The Republican journal., 1871-10-12
A Chess Player and Duellist

.Benjamin Franklin tells Us that the
game OF chess teaches, with other useful
qualities caution. And the Philosopher is
undoubtedly right Under this clasSilica-
ton properly comes GOODNESS, and with
the latter quality as a natural ally must be
mentioned courage. Courage and cool
ness should always go hand in hand. To
be sure man may lack GOODNESS and yet
be a lion in courage. But it i an utter
impossiblity for any individual to be cool
and not courageous. This is something
for the reader to remember. This much
as Introductory and we will proceed with
our story.
Lord Henry Aberdeen, who distinguish
ed himself at the battle OF Waterloo. was
a good but eccentric officer, and a fine
chess player, and at leas- noted duellist
Notwithstanding Aberdeen became Il
renowned duellist as a lad he was etfem-
mate in appearance and apparently
lacked spirit and courage. He passed his
leisure hours over the chess board, while
his brother officers We're usually indulging
in carousals. At last he became the butt
at mess, and was known by the nickname
Of Baby" Aberdeen.
When his regiment was stationed iii
London he became acquainted with sever
al chess players, and often, when dUties
permitted, he trequented Il clup-room
where he enjoyed a tilt at chess with
great pleasure. He made firm 'riend
Of one young gentleman at the club, and
as they We're evenly matched, he j ettr-
red his company to any of the others.
The latter, whom we will call 1ilton
Douglas, was generous, brave, high-spir-
tied and true, and liked young AhcrGeen
with a strong manly affection. He could
not bear to think that his friend, whose
noble qualities he had tathomel and nm
locked by the golden key Of friendship
should be the subject of 4 rliculc in his
regiment. 1t panied him Sorclv. but lie
retrained from broaching the subject to
him, although more than once he nad
been tempted to make his friends cause
his own, and "call OUT by some device
tie bully of his regiment. This could
have been easily accomplished, IS soldiers
and civilians often met at the theatres or
III the saloons; but fearful Of offending
his friend, he curbed his desires, and thus
matters continued.
Those were the DAYS of hard drinking,
profanity, rough manners and ottcntimes,
especially i'll the army unlicensed and
staggering brutality.
The officer who cniovel tile UncuNiablc
notoricty Of being the bully of the rrgi-
mcnt to which our chess playing friend
belonged, was a coarse. rough, bloatcd
and insolent fellow, who had Killed his
man in Il duel, and whom nearly alt. :t,t-
tuated by fear, did homage To.
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