Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-12
EXTRACTS FROM DON QUlXOTE.
OF THE TOILsOME AND CONCLUSION OF SANCHO
PANZAS GOVERNMENT.
From the Spanish Of Cey7anNs.
(Concluded)
(Concluded.)

by by and autumn by winter
which again followed by the of renovaon and thus they
perform their everlasting round But mans mortal career has no
such renewal from infancy hastens onward to its end and
to the beginning that which has neither change
Such the reflections OF Cid Hamee the Mahomean
philosophers many by natural without the light of faith
have discovered the changeu uncertainty present condition.
and the eternal duration that which is to come In this place.
however, audes only the instability of Sancho for
tune duration of his government which suddenly
expired, dissolved, and vanished like dream
governor being bed the seventh night of his admins
raon stated with bread wine but with sitting in Judgment
deciding making procamaons
the when sleep despite of hunger closing his
lids heard bells and that he verify thought
whole had sinking He started his bed and
listened with great attention. find out possible the of
alarming uproar from discovering it, his confusion and
only augmented by the din of infinite number of
trumpe being added the former noises Quitting his
bed his slippers of the damp floor but with
other apparel he opened his chamber door and
persons coming along gallery with lighted
torches their hands, and their swords drawn all crying aloud
lord governor arm IA world of enemies
island and undone conduct and vaor
do us Thus advancing with noise and disorder they
up Sancho aonshed and spefed with what
he heard and Arm yourself quickly, ord said of
hem unless you would be ruined and the whole island with
"What have do with arming replied Sancho "who know
nothing of fighting? better to leave these matters
MASTER Don Quxote who will dispatch them and
in sinner God understand nothing all
these hurybuies How signor governor? said another
yourself my lord and forth the market
place and be leader and captain which,
ought be- Why then Gods name replied Sancho
and instantly they brought two large old targets which they had
provided for the OCCASION and without allowing him put other
garments appcd them his shirt the before and the other
behind They thrust his through holes they had made in
bound them fast together with cords that the poor
commander remained cased up straight
SPINDLE without power bend his knees stir single step
They put his hand upon which he leaned keep
up thus accouted they desired him lead and
his people, for he being their norpoe their lantern and
their morning star their prosperous
issue. How should | march-wrech that am said the gov
when stir joint between these boards that
my flesh? Your only to in and lay
athwa, upright gate which will maintain
either with my my body Fe signor governor" said
another fear than the targets that hnder march
ing Hasten and yourself for time advances the enemy pours
in upon us, and every increases danger
governor thus urged and upbraded made
efforts to move and down he thought
every bone broken there he like tortoise his
she'll fitch bacon packed between boards like
boat the sands keel upwards Though they his disaster
testing ogues had compaon the contrary putting
they renewed the alarm and with terrible noise
and precipitation trampng his body and besowng
upon targets nsomuch that he had not contved
his head between the bucers had hard with the
governor Who within his lodging and sweat
ing prayed the bottom of his heart for deverance
from horrible situation Some kicked him. others stumbled
him. and among them jumped his body
stood wachtower issuing his orders to the troops
There there that the charges hicke deenC
that gate down with those scaling ladders this
way with your melted pitch esn and flaming oil quick
fyget packs and barrcade the sreets In short he called
for all the and everything employed in the de
fence of city besieged stormed All this while Sancho
lay and heard what passing and often
to himself would please the Lord that this island
but taken and could myself either dead delivered
this Heaven at last heard his prayers and when eas
expecting cheeed with shouts of triumph "Vcory
victory they the enemy routed! Rise sgnor COVER
nor enjoy conquest and divide the spo taken from the foe by
the vaor nvincbe ARM" Raise up quoth Sancho
in woeu and when they had placed him upon his legs
said All the may be nailed my forehead