The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-09
by the ~encumbrance of his armor and
his hr11fsor

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the master Of ceremonies and the inn
yard the scene Of action is shown on
the stamp OF so centimos.
On the 40 centtnaos stamp is repre-
sented the attack on the flock of sheep
ny our valiant hero. AS in the case Of
nearly all his adventures, Don Quixote
was presently to suffer sadly for this.
AS he failed to desist at the command
or the shepherds, they promptly un-
K their sings. 'and began to
Let drive about his ears with stones
as big as one fist He was unmind-
1ul or this assault until a particularly
large stone caught him such a blow
on the side that it buried a couple Of
ribs in his body. The next missile
knocked u several of his teeth, and
as he tumbled from his horse to the
ground the shepherds hurried way,
believing they had slain him.
h magic wooden horse, Clavileno,
the Winged, with the knight and his
squire mounted thereon, is presented
on the stamp of so centimos. This es-
capade was at the home of the fun
loving duke and duchess, who con-
trlVed a variety of schemes for their
amusement at the expense of THEN
curious visitors. The two guests were
blindfolded and placed on Clavileno
and then made to believe hat hey
IAlShcu a.1cW (uOuSduO leagues
through the air and back again. San
cho had a wonderful tale to tell
Of the trip, although there is a broad
hint that he peeped under the blind
fold and guessed the truth. Don
Quixote never questioned that he had
had a p%erilous flight through space.
he said: Il was sensible that we
passed through the region of the air.
and even touched upon that of fire;
hut that uo naCCol haynn4 IL r 70 ~
not believe"
The una peseta stamp shows he
adventure With the kings lion which
quietly remained in it's cage despite
the challenges Of Don Quixote, which
all, who read, must agree was a very
lucky circumstance for the knight.
However, he gained great prestige
with the little band OF spectators by
his valorous conduct on this occa-
sion.
It will be recalled hat during the
period covered by the exploits Of Don
Quixote his relatives and friends made
divers efforts to reclaim him. One of
the most noted OF these was that OF
the priest and barber, who ~cOncocted
a very fine scheme which actually re-
suited in landing the knight in his own
home, though he was destined to sally
out again. Adopting DISCUSSES that he
might not know them they persuaded
him that an enchanted chariot stood
ready for his service. This was no
other thar q rude cage constructed or
a car drawn by oxen. but SO thor
oughly was he impressed with their
arguments that he permitted himself
to be placed in this cage and nailed
up fast. MANY and most grave his
tories have l read Of knights errant,"
said he, "but I never read. saw or
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ried away after this ma1er. But per-
haps the chivalry and entertainments
Of these our times may have taken a
different turn from those of the an
GENTS The ex-cart incident is IL
Illustrated on the Spanish stamp Of
4 pesetas, the little cavalcade being
shown on it's way to Don Quixote's
home.
The stamp Of the highest denomina-
ton Of the Quixotic set-that of 10
pesetas-shows one of the earlier ad-
ventures of the knight and his squire
when the knight two harmless
monks Of the Order of ST. Benedict of
being enchanters and of seeking to
spirit away q princess. This latter
parsonage happened to be only a gen.
tieWoTnan in a cOah attended by some
servants, and who by chance passed
along the road at the same time as
the monks. The monks when attacked
took to flight, but their servants sound
ly peat Sancho. Don Quixote mean.
while engagde in a fierce combat with
a Biscainer, who was one of the lady's
attendants and finally vanquished him.
Thus do the Spanish stamps ably il
lustrate the queer doings Of the queer
fellow admitted as being the greatest
fool, and likewise the adventures Of his
squire. Don Quixote was a fool in deeds
rather than in words. His learning Of
ten excited the wonder Of those who
heard him and it would be
difficult to frame better advice for a
like occasion than that given by the
knight to his squire when the latter
started off for the job Of governing the
island the duke had assigned to him.
one who reads the eighteenth chap
ter Of the book can doubt that to be a