The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04

"Oh, he will have to so back.
cool as q cucumber.
"But what can | tell him?"
"Tell him the automaton has got
a fever"
ooh, quit your joking, and get
up!' imperatively,
"Ah! but l can't" decidedly.
"Why, we have lever received
more money for any one exhibition
81 know ; but We can give it
back"
"The devil you say-Ill run for
a doctor"
"No; that's useless"
"Why? What can | do? Is there
no wayato break the fever?"
"Ohl now you talk. Yes, there is
a way-one way"
"Tell me that way"
"Pay me what thou owest!'
ooh, wells hal all? Yes; so I
will, when the soiree is over"
"No, sir! 1 MIST have it here
"Now?"
"Before we begin. I want the
1000 francs wldch were paid you
this morning"
"All of it?"
Just that and no more-and no
less. Then | will play, and not till
then"
"Maelzel looked the little man in
the eye, but determination was writ
ten there. This was evidently no
time for excuses. He had the mon
ey, and his partner knew it, and,
besides, was only asking what was
his due. He looked at his watch /;
it marked 1915, and his Majesty,
who was known as a model of pune.
tuality, would be there at 1890.
He took out his pockot-book, and
counted out the four notes of 500
francs each with q groan.
The cure was marvellous to behold;
for, soon as Mouret's hand closed
on the money, he jumped outof bed,
full dressed, boots and all.
This artful dodger had been
watching for Maelzel from tho win
dow, and when he saw him cross the
street had just time to pop into bed.
The soiree came off as appointed,
and never had the automaton SEEM
ed to play with deeper inspiration.
The King did not move the piece
himself; he simply counselled his
Minister of War, who played tor
him, but the coalition was complete
ly routed in two games. The de-
feat however, was put wholly or the
shoulders of the Minister.
Had they won, it would have pro-
badly been the King who was the
In this same city, u few days az
forwards, ended the travels Of the
machine in Europe. Tle partners
separated, the best of friends, and
Maelzel begun his preparations for
a tour of the New World, the de-
tails of which were ably recited in
he Chess Journal, formerly edited
by Paul Morphy and published in
York. Schlumbergcr, u Ger
nan, and n very strong chess play
er, directed the movements of the
machine, and the secret was undis-
covered, except by some boys in
Baltimore, who not having the cash
o pay for IN admission, climbed
lpon some sheds overlooking the
DOM in the rear, and were so star
led upon the conclusion of the ex-
libition TO see q little man in shirt
ileeves hop out of the machine, that
hey nearly broke their necks in
heir effort to get away, and, upon
'eaching home, repeated what they
lad seen.
These facts were published by a
Baltimore newspaper, but Maelzel
lad the good sense to buy its further
But their fate was more es-
o%ecially settled by some OF the New
York and Boston papers, who took
hem up, of their own free will, and
them as the most pre-
,osterous ideas ever put forth, and
of the childish minds they
,ame FROM" and the machine con-
inued to be considered "the great
,st mechanical triumph the wsrld
'ver saw!"
Oh most learned pundits.
There was one thing among the
numerous instructions which Mons.
,Iaelzel invariably gave his accom-
that deserves to be remarked.
eff any one, at any exhibition,
cry fire." said he, "don't you
in the least bit alarmed. De-
end upon me, 1 will get you out
afe, if I die in the attempt"
Upon this he was always extreme
? urgent, and his reason for it was
his: '
In the curse of his travels be ]
ad orrived one day at a little town
q Germany, where q celebrated j
'resitidigitateur, the Professor An '