St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-30
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In games Of Chess we meet with great variety:
Some are Of short, and some OF long duration /:
Some from their brilliant mates gain notoriety,
Others from some successful deviation
From beaten paths. Each has pecuiiariiies;
Games have been played with living mentor
charities.
Perhaps the most peculiar OF games
Was one played by Bob Price and Simon Lea
| please understand these 4re fictitious names:
This is no record OF their history,
And has no need 20 furnish any trace
or the two worthless names or dwelling place.
Bob Price held Office as parish clerk,
And Lea presided al the village school;
They were companions, and when nights were
dark
In fact throughout the winter. made a rule
To meet together at the GOOD Queen Bess,"
There drink their beer, and play a game Of
Chess.
One night, The night 10 which these lines relate,
They met as usual, but there must have been
Some special cause for change: al any rate,
Before them there was plainly TO be seen
An alteration in their wonted cheer,
Namely, bowl Of punch instead OF beer.
Some folk, perehanee, may think that punch
conduces
In games OF skill to make the playing brighter,
But alcohol, although it has it's uses,
Too often makes the needful brain power
siighter;
At all events--to most Chess-players' thinking
This game was never yet improved by drinking.
The board, on which much beer had been upset,
And stained as IL with some uncoutb device.
Was opened out, the men Ia battered set)
Were placed when suddenly Bob Price
Made proposal-with a knowing wink
That 'he alone who checks shall have a drink 8"
His friend agreed. The game began with zest
For now the stake was punch as well as fame I;
Both strove that night TO do their ye-y best.
In hopes to claim the whiskey-and the game
Indeed each move. as made upon the board,
Evinced the thirst for victory-and rewardl
The fragrant steam assembled from the bowl.
Shedding delicious odours ali around:
Like sweetest incense the rich perfume stole
Ger Prices fancy, and ere long be found
tempting chance TO check. With ardour keen
He checked: took one long drink, and-lost his
Queen!
Here was q sudden end TO hopes OF winning
And future drinks for Lea now gave nc
quarter,
But, all the while most impolitely grinning,
Began at once to deal out fearful slaughter,
And then, TO Prices utter conformation
De forced perpetual check with exultaticn.
In vain for Bob to say: "Such count as draws. -
The other CURLY said that be knew better.
Twas plain that Lea interpreted the laws
With thought OF spirit rather than of letter;
And, using terms most vulgar, IL not sinful,
Vowed that he'd check until he had a ''skin-
full"
Poor Bob He grumbled, growled, expostulsted,
He used bad words to give his rsge expression !;
But Lea replying: "Play until you're mated"
Checked and drank on with perfect self
Assuring Bob that innate" should quickly
follow
When there was no more whiskey punch to
swallow.
This vas too much for Price! He seized his hat
Rushed madly from the room and banged the
door;
BE did not say good night, and worse than that
He left the cOnqueror 10 pay the score.
Thus did perpetual check these comrades sever;
1t checked their friendship and their games
forever.
II. G. Hart, IN British chess Magazine.
In John Gardner's great Chess Novel in last
weeks Mirror, the hero, ABOUT 20 be admitted
as a Brother to the Grand Council Of the National
Cness ASSOCIATION OF America. announces his
willingness TO proceed with the ceremonies !;
whereupon the Voice contInues:-
''Then you will please answer the following
questions
"Do you play ehess'"
al do"
"a good games"
1None better"
"These answers are 10 the point, and we doubt
not your word. but we must have stll further
proofs. How shall we know that YOU can do
what you claim and that you are what you re-
present yourself 10 bef''
.Try me-"
sHowf"
"Firstly, by certain passwords, signs and
grips by which every chess player is known"
Correct; what are the passwords OF 8 chess
istg'
Would you like TO play gamef words which
are constantly on the tip Of his tongue"
"Well answered; next, by what signs do we
know chess payers"
''By his self-conhdenee that no one else knows
anything about the game but himself"
Excellent: now by AnAt grip does a chessist
make himself known
"a grip by which he holds on like grim death
10 his good opinion OF himself"
"Your replies show thorough knowledge Of
what You profess to understand D."
Tests by practical application are next in or
der, and be plays q game with certain Dr..
SucksIart lwhom we suppose bears some rela
tonship 10 the ''Dr. Jukertort'' alluded TO by
our composition last week. after which he solves
from diagram a sui-mate in T6 moves. By
and-by he Is invested with the badge OF
Brotherhood" miniature chess-board with q
crown on it.