The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-01-29
CHESS GAME WITH
LIVING CHESSMEN.
pY eEoRen {. wALsn.

by GEORGE &. WALSH.
"This happened before YOU boys
we're born, Uncle Harry asserted,
stretching himself in the easy chair
"It was when I was quite q youn gfieT
myself. / didn't have as easy q time
Of it then as BOYS of to-day. j. had to
earn my living whom ] was l3, and be-
fore was l6 ] had been around the
world twiee. Iwasu'ta cabin passen-
ger, either, but simply cabin boy,
which means an all-arouud over
worked and much-ahused boy
When I was nearly IGwe had a
wreck on one Of the islands IN the
Indian ocean. and we weFe ali washed
ashore. There were I0 Of us in the
crew. inciudingone Young fellow who
was considered half an idiot, but who
always made plenty Of fun for the
men ia the fo'castie When we picked
ourselves up on the beach We found
we had jumped from the FRYING pan
inio the fire There stood several
hundred yellow cutthroats armed TO
the teeth with sticks. knives and
swords Atfrst they acted as Il ,hey
intended io Kill rs. bat their chief
came down and ordered us 90 BE- car
ried awav 10 prison
eve were thankful for that, but
tho prison was such O dirty place .hat
we nearly died iu it I think we
would ali have hecn executed Il ii
bad not been for Stun3er tbcoucve
called the ha3t idiot. who had in some
vby attracted the chiefs attention.
Before We knew il De was actually
serving IS court jester and entertain
ing his majesty. Hcwas q sood mu-
siciau and q coed PLAYER Of ail games.
II was particularly an expert ct
cbess
~Nov, as il happened. bis majesty
vas also au expert chess player. This
game. You know, Is an osigaial one,
oEa il was played in the iar cast long
before America was discovered WeN,
this chief had learned oplay il some
where, and be was passioEaigly fond
of e. Strauder could eive him points
on the game, however every time. but
b. Vas vis, enough never b bcai The
old chief He would give him the
hardest game be could, bgt alvays al
the very end be would make q move
which would lot the chief vin. Thi.
50 pleased ihe chief thai he spent
neaHy every afternoon PLAYING ohes.
si,h Stmptrr Thca he grew 81
hos>tful 81 hh .kji that hc Chal.
leuged Simn6Sr to p'ay lorany wish
be liked II he won tbe wish would
{ be granted.
Then. your majesty Suandel
said, we vill play foF ihe liyc of nay
men itlwin they av % como iortt
from ,he prison and be given thcil
liberty But ifyuu vm
"'Ah, ha" shouted thtehief you
have ssid a. lfyou losethey shah b
I executed at once
"Stmndgr turned 9 little p1lC and
demuuod buithe ehietinshtcd upou
the compact Z shall save your liie,
the chief added, 80 you lose, ior
want You 90 play chess With, but youl
friends must al Die
But it Twin DO SO fUo with th'
men tear
Frhe chief scoWlcd and thought
moment and then be said; Nes, yos
may go with them, too. Bu, you Val
not win,
$50 the great game of chess va.
planned, and shc chief TO make 4
more Impressive. called q holiday iof
! it Mort than that. be- decided thaI
/ it should be a game With human play
ers Ia the public squsr he ortere,
a big chess board 10 b laid an viil
black snd hise places for tbc player
/ g. stand on. Then around this Quau
he had sesls ercgie3 f0r his popriier
ard lasorites. NeNi ~ caas,d 8 sof
Of chair 81 state 10 o. erected "a ani
side, overlooking tbe whole seene
snd another opposile ieF Slmpdsf
H. these chalfs d. tuo PLAYERS veR.
tosli Willie ihs, played ,hstHmusl
gaue oiehtss
"We were Al lsd ieIsh from 60.