The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
coPYRiGHL 1907 BY IRVING KING ALL RKGKTJ RESERvED

cells in beauty your Casildea de Yandalia. You are enchanted into the semblance of a friend of mine, but that shall not avail you"
 The bachelor for he indeed 1t was. agreed to all that the Don demanded, even promising to present himself im- medlately before Dulcinea, to be ds- posed as she might direct. The young man had thought 1t would be an easy matter to overthrow the Don, and had proposed to make him promise to go home and refrain from knight errantry for two years by the end of which time he thought cure might have been eff feeted.
 Sancho praised his masters prowess and remarked to the stranger knight, whose strong resemblance to the bache- Tor Carrasco he could not entirely con- vince himself was due to enchantment: "Other folks burdens break the ass's back He who gives up his own wits to recover those of another searcheth after that which when found, may chance to hit him In the teeth. Those who go for wool are like to come back shorn."
 After the adventure with the Knight of the Mirrors. Don Quisote and his squire journeyed for many days, meeting now and then with slight adventures, un- til one morning, emerging from forest they saw a stately train of ladies and gentlemen with their attendants indulg- ing in the sport of hawking.
 The chiefs of the party proved to be d certain duke and his duchess, and as both had heard of the former dongs of Don QuiXote. an account which had been published just after his return from his second sally, they greeted the knight with great pleasure and resolved to di- vert themselves at his expense. Taking l,f r1,t ,f,,1 all the customs of chivalry which they could remember from their reading, and reproduced near as they might a state of affairs with distressed damBels, iousts and love-making-suc a castle and such a company as is described in the old TO- mances that had turned the good knight 8 head.
 time to ask for his island. and the duke, after arranging matters with his steward, sent the squire off in state to a town of his where for awhile he was to be all lowed to play governor.
 Sancho objected at first that his island was not surrounded by water but the duke assured him that many islands were no. Don Quixote dispatched his squire with frst-class set of maXims such as.
 Fake virtue for thy rule of life, for blood is inherited, but virtue Is common property and may be acquired by all. Every one Is the son of his own work. Deem it more meritorious to be a humble man than a lofty sinner. Let the tears of the poor find more compassion, but not more justice from thee than the applica- tions of the wealthy. If the cause of thine enemy come before thee, forget thy injuries and think only of the merits of the case. Revlle not with words him thou has to correct with deeds. If per- chance the scales of justice be not eVen- ly balanced let the cause be imputable to pity and not to gold Let not private affection blind thee In another man s cause. Be not under the dominion of thine own will; 1t is the vice of the ig- norant who Yainly presume on their own understanding" the duke and his duch- ess were astOnished at these words of wisdom and marveled that a man should be so sane on other subjects and so mad on that of chlvalry
 Sanchos island" of Barataria proved to be anything but what his fancy had painted 1t. He was a great glutton. and when he sat down to full-laden board his court physician stood by, and when a dish was served of an especially tempt ing nature. touched 1t with q wand and 1t was whisked away. Your lordship's food must be carefully watched" said the physician that you may eat nothing to harm you"
 Body O mel" cried sancho when they had tbus reduced his fare to bread and water. "Give me something to eat or take back my island for q government that will not give q man food Is not worth a lill of beans"
 For two days and nights they kept Sancho busy hearing causes, upon which he delivered many shrewd decisions. half starved all the time.
 Then a letter from the duke warned him that hostile army was about to at tack the island and he expected the governor to be prepared. That night there was great tumult in the town and at tendants rushing into Sancho's apartment told him to arm and lead forth his troops, the enemy had already won the gates. Scared out of his wits San cho allowed them to bind him between two old targets and then, attempting to move, fell down where the others in their madcap hilarity trampled over him until they were satisfied with the joke
 Early the next morning Sancho, put ting on the clothes whieh he wore as a squire and mounting Duppe rode forth into the market place and took leave of his subjects
 ''St. Peter is well at Rome" said be- and nothing becomes a man so well as the employment he was born for Every sheep with its like. Stretch not your feet beyond your sheet. Tell the duke I go away as poor as l came, which is more than most governors can say"
 As Sancho neared the dukes castle whom should he see but his master out taking a morning ride on Rozinante After greetings the two told each other what had befallen them since their sep aration. They had wandered far Into a wood. when they saw approaching along the road knight armed cap-a-pie.
 The stranger announced himself as the Knight of the White Moon looking for fight with Don Quixote.
 How caltiff and recreant knightp' cried the Don. and at 1t they went But the Knight of the White Moon being well mounted and handling his lance with great skill. managed to unhorse the Don without hurting him except in his pride. Placing his sword at the throat of his lallen adversary, the stranger knight de- rnanded that the Don yield himesf &C., cording to the rules of chivalry and prom ise to perform whatever might be de- manded of him.
 ,ith rueful face Don Quixote yiel1- ed himself. The condition imposed upon him was that he return to his home and give up knight errantry for two years.
 Then the Knight of the White Moon rode off and when he took off his trap-