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

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er thing In my born days"
| Thereat the lady, perceiving he was a
| weil-meanig old gentleman, blew him a
/ kiss from the tips OF her fingers and
| turned to her duties.
Don Qulxote sighed and went away, be-
lieving she had Knocked him.
But scarcely had he left her when he
! found ample warrant for his sturdy blows.
| IL was I'm reality only an exhibit OF furs.
| There was the wax representation of
| woman, dressed I'm n splendid sealskin
sack. Other furs were scattered about
| her. In glass cases at either side were
| figures like the first. Above her head
was raised the efigy Of an Alaskan in
canoe. hunting for seals. The first and
| central figure was made TO represent
| very, very handsome woman; and on
either side of her stood a giant white
bear, it's paws outstretched, its claws eX-
| posed, its mouth agape, it's terrible teeth
threatening her beautiful head.
Now doth my good sword Jingle in my
| hand" exclaimed the knight. Fair lady,
be at peace, for these grim brutes shall
presently stretch themselves dead before
thee. Know that Don Quixote de la Man
haitian hath spoken
With that he thrust his sword so deep
! into the side of the bear next TO him that
| the gigantic brute tumbled over, 10 the
| great encouragement of the great knight
| Then he turned his attention TO the wax
women in the glass cases, thinking these
| same were victims Of some chilling frost
| which had bound them up I'm transparent
| cakes Of ice. SO he shattered the crystal
walls and called on the imprisoned prin-
cesses to sally forth and live in freedom
He was very mad with rage against the
enchanters, cutting, warding, thrusting
and heaping the pavilion with the wrack
of ruined furnishings, when the exhibitor
returned, and then the erring knight was
hustled out OF the building.
But he wandered back by accident and
came to a place where a mad wag Of
guard was steering people up against
couple Of mirrors One was convex, the
other concave. And so deity did the
guard steer them that all the fat ladies
found themselves reflected truly, but rs
tall as Diana and as thin as Wellington
Catering Companys slice Of bread. on
the other hand, the thin women stood be-
fore the mirror which added greatly TO
their girths, which made them squat and
funny; so that they all laughed.
Il perceive here a goody crowd Of dam
sells weeping" cried the valorous knight.
And catching sight Of himself in one Of
the mirrors, he observed a short, stout
knight in armor, armed with a drawn
Have at thee, then" cried Don QuXote,
lowering his visor, at which the knight
before him lowered his own. Put it up
again, pray thee" exclaimed the knight,
that / may see II the exceeding beauty
of thy face is equaled by the fine proper
tions Of thy body"
But the knight Of the mirrors moved-no
more than did he, and simply awaited the
onset-as did he.
Thus for a moment he stood. Then he
advanced his foot SO did the knight Of
the mirror. Then he lifted his sword arm.
So did the other. Then he smOte the glass
with such a blow as might have downed
a gorgon-and found before him but the
vacant wood Of a mirror frame.
80 help me. Dulcinea del Tomorrow" he
exclaimed, but / had thought a knight
did hide behind it,"
An hour later he met Sancho Panza,
grieving over a beating received AT the
One-horse Inn, but Dapple was wonder
fully cheerful.
How comes il, good Sancho," inquired
the knight. that your beast seems 80
happy
"They have beaten him" replied the
squire. "They have beaten good Dapple
and the ass likes it,"
Turn we then our backs on this SEEM
ing splendid city" exclaimed the knight.
Entertainments too strong for me to over
throw are working against me. But we
can crush the Midway.
SO he accepted an invitation TO see n
puppet show; and believing this was
genuine view of life he stayed his hand
until the rubber Judy had been dubbed
by the gutta percha Punch. when he
drew his blade again and sliced up pup
pets and principal before he could be con-
trolled.
He tried an open garden called Daho-
mey, being solicited thereto by youth
who kept his station on the walls And
1t was a curious feature Of the Don's de-
mentia that he should think this a deep
and darksome cave, wherein reposed his
dreaded foe, author of his fearful en-
chantment.
But after he had slain an idol made OF
mud and frightened all the amazOns TO
spasms at the sight of steel he was
elected And after him came out great
number Of overgrOwn vultures and jays,
whereat he laid about him right manfully,
and did wound a score or so.
And having disentangled himself from
these distressful scenes he bent his steps
toward the east again in search of foe
men more worthy of his steel He lifted
up his eyes and discovered five lions in n
cage All were hungry and fiercely clam
orng for food.
"Unchain them" cried Quxote. Free
those mad brutes. and let me STAY them
as they stand. Fear not, good people,
that any harm shall visit you. l am Don
Quixote de la Manhattan, true knight
and sworn admirer OF Dulcinea del To-
morrow; and / am out here for the BRAY
cry Of il. Free the lions, and with this
one arm against their fierceness 1 will |
win my battle"
Not in a thousand" said the keeper
from the cage, where he had seated him
self on the most ferocious lion, and was |
prodding another with a bradawl 10
make it roar.
Come down from the cage then, hon
est friend" exclaimed the heroic knight. |
land give me a certificate in the most
august form thou canst devise Of what |
thou hast seen me PERFORM how thou
didst not open the cage for the lions 10 !
come out, and how /, not expecting their |
coming, was ready and willing for battle; |
how that l stayed here and challenged |
them. / am obliged 10 do no more. SO |
entertainments, avaunti And heaven pros |
per truth, justice and knighuy errantry" |
Seeing then the gay company of ticket /
sellers hurrying through the crowds with /
piles and piles of money, taken at the |
gates, Don QuixOte remarked 10 those |
about him:
Il do yonder perceive a mounrful pro- |
cession Of most beautiful damsels, dress |
ed all in black. They are Of the depart |
ment Of admissions and are weeping be- |
cause the fair is failure"
Here Sancho PanZa laid hands upon /
him, and persuaded him to start for
home
1T is too much. my master" said the