, and thus was himself the great sublime
be drew" The place was the Mercantile Hall, in
Summer street, room containing Say ak hundred
persons. 1t is as il.ven :ilated most of the
American public buildings; but, rs the night was
hot all the windows were opened from the top,
and the best done for us in the way of furnishing
us with air. Still, it was very close and hot and
DR.. WlDdship bad but approached the close Of the
first part Of his Discourse, which was on the wees
Of ventilation and the insensate folly Of civilized
man, which seemed 10 regard as nuisance the
very essential element of animal fe-at least gen.
orally contriving TO make il such-when he stopped
hestated staggered, and fell to the ground nsensi
bic. 1t was the best possible commentary on his
text. This strong young man, who has spent the
chief fins life in the open air, or in rooms nefuy
ventilated could not endure the poisonous agent
to which We had all accustomed ourselves suf
fciently to regard it merely as slightly disagreed
bic circumstance. DR.. Windship attempted again
to proceed, but was obliged to give it up for that
| time.