A WOMAN'S WIT.
Two Pci'ians had bee a playirg chess for high stake" and the ie c ult was one lost his whole f oi tune. He who placed White was a mined man and. made dcspeiate by his loss, offered his fa\cuute wife on his last stake. The game is earned on until he would have been checkmated by his ad\ersaij's next move The lady who had watehec? the game f loin a window above, died out to her husband m a voice of despair ' to sacrifice his cattle and save his wife. ' The situation of the game was as follows —
Black 4 piece".
White 5 pieces. How was it done?
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Otago Witness, Issue 2814, 19 February 1908, Page 67
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112A WOMAN'S WIT. Otago Witness, Issue 2814, 19 February 1908, Page 67
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