All the Paris newspapers soon took to writing about our hero, from the _Moniteur_ to the _Charivari_. The latter, the oldest and most famous of all comic papers, gave cut after cut and article after article upon him; in fact, Morphy was its standing joke for a long period. One day there was a picture representing "Britannia, astonished at the _checks_ she was receiving in India, requesting the young American to get her out of the difficulty." Another represented an individual who declined entering the _Café de la Régence_ in company with his wife, "because there was inside a certain Mr. Morphy who would capture his queen from him." After the blindfold exhibition, the famous Taxile Delord wrote as follows: "Well, let us have a game of chess. Shall I give you the rook? Sit down here, and I will place myself in this arm-chair." "Oh, no! Now-a-days, no man who respects himself, thinks of playing with the board in front of him." Upon this imaginary conversation, Delord lets loose a volley of fun, ending in this manner: "I can understand _Ecarté_, I can appreciate _Picquet_, I can even rise to the grandeur of _Tric Trac_, but don't talk to me of _Chess_. That game will bring us back to tragedy." What with the illustrated papers giving Morphy's portraits, no two of which were ever alike, and the innumerable articles in the "dailies," he began to be notorious. Saint Amant wrote that he supplied a want which Paris had felt for a long time--the want of a hero. Monsieur Lequesne requested him to sit for his bust, and threw so much labor of love into the work, that he produced a _chef d'oeuvre_ which all Paris went to criticize and to praise. All these various occurrences could not but cause excitement in the _salons_, and invitations began to pour in from the Faubourgs St. Honoré and St. Germain. The first came from the Duchess de T----. My readers must forgive me for not mentioning names where a lady is concerned. The Duchess stated that she had played at chess since a child, and that she was desirous of becoming acquainted with a gentleman whom fame heralded as so superior to all amateurs; but that she had no hope of proving an antagonist worthy of him. Well, Morphy waited on his fair challenger, and out of five games each won two, and one was drawn! Then the Princess M---- expressed a desire to play our hero, and other great dames followed; and knowing, as I do, the result, I solemnly declare that, in spite of my confidence in Morphy's powers of combination, I never would bet a cent upon him when his opponent is a lady.