Evening journal., 1899-01-20
FRIDAY. JAN. 20, 1889
THUS LIFE AND DEATH OF DON
QUTXOTE.

DraIed Spanish luIiante nc h~uDN
less had some such original
character as the editor OF
the Dover Delawarean for his subject
and inspiration. Don Quixote, the
spanish reformer must have occupied
in Castillian society the same relative
position which the DON Quixote Of
Kent county occupies in Delaware poll
tics.
Don Quxote. the hero Of the Spanish
romance by Ceryantes, Is represented
as "a gaunt country gentleman, full oi
enthusiasm, gentle and dignifed in his
character, trusted by his friends ana
loveH by his dependents" but ''sL
completely crhzed by long reading the
most famous books OF chivalry, THAI
ne believes them TO be true, and feels
himself called on 70 become the i'm
possible knight-errant they describe,
and actually goes forth into the world
to defend the oppressed and avenge the
injured, like the heroes Of his TO
nance" He mistakes windmills fo1
giants. inns for castles, hosts and host
esses for lords and ladies, and cham
bermhids for peerless beauties. He is
"a constant lover, humane warrior.
an affectiontae master, an accomplish
ed gentleman. In spite Of all his hallu.
cination, who can help respecting Don
Qufxote himself? We laugh. indeed, AZ
the ludscrous situations into which his
mhdness is forever getting him, foi
even with all these good qualities,
which are ''misdirected rc spoiled by
vain imaginations," the most noble can
only become ridiculous.
The first thing he did was to ecour a
suit Of armor that had belonged 10 HE
great-grandfather, and had lain, time
out OF mihd. carelessly rusting in q
corner; but when he had cleaned and
repaired it as well as he could, he per.
ceived there was a material piece want
ing; for, instead OF a complete helmet
there was only a single head-piece
With some pasteboard he made a kline
OF ha,f-behver, or visor, which, beint
fitted to the head-piece, made Il lool
like an entire helmet.
''And now. his armor being SECURE.
and bic head-piece improved, hi
horse, Rozinante, and himself new
named, he perceived he wanted nothing
but lady, on whom he might bestOg
the empire Of his heart; for he wa
sensible thak a knight-erant withOu
a mistress was a tree without eithe
fruit or leaves and a body without
SOUL Should 1, said he to himself, 10
good or ~ fortune, chance to encounte
some giant ais is common in knight
errantry, and happen to lay him pros
krate on the ground, transixed wit
my lance, or cleft in Two. or, In short
overcome him, and have him at M
meny, would it not be proper to hav
some lady to whom l could send hin
as a trophy Of my valor? Then whe
he comes into her presence, THROWN
himself at her feet he may thus MAX
his humble submission: Lady, / al
the giant CaraculiambIo. lord OF III
island OF MaRndrania. yanquiehed
single combat by that never deserved
ly-enough-extolled knight-errant Dc
Quixote de Ia Mancha, who has con
manded me to cast myself most humb
at yOur fetf that it may please yol
honor to dispose OF me according
your wiz" Near the pace where
lived there dweX a good-looking cou'
try girl for whom he had formerly h.
a sort Of an inclination, though, It
believed, she never heard Of It, nor T
gardeh il in the least Her name VI
Aldonza lorenzo, and this was s.
whom he thought he might entitle
the sovereignty Of his heart; NJ.
which he studied to find her out a NJ
name that might have some amin
with her old one, and yet at the SAL
time sound somewhat ike thai Of
princess, or lady Of quality; so at X
he decided to call her DuiCinea, W
addition OF de. Tohoso, from the pis
where she WIS born. a name, in
opinion, sweet. harmonious, and dig
fed. like the others which he had
vfsed. For an esquire he secured
immortal sancho Panza. Thus ECU
ped he set out TO correct the abu
OF the world as he saw them-and
saw them not This is the Don Quix
OF Spanish romance.
Between the Don Quixote Of Sp
and the Don QulxoSe Of Kent there
many points or similarity easily
cerned by one Who knows the two.
D5n Quix0.e Of Kent became po,
cal student and oyerdid il, as man
better man has done. He ponde
over the condition of the state u
he had an hallucination OF acute cl
acter His mind became imbued '
the idea that Delaware was being o.
run by several grants who ensa
.-~oof ho r,4c y M ttraon a fafq ma