The Washington herald., 1919-08-11
"DON QUIXOTE"
By MIGUEL DE CERNANTES.
CONDENSATION by Nathan Haskell Dole.


In the sixteenth century roman
ces Of chIvalry. written in absurd.
exaggerated style. were extremely
popular in Spain.
\ diEuifed gentleman by the
name of QuiNada, who lived be-
tween Aragon and CASTLE, went
crazy over these foolish books,
which he spent all his substance in
buying. His brain was stuffed
with enchantments. quarrels. battles,
challenges. wounds, magic salves.
complaints. amOuTs. tOTmcnts. giants,
castles. captured maidens, gallant
rescues. and all sorts of impossible
deeds Of daring. which seemed to
him as true as the most authentic
history. Every inn-keeper was a
maEnete; every mule driver a cava-
lier.
He decided that for his own honor
and for the service of the world. he
must turn knight errant and jaunt
through the world. redressing
wrongs. rescuing captured princess
es. and at last winning the imperial
sceptre Of Trapizonda.
He changed his name to Don Quix-
ote de Ia Mancha, got himself dub
bed knight by a Tascally publican,
whose inn he thought was castl;
with four turrets crowned with pin
nacles Of glistening silver. In or
der to carry a full purse he sold one
0F hfs houses god . r
and borrowed a Goodly sum from a
friend. When his practical house
keeper and his pretty niece. to-
setheT with his neighbOrs. the bar
ber and the Curate. thought to cure
him by burning his books. he was
persuaded that his library had been
carried away by a necrOmancer, and
became Crazirr than ever. He
secured up d rusty suit of mail
which had belonged to one of his
ancestors, mended the broken he'll
met with a pasteboard viZor, patch
ed with thin iron plates, and thus
accOutered set forth on his old hack
R"Cinante, whose ribs stuck out like
the skeleton Of a ship. accompanied
BY d rustic named SanchO Panza
persuaded into serving as his squire.
Their departure was a brave spec
tacle: the tall, CadaverOus lantern
jawed knight. mounted on his bony
nag. welding his long lance and
carrying his sword. his eyes Eleam-
ing with enthusiasm and dreaming Of
his beautiful mistress. whom he
called DuIcinea del Toboso; the
short, squat. paunch- -bellied. long
Launched servant with canvass
wallet and a leathern bottle. mount
cd the dim
On the plains of Montiel stood a
score Of big wind-miIIs. Don Ouix-
Ote took them for outrageous giants
and prepared to do battle AGAINST
them, and despite Sanchos protests
that their huge arms were only
Nanes, he plunged the rOweIs into
ROCinante's thin 1ankS and with
couched lance, dashed off to the en-
counter. The wind blew violently
and the knight and his steed were
whlrled away into the field. where
they lay mOtiOnlcss and as if dead;
his lance vas smashed to flinders.
Sancho fastened to the aid Of his
master and found him unable to
STIR: but he was soon ready to go
on again.
Their next adventure was with
Two monks. riding on mules as big
as dromcdaries. in company with a
coach in which sat d lady esCorted
by men on horseback Don Ouixots
imagined that adventures bsd can
tured princess and in the hauph-
tlest terms bade them release her.
Ihen without further parIey he
drove against the monks, one OF
whom ran away while the other fell
on his mule. SanchO nimbIy sIipped
from his ass and began to strip the
lucklrss man; while he was enga ged
IN this legitimate appropriation of
tue spoiIs OF battle. two muleteers
OF the train Overset him, tore out his
oeard by handfUls, mauled him and
Iett hlm senseless. Don Quixote en-
sased IN a terrific combat with one
OF the lady's guard who sliced off
haIf OF his helmet and one of his
ears: Cndaunted the knight press-
60 the combat to victory, but lust
as ne was about to give the finish
ing Stroke. the frightened Iady baz-
seo MIN to desist and he comnIied
on condition that the defeated or-
Pohent should go and present MIN
self before the peerless 0uIcinaa
Tho was In reality a buxom woman
known through all Mancha for her
SKIN IN sailing pork and who had
never deigned to look ar ~
amourous neighbor,
a tew days later. bruised and hot
tertd in untoward adyentures tbs,,