Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-12
with thee, what could they be but phan-

The squire's attention was soon dl-
verted, however, by two clouds of dust,
which the elated knight Informed him
concealed two prOdigious armies about
to engage in mortal combat
"Hearest thou not the trumpets and
drums % cried Don Quixote.
81 hear nothing" answered Sancho,
"but the bleating of sheep and lambs.
Nevertheless, Don Quixote rushed
courageously on the enemy, and did not
rest until he had slain seven sheep, and
been knocked off his horse by the shep-
herds, who left him for dead on the
ground. Saneho, who had been tearing
his beard at a safe distance, now came
to his aid, and the two resumed their
journey, hungry and forlorn.
That night Don Quixote routed doz-
en- white rObed ecclesiastIcs, who thought
him satan broke loose to seize the corpse
they were conveying in litter. When
he discovered who they were, he hand
solnely begged pardon-Sancho having
meantime prudently ransacked mule
which these pious men had with them,
well loaded with eatables.
Next night dreadful din of irons
and rattling chains and heavy strokes
held them in suspense, and started ma
ny alarming surmises, till morning show
ed that a harmless full1ng mill had
caused their uneasiness.
The knights next exploit was the dis
committing of a barber, whose basin he
seized upon as golden helmet. Pres
emily the adventurers encountered doz-
en- galley slaves, strung like beads by
the necks in great iron chain. Com
passionating their misery, Don Quixote
helped them to break their bonds and
put their guards to flight, which service
they promptly requited by robbing their
deliverer and making off with SanchO's
cloak and ass. The dolefnl squire was
soon consoled for his misadventures,
however, by finding portmanteau con-
tanning fine linen and a hundred gold
crowns, which his master babe him keep.
The knight of the Sorrowful Figure,
as Sancho had aptly styled him, now re-
solved to enact the raving and furious
lover, in imitation of Amadis de Gaul,
and having chosen lonely spot, he bade
his squire convey letter to his "sover-
eign Lady Dulcinea, otherwise Aldonza
Lorenzo"
81 knew her" quoth Sancho, straight
and vigorous, and what voice and not
at all coy, but bold as court lady Sir
knight, you may justly run mad for her
and hang yourself"
While Don Quixote was performing
strange antics and craving plaintive
verses on the trees, Sancho journeyed
Eomeward. Meeting the barber and Gu
rate, he described his masters condition,
and they thereupon disguised the barber
as distressed damsel and set out to en-
tice Don Quixote home. On the way
they fell 10 with Cardenio, lover in
despair at the faithlessness of his below
ed Lucinda, and also with Dorothea, a
beautiful bride, disconsolate over her
husbands desertion. However, she join
ed their plot against Don Quixote, rep
resenting herself as the Princess Micom-
icona, and obtained his promise to un-
dertake no more adventures till he had
slain the giant Panda6lando, the usurp.
er of her kingdom. Sancho, with an eye
to his own preferment, exhorted his
master to marry the princess straight
way, but Don Quixote would hear M
such treason against his Dulcinea.
Setting out all together, they stopped
at an inn, where the knight in his sleeI
assaulted some wine skins that stood il
his room SO desperately that he set th'
: whole chamber afoat with good wine
imagining all the time that he was van
gushing the giant Pandaflando.
In the meanwhile Dorothea's HUSBAND
l arrived at the inn, by chance, with tn
! same Lucinda whom Cardenio had tho
!, faithless. This suspicion was now prov
e ed false, and Lucinda's abductor wa
persuaded to restore her to CardeniC
+ and receive again his deserted Dorothea
}, All were delighted at this, save SanchC
d whose hopes of preferment were sudden
S ly extinguished. Don Quixote was nc
= easily undeceived, and it was finally re
It solved to make large cage on poles an
n convey him in it on an OK cart. Hay
}, ing been persuaded that this was ell
chantment, he submitted very contentec
l. ly, and they got him safe home.
l. Here he tarried for about a month
n and then set forth again with Sancho
attend solemn tournament at Sarago
n sa. On the way they stopped near T
ID boso, and Don Quixote sent his squi
Ks to bring him news of his Dulcinea
l. Being unable to find her Sancho +
c. turned and cunningly told his mast
that three country girls, coming tn
BIT way on asses, were the Lady Dulcin,
lg and two of her damsels, riding in sta
ID and two of her damsels, riding in sta
to greet her true knight. fastening