The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

| ...,,.,S ,o,,na the fact would well appear.
Ahaf and who are these? A rash ana iuri-
ous army. as live But will meet them
single-haud and teach them no" "ney
brave the ire Of chivalry aroused II.
SO SAYING he lowered his beaVe, hea."'
FOR he had lifted II so That ne might III
| verse with Sancho, and setting hPu's
against the dulling ribs OF his gray steeu
| he charged across the plaza at what
| seemed an army.
! In vain ala sancho Panza shout that
this was not an army but a herd OF bulis
being driven to their stalls WITHIN the
| stock Pavilion. In vain did the growers,
with loud cries. warn the errlng KNIGHT
| ,-on, his assault In vain the bulls, with
,avg"rea heads. beloved prophecy Of
what he might expect. Don Quixote rode
| right on.
Al the very instant OF collision n big
bull caught the numbering gray steed and
| With one tossing lift Of the terrible horns
| sent horse and rider into the midst Of the
galloping herd. And no sooner had he
/ landed than ar other bovine picked him up
| and landed him far TO the right. Again
| he was tossed 10 the left. and then with
mighty swing a practiced bull hurled him
| quite clear Of the turmoil and he lay
stretched and helpless on the ground, his
breathess horse beside him, his wrinkled
eyes Fixed In wild surprise upon the van
fishing lines Of numbering beasts.
Don't git in the way of Chicago bulls"
cried one OF the herders, as he swung
larlat and followed his stock 10 their
stalls
by the monuments I build TO dead
heroes" cried the PROSTATE knight, Il
wot not OF enchantment more deep than
this. That looked easy, but IT wasn't.
| Yet have / proved / am no coward, ana
| the half divine Dulcinea del Tomorrow, i'm
INJURED In yonder shabby keep, shall never
| blush at my dshonor. nor exc at my
| learning anything.
| BY this time Sancho Panza had reached
! his master, and for moments he devoted
| himself to applying restorauves. But
! nothing would induce the Vanquished
knight TO rise until Dapple, the ass, had
! lifted up his voice and brayed again:
"Failure Failure! Fa-a-ailureH
As they rode away at last the slender
knight observed the outlines Of what he
took TO be a castle, and he approached 1t
proudly, saluting as he might a queen
some several soppy barmaids who leaned
from the swinging doors Of a taproom and
regarded him.
"Methinks," said Sancho, "this Is no
castle, but the One-horse Inn, OF which
report has reached me. But l do not
know"
Silence, caitlff" demanded the doleful
knight. What thou knowest not would
make a book This, look you, is a spien-
did castle and herein shall we have such
entertainment as BELTS our work" So he
rode within the gates and, by the help or
Sancho, soon dismounted.
man wearing an apron came TO him
and led him 90 a chair. put salt and vine
gar before him and bottle OF Benton
HarbOr catsup.
Thanks, kind sir" quoth Don Quixote.
"And now regale me with a ham sand
witch and some of your choicest beer, for
it is your honor this day to serve the last
remaining spark of that knighthood which
once could fool the world"
And. after he had eaten, he mounted
horse again and begged they might convey
his thanks unto the duke, whose enter
tainment he had shared.
you pay your check" commanded a
gaudy hireing who seemed to hove con-
troll.
Not l." quoth Don Quixote. Il pay
nothing. Al may take up subscription or
advance you a clearinghouse certificate,
but far be it from me to sully the fame
and break the record of my town. il is
thy sufficient recompense that i have
noticed thee"
Il have nothing to do with all this" re-
Joined the hireling. who wore a coat with
a very long tail, the same being designed
so that many buttons might be sewed
upon it. Il have nothing to do with all
this. You pay your check"
"By the sun that Shines" exclaimed
the knight, Il have a good mind to run
thee through the body with my lance"
And as he lowered the weapon the hire
ling leaped aside and Don &uixote, clap
ping spurs to his beast, burst through
the gates Of the One-horse Inn and gained
the open country.
Scarcely had he ridden half day when
his heavy eye was caught by sight of Il
prOdigious group of windmills, their busy
sails swinging round and round in the
rushing wind, their many wheels making
a creaking sound which he mistook for
challenges.
"Ahaw quoth he, thus have I come
upon thee. Base scullions, low-born var
let's darest thou to taunt me with thy
power? Then here have at thee, and after
l have lain thee low learn 70 put no trust
in numbers nor appearances"
So saying he Strengthened up and urged
his steed against the group of windmills,
and as he rode ne shouted to them in a
high pitched voice: Stand, cowards
Stand your ground, ignoble creatures, and
fly not basely from a single knight who
dares encounter you all. Base miscreants
though you have more arms than the
giant Briareus, you shall pay for your
arrogance"
With that he lunged at crcling SAIL
but missed 1t. and. his horse stumbling be-
cause disappointed OF expected shock went
half way down upon his knees. But the
sail hurled away both knight and lance
along with It, And a Columbian guard
came by and arrested the fallen hero Tor
that he had not minded the sign which
says: Keep off the grass"
Produced presently before the officer Of
the day, Don QuNote conceived enough
Of his surroundings to know that here
was a court of justice. But there he went
wrong, for he imagined the guard was
prisoner. and. while il i'll became him to
espouse the cause Of any man. still as the
guard clearly seemed oppressed the
knight consOied him.
BE not impatient, Oh knight OF the Jay
bird coat" he said, nor rail at your i'm
prisonment, for l viii rescue you from
this grim churl and give you back to lib
erty." For the enchantment was so strong
Don Quixote thought the officer of the day
was against MIN and in favor of the
guard.
Whats the matter with him." asked
the officer.
Got a wheel" said the guard.
rs that all?"
YES"
Where is he from7"
New York"
well, this isn't the Manufactures |
Building. Do you think l have room
enough here TO accommodate all the New
York men with wheels? Discharged"
But nothing could convince Don Quixote