The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-30
"THE PILGRIMS PROGRESS
By JOHN BUNYAN
Condensation by Basil kinn)

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the fend was like to have worsted the
Pilgrim had it not been for the wea.
pons furnished him from their armory
I! by the fair damsels in the castle Beau
tiful. The battle being. over there
came hand with some Of the leaves
of the Tree OF Life, wherewith Chris
tian stanched his wounds.
Now at the end Of this Valley was
another still more dread called the
Valley OF the Shadow OF Death On
its right was very deep ditch into
which the blind have led the blind in
all ages, while on the left was a dan
! gerous quag, the which IL even good
man were to fall into It he could find
no bottom for his foot to stand on.
| Good Christian was the more put to.
it seeing that the pathway was ex.
ceeding narrow, and as be went on he,
sighed bitterly. About the middle OF
! this Valley was there also the mouth
! of He'll, out Of which came fame and
smoke. When the fends came up to
this entrance he cried out IN a vehe-
ment voice, II will walk in the
strength Of the Lord God" whereat
they gave back.
! Having passed through this Valley
he came UP with his friend Faithful,
who had, though Christian knew it
not, followed him out of the City Of
Destruction. Then was there much
discourse between the two Pilgrims as
to the per!ls through which they had
come, with Faithful telling Of his es-
cape from Madam Wanton, as we'll as
from the old man with the three
daughters, the Lust OF the Flesh, the
Lust of the Eyes and the Pride of Life.
Also did Faithful tel Of his encounters
with Arrogancy, Pride, and Worldly
Glory. But the worst Of them all was
! with Shame, a bold.faced fellow who
would never have done speaking
against all good men and things.
Then I saw in my dream that they
| presently came to the town Of Vanity
where is fair kept called Vanity
Fair. Here is there at all times much
noise aud folly, with the buying aud
selling OF such foolish wares as have
I given the town its fame. The people
of the fair, taking the Pilgrims for OUT
landish men and bedlams. made q
great gazing at them. Likewise were
!, they not a little amused that Chris
tan and Faithful, setting very light
exhortingly. Much hubbub did follow
thereon, during which the Pilgrims
were cast into jail. At a convenient
before the Lord Hategood, witness
being given against them by such
base fellows as Envy, Superstition and
Pickthank. Among the jurors were
Mr.. Nogood, Mr.. Malice, Mr.. Lovelust.
and suchlike, by whom good Faithful
was condemned. After much persecu.
ton they burned him to ashes at the
stake, whereat / saw in my dream
that chariot with horses carried him
!, up to the Celestial Gate by the near.
est way.
= AS for Christian, He that overrules
all things released him from prison,
. so that he went on his way in com.
, pany with one Hopeful who had fol-
, lowed him from that town. Soon they
came to a great fortress called Doubt
. ing Castle, the owner Of which was
, Giant Despair, who took them pris.
i oners. Now Giant Despair had to his
, wife a woman named Difidence. So
, when he was gone to bed he told her
, what he had done, to wit that he had
! taken a couple of prisoners, and asked
, her what he should do with them
Her counsel was that he should adj
wise them to make away with them.
, selves. So when morning was come
he goes to them with a very surly
, manner, telling them that, as they
were never like to get out OF his dun
geon, they should end themselves with
knife, halter, or poison. When they
desired him to let them go he looked
, very ugly upon them, and rushing at
them had doubtless made an end to
them himself, but that he fell in a
, fit to which he was subject, and lost
the use of his hand.
, Thus escaping from Giant Despair
they came to the Detachable Noun
J tains, where met them certain shep
) herds, knowledge, Experience, Watch
!, full, and Sincere, who took them by the
, hand and had them to their tents
) Also did they lead them forth to the
| top of q high hill called Clear, from
} the which they might spy the Celestial
l Gate through perspective glass.
) Then saw in my dream that Chris
! tian and Hopeful, going down the
J mountains, and passing through the
: country of Conceit, got over to land
t called the Enchanted Ground. and
: thus into the country Of Beulah
whose air was sweet Their way ly
/ ing directly through 1t they solaceo
t themselve there. listening to the sing
. ing Of birds and seeing the flowers ap
t pear in the earth.
3 Here had they distant view OF the
! City OF Zion, which was built OF pearls
] and precious stones. and the street
) paved with gold. Also ] saw that al
} they went on there met them two mer
. in raiment that shone. You have hut
{ two difficulties moro to meet" sale
!. they, land then you are in the City
! Now ! further saw that betwix
j Lthem and the Gate was the River o.