Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-26

PAUL M0RPHY.-RENI>Is IsCENCEs OF HIS
GREAT TRIUxPHs.-Paul Morphy, the once
celebrated chess-player, is successfully prac-
tising the law in bis native city, New Or
leans. The Boston Globe recalls some of his
triumphs, when, ten or a dozen years ago,
be was noted as the 80 best chess player in
the world
:. At the time to which we refer, when he
won his victories over such famous players
as Anderson, Owen. Hlrrwitz, MOngredieu,
ard many others, Morphy was not yet
twenty-one years of age. and as we then re-
member him, be added SO extraordinary a
degree of modesty to his demeanOr in all of
his triumphs as to challenge universal ad-
recall his youthful but quiet manner and
appearance when he was a courted guest in
this city in 1859, if our memory serve US
correctly.
=" In England young MOrphy was received
with distinguished marks of consideration by
the best people, while the press accorded
him unstinted praise for his peculiar ge-
MUS, gentemanly bearing and courteous
manner. The remark of a famous player at
the London clubs of that date is still fresh in
our memory: This young gentleman from
America said the famous chess champion.
is the only person to whom L could ever
accord victory without a sense of anger in
baving been beaten at nv favorite game
But it as reserved for the enthusiastic
French to give unbOunded praise and e1-
preston of admiration to the modest young
American. The Cafe de la Resence, the
famous resort of the Partisan chess players,
ten years ago, was daily and nightly throng
ed to witness his games, and the papers of
| the day were filled with the details of his
encounters with noted men from all parts of
the Continent, drawn to Paris solely from
curiosity to witness his marvellous perform
ances. 1t was in the Cafe de la Regence
that Morphy performed one of the most
wonderful teats on record, that OF playing
eight games, blinifolded, at the same time
| The audience at the opera rose TO receive
him on his entrance to the leatre, and he
was feted by dukes and applauded by men of
genus. The famous sculptor Lequesne exc
cuted his bust in marble, and at a grand
banquet given in his honor, the veteran
chess-player, ST. Amant, crowned the bust
with laurels amid the most deafening plau
dts of the whole company. We might re-
call many such scenes.
Through all of this most fattering ex-
perienee, young Morphy bore himself with
the same quiet, unassuming and modest de-
meanor which won for him at the outset
hosts OF friends wherever he appeared. Thus
| he came home bearing honors rarely be-
slowed upon one 50 young, and which we
believe were most justly accorded. Many of
our readers will recall the binqIe5 give ID
him in this city, whereit such representa-
tive men as Everett. l. IngellOw, III lines,
| Sparks, Lowell and Agassiz assisted. All
! this must now seem very much like a dream
| ID tie Industrious New Orleans lawyer. We
were exercised at the time by sense of
pride in the career of the young champion,
and the realization that America had pro-
duced the best chess-paaysr "a th6 xpfid for
no living man would sprefSHj Sc t6st tims5S
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