Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-29

| ly his back. The landlord, it is true, re-
tanned his wallets in payment of what
was due to him: but Sancho never
missed them them in the hurry of his de-
parture. The inn-keeper would have
fastened the door well after him, as soon
as he saw him out; but the blanketeers
would not let him, being persons of that
sort that, though Don QuiXote had really
been one of the knights of the round ta-
BILE, they would not have cared two farth-
ings for him.
Sancho came up to his master so faint
and dispirited that he was not able to
urge his ass forward. Don Quixote, per-
ceiving him in that condition, said
'Honest Sancho, that castle, or inn, |
am now convinced, is enchanted; for
they who so cruelty sported with thee,
what could they be but phantoms and in
habitants of another world? And | am
confirmed in this from having found that,
when | stood at the pales of the yard, be-
holding the acts of your sad tragedy,
could not possibly get over them. nor
evep alight from Rozinante; so that they
must certainly have held me enchanted.
If | could have got over, or alighted,
would have avenged thee in such man
ner as would have made those poltroons
and assassins remember the Jest as long
as they lived, even though | should have
thereby transgressed the laws of chival-
rV. for nc | have oftnn fold thpn tba1 do
not allow a knight to lay hand on his
sword against any one who is not so, I'M
less it be in defence of his own life and
person, and in cases of urgent and ex-
treme necessity" "And | too" quoth
Sacho, "would have revenged myself if
| had been able, knight or no knight, but
| could not; though in my opinion, they
who diverted themselves at my expense
were no hobgoblins, but men of flesh and
bones, as we are and each of them, as |
heard while'they were tossing me, had
his proper name; so that, sir, as to your
not being able to leap over the pales, nor
to alight from your horse, the fault lies
not in enchantment, but in something
tlNt' anu Nllttt Shtlltl NltdllN llOlll
all this is, that these adventures we are
in quest of will in the long-run bring us
into so many misadventures that we shall
not know which is our right foot. So
that, in my poor opinion, the better and
surer way would be to return to our vii
lage, now that it is reaping-time, and
look after our business, nor go rambling
thus out of the frying-pan into the fire.
GLOW little dost thou know, Sancho,'
answered Don QuiXote, ''of what apper-
tains to chivalry! Peace, and have pa
tience, for the day will come when thine
eyes shall witness how honorable a
thing it is to follow this profession. For
tell me what greater satisfaction can the
world afford, or what pleasure can be
-. compared with that of winning battle,
and triumphing over an adversary! Tn
doubtedly none" st may be so,' an
swered Sancho, Though | do not know
it. only know that since we have been
knight-errant, or since you have been
one, sir, (for have no right to reckon
myself of that honorable number,O we
have never won any battle; we have had
= nothing but drubbings upon drubbings
cuffs upon cuffs, with my misunderstanding
; into the bargain, and by persons enchant
d ted on whom cannot revenge myself
II and thereby know what that pleasure OF
: overcoming an enemy is which YOU
J, worship talks Of" THAT is wha
e troubles me, and ought to trouble the,
also, Sancho," answered Don QuiXOte
it ''but henceforward | will endeavour t.
e have ready at hand sword made will
c such art that no kind of enchantment ear
: touch him that wears it; and perhaps for
: tune may put me inpossessiOn of that ot
:, Amadis, when he called himself "knigh
f of the Burning Sword" which was one
: of the best weapons that ever was worl
= by knight; for, besides the virtue afOre
|, said, it cut like a razor; and no armour
4: however strong or enchanted, coulC
% Withstand it," "Such is my luck,
If quoth Sancho, that though this were so
l. and your worship should find such
II sword, it would be of service only t.
II those who are dubbed knights as for tn
o poor squires, they may sing sorrow.
IS Fear not, Sancho," said Don QuiXOte
e. ''IIeaven will deal more kindly by thee.
al To be continued.
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