The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-23

I must have been killed.
 l The second monk. seeing the fate of his brother, gave spur to his mule and I fled across the plain.
 I Seeing the fallen monk on the ground, Sancho ran up and began to disrobe him. To two lackeys who came up and asked what he was about, Panza replied spells of war. having been worn in com bat by his master. the celebrated knight, Don de la Mancha. | The lackeys being deficient in a sense of humor and never having heard of Amadis of Gaul. much less of Don Quixote, threw Sancho to the ground and, besides not leaving him a hair in his beard, soundly belabored and kicked him.
 | Meantime Don Quixote rode up to the coach and announcing himself as knight errant and adventurer, captive to the peerless and beauteous Dulcinea del Toboso,'' requested the lady to re- turn to Toboso and. presenting her self before Dulcinea. recount what he | had done to obtain her liberty. | The lady was too astonished at the gaunt apparition and the fantastic speech to reply. but one of her Biscaine squires rode up and told the Don to begone. or he would have his life. 'If thou vert a gentleman" retorted the Knight T would chastise thee" | What. I no gentleman?' cried the | Biscainer. If thou wilt throw away thy lance and draw thy sword, thou shalt see how soon the cat will get into the water; Biscainer by land, gentleman | by sea. Gentleman for the devil! And thou liest!"
 Snatching a cushion from the coach to | serve as a buckler. the Biscainer made for the Don who. rising in his stirrups and gasping his sword in both hands, let drive such a blow at the squires cushion interposed. As it was the | fiery Biscainer thought mountain had fallen master to his feet. Your while the terrified lady called out that | if he would only go away she would perform anything he commanded. Don Quixote at these words rode off. | with Sancho at his heels, and in neighboring wood the squire spread for his master and himself bounti- full repast, for which he had found the | materials in the wallet of the fallen monk, and which he had hung on to in spite of his drubbing. They put up at an inn that night which the Don de- 1 clared was a castle and where many scurvy tricks were played upon them, not the least of which was tossing San- cho in blanket because he had no money to pay the reckoning. If live long I shall see much said l Sancho when he reJoined his master, "but as it is now reaping time, suppose we return to our village and not go | any more rambling out of the frying pan into the fire"
 Patience and shuffle the cards, Sancho," replied the knight; and just at that moment they saw on the road two flocks of sheep coming from op- posite directions.
 "Hah!" cried the Don. "Hearest thou the neighing of steeds and the blare of trumpets?" And before Sancho could stop him he charged into the come together. and with his lance caused slaughter among the mutton. l The infuriated shepherds assaulted him with stones, knocking out some of his teeth and knocking Tn some of his ribs, and then, fearing they had killed him, made off with their flocks as speedily as they might. Lord save us!" cried Sancho as he assisted his fallen master ito his feet. Your Worship has left on this lower side only | two grinders and on the upper not one"
 Tt was ever thus with all who pro- fessed the strict order of chivalry" replied Don Quixote as he painfully | mounted his steed. As they passed
 
 Don's ardour was somewhat dampened | by his misadventure, darkness fell and they saw approaching over the plain | great number of lights. As the lights came nearer they saw that they were borne by about twenty persons clothed in white, walking in front of litter covered with black. The litter was followed by six persons clothed in black and mounted upon mules. Those robed in white were muttering to them selves in a low and plaintive tone. Forgetting his wounds in the prospect of an adventure, Don Juixote rode in front of the procession and commanded the people to halt and give an account l of themselves.
 We are in haste" answered one of the procession. and the inn is a great way off. We have not time to barley" | One of the others bade him stand 1 out of the way. Whereupon Don Quixote, couching his lance. rode into them, and the white robed figures, be- ing unarmed and peaceable withal' went running over the plain with their lighted torches. like so many maskers on a carnival night.
 The mourners. being encumbered with their trappings of woe, could not come to the assistance of their fellows, | and so the Don had an esay victory, the more easy that they all thought him
 
 body they were escorting. One of the mourners had fallen and lay under his mule. Him Don Quixote courteously raised up and was then informed of the | fact that he had attacked a funeral procession.
 "who killed the man?" asked the Don.
 He died of a pestilential fever" replied the mourner.
 well, since that Is so. am saved the trouble of averaging his death" said the Don thankfully. When Heaven kills a man all that Is expected of us is patience and a slight shrug.' As the mourner was going away, | Sancho called out to him to tell his companions that they had been van | quished by Don Quixote de la Mancha, the Knight of the Sorrowful Figure Why didst thou call me Knight of the Sorrowful Figure?" asked the Don.
 Because" replied Sancho. "I think l thou art the most sorrowful figure l sver saw. Perhaps 1t Is owning to the loss of the teeth"
 Not at all. not at all," replied Don | Ouixote, 1t was an inspiration. Other knights -errant were called, one the | Knight of the Unicorn, another of the Rose, another of Damsels, and so on. | Henceforth I will be known as the | Knight of the Sorrowful Figure. will 1 have ,ne most sorrowful figure that | ever was, painted on my shield"
 NO need to do that" returned San | cho; your worship has only to show your own figure"
 litter, for which the monrners had not