The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-23
KING. ALI RIGKTJ REIERYED

Nhivalry which they could remember from their reading. and reproduced as near as they might a state of affairs | with distressed damsels, jousts and love- e-making-such company as is | described in the old romances that had turned the good knights head. Sancho conceived this to be a good 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 a while he was to be allowed to play governor. Sancho objected at first that his island was not surrounded by water, but the duke assured him that many | islands were not. Don Quixote dis patched his squire with a first class set of maxims such as Take virtue for thy rule of life. for blood is in- herited, but virtue Is common property and may be acquired by all. Every one is the son of his work. Deem 1t 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 applications of the wealthy. If the cause of thine enemy come before thee, forget thy injuries and think only of the merits of the case. Revile not with words him thou has to correct with deeds. If perchahce the scales
 
 the cause be imputable to pity and not to gold. Let not private affection blind thee in another mans cause. Be | not under the dominion of thine own will: it Is the vice of the ignorant who vatnly presume on their own under stacding.' The duke and his duchess | were astonished at these words of wis., be so sane on other subjects and so mad on that of ehiyalry.
 Sancho's "island" of Barataria proved to be anything but what his fancy had painted 1t. He was a great glutton. anl when he sat down to a full-laden board his court physician stood by, and when a dish was served of an es. pecially tempting nature touched it with a wand and it was whisked away. Your lordship's food must be care- fully watched" said the physician, that you may eat nothing to harm you"
 Body O mel" cried Sancho when they had thus reduced his fare to bread and water Give me something to eat or take back my island. for a govern ment that will not give a man food is not worth hill of beans"
 For two days and nights they kept Sancho busy hearing causes. upon which he delivered many shrewd decisions, halfstarved all the time.
 Then letter rom the duke warned him that a hostile army was about to | attack the island" and he expected the governor to be prepared. That night there was great tumult in the | town, and attendants rushing into l sancho's apartment told him to arm | and lead forth his troops. as the enemy had already won the gates Scared out of his wits, Sancho 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 which he wore as a squire and mounting Dapple. rode forth into the market place and took leave of his subjects.
 ''St. Peter Is well at Rome" said he. land 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 go away as poor as I came, which Is more than most governors can say"