South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-21

teIdleA htethi Wtlc tAAi eiltti4 FpF"
lar IN Spain.
4 dlgnihed gentleman BY the
name OF Quixada. who lived be
tween Aragon and CASTLE. went
crazy over these foolish books
which he spent all his substance In
buying Ills brain was stuffed with
entertainments. quarrels. battles
challenges. wounds. magic salves
complaints. amours, torments giant
castles. captured maideus gallant
rescues. and all sorts OF impossible
deeds OF daring, which seemed 10
him As true as the most authentic
history. Every inn-keeper was
magnate; every mule-driver a cava-
Iier.
He decided that for his own hon
or and for the service Of the world.
be must turn knight-errant and
jaunt through the world. redressing
wrongs, rescuing captured prin-
cesses, and at last winning the i'm
perial sceptre OF TTapizonda-
lie changed his name 10 Don
ouixote de Ia Mancha. got himself
dubbed knight by a rascally publ
can. whose inn he thought was a
castle with four turrets crowned
with pinnacles Of glistening silver.
In order 20 carry a full purse he
sold one Of his houses, mortgaged
another and borrowed a goOdly
sum from a friend. When his
practical housekeeper and his pretty
niece. together with his neighbors,
the barber and the curate. thought
10 cure him by burning his books.
he was persuaded that his library
had been carried away by NEGRO
mancer. and became crazier than
ever. He secured up a rusty suit Of
mail which had belonged 20 one OF
his ancestors. mended the broken
helmet with a pasteboard vizor.
patched with thin iron plates. and
thus accountered set forth on his
old hack Rocinante. whose ribs
stuck out like the skeleton of a
ship. accompanied By rustic
named Sanchc Panza, persuaded in
70 serving as his squire.
Their departure was a brave
spectacle: the tall cadaverous,
lantern awed knight. mounted on
his bony nag. welding his long
lance and carrying his sword, his
eyes cleaning with enthusiasm
and dreaming OF his beautiful mis-
tress. whom he called DuIcinea del
Toboso, the short, squat, paunch-
bellied, long Launched servant with
canvas wallet and a leathern bot
Dapple.
on the plains OF Nontiel stood a
score OF big wind-mills. Don
Quixote took them for outrageous
giants and prepared 70 do battle
against them, and despite SaDcho's
protests that their huge arms were
only vanes. he plunged the rOwels
into Rocinate's thin TANKS and with
couched lance. dashed off 10 the en-
counter The wind blew violently
and the knight and his steed were
whirled away into the field, where
they lay motionless and as II dead
his lance was smashed to flinders.
Sancho fastened 10 the aid Of his
master and found him unable TO
stir; hut he was soon ready 10 go on
again.
Their next adventure was with
two monks. riding on mules as big
a g dromedaries. in company with a
coach in which sat a lady escorted
by men on horseback. Don Quix-
ote imagined that Adventures had
captured a princess and in the
haughtiest terms bade them re-
lease her. Then without further
parley he drove against the monks.
one OF whom ran away while the
other fell of his mule. Snacho
nimbly slipped from his ass and he
gan 10 strip the Iuckless man: while
he was engaged in this legitimate
appropriation OF the spoils OF bat
tie. two muleteers OF the train
Overset him. tore out his beard by
handfuls. mauled him and left him
senseless. Don QuixOte engaged in
a terrific combat with one Of the
ladys guard who sliced off half OF
his helmet and one Of HIS ears. I'm
daunted the knight pressed the
combat 10 victory. but just as ne
was about 90 give the finishing
stroke. the frightened lady begged
him 20 desist and ne complied on
condition that the defeated oppon-
ent should so and present himself
before the peerless Dulcinea who
was in reality a buxom woman
known through all Ia Mancha for
her skill IN sailing pork and who
had never deigned 20 look at her
amorous neighbor.
A Few DAYS later. bruised and
battered In untOward adventures.
they came upon a flock OF sheep
which Don Quixote conceived 10 be
a prodigious army composed Of an
infinite number or nations led by
mighty kings. He spurred like a
thunderbolt from the top Of hill
lock. shouting his battle-chauenge
putting the hapless sheep 20 flight
and trampling both the living and
the slain. Impatient 20 meet the
commander OF the enemy he shout
ed
Where. where art thou. naughty
A'ifanfaron."
At that moment the shepherds
rallied IN defence Of fheir