The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-01-22

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gan to strip the luckless man; wh(ls |
he was engaged in this legitimate ap-
preparation Of the spoils Of the battle,
two muleteeers Of the train overset
him. tore out hts beard by handfuls,
fnauled him and left him senseiess
Don Quixote engaged in a terrific COM
bat with one Of the lady's guard who
sliced off half Of his helmet and one
OF his ears. Undaunted the knight
pressed the combat to victory, but
Just as he was about to give the finish
ing stroke, the frightened lady begged
him to desist and he complied on con-
dition that the defeated opponent
should go and present himself before
the peerless Dulcinea, who was In
reality a buxom woman known
through all la Mancha for her skill In
sailing pork and who had meyer deign-
ed to look at her amorous neighbor.
A few days later, bruised and bat
tered in untoward adventures, they
came upon flock Of sheep which Don
Quixote conceived to be a prodigious
army composed Of an infinite number
Of nations led by mighty kings. He
spurred like thunderbolt from the
top Of hillock, shouting his battle
challenge. putting the hapless sheep
to flight and trampling both the living
and the slain. Impatient to meet the
commander Of the enemy he shouted:
"Where, where art thou, naughty
Alifanfaron2"
At that moment the shepherds raj
lied In defense Of their flocks and
overwhelmed the unlucky knight first
with stones and then with cudgels,
leaving him in a desperate case. with
nearly all Of his teeth knocked out
or loosened, and his ribs half broken.
Did this adventure discourage him?
Not at all. It was all part Of chival-
~. He and Sancho rode on In d0l0r-
GUS discourse. They were overtaken
by night and had no shelter or food.
Suddenly appeared a band Of about
twenty horsemen, all in white robes.
with torches In their hands and fol-
lowed by a hearse draped in black.
It was the funeral Of gentleman OF
Segovfa; Don Quixote took it to be
the train Of some knight either killed
or desperately wounded, and, assured
| that 1t was his duty to avenge the
misfortunes of brother-in-arms,
halted the cortege and demanded an
explanation. The replies of the clergy
men failed to satisfy him and he few
at them In high dudgeon. Encountered
by their robes they became easy VIC
Tins and all took to fight.
They possessed themselves Of the
edibles deserted by the clergymen, but
unfortunately. had nothing to drink,
nor did they dare stir from the forest
/ because Of the awful clamo, made by
a fulling-mill which Don Quixote sup
posed to be enchantment.
The next morning they met a bar
Der riding on an ass and wearing hif
brass basin on his head to save his
hat from the rain. Don Quixote rec
ognized this as the golden helmet o.
Mambrino and flew at the enemy q.
II he would grind him to. powder. TIT
barber fed, leaving his helmet-whicl
Sancho appropriated, though it seem
ed to him merely common dish.
They came to another inn. In thu
night Don Quixote, while sound asleel
and dreaming. enjoyed the most ia
nous battle of his career. Dresse'
In q short shirt which exposed nj
lean, long, hairy shanks, and wearing
Ia greasy red nightcap, with a blanke
wrapped around his left arm for y
!. shield, he was repeatedly plunging hi
sword into the plump bodies of sev
eral giants. Their blood flowed acres
the floor in wide, crimson streams.
Il Imagine the wrath Of the worth
, inn-keeper at discovering that hi
! | famous guest had disemboweled a
his wine-sacks, which were made 9
!, goat-skins with the heads left on.
! After this Don Quixote was g
home by the curate and the barber
! but he broke loose again. First D
. visited his Dulcinea, but came ava
. convinced that through more enchan
{ ment she had been changed into
Z blubber.cheeked, fat-nosed COUNT
: wench, the pearls Of her eyes into gal
Z nuts, her long golden locks into
I cows tail and her palace into q 40
al He had adventures with stroiiil
{ actors and lions: he attended d
& Irich Camacho's wedding; he explors
q the deep cave Of Montesinos; he ro'
8 on q magic bark and visited the nam
less duke and duchess, through who
: | complaisance Sancho was granted =
Z ambition to rule over An island q
: did It with Wisdom worthy Of Sol
:. mon. Many more adventures folio
9 "a. but 1t last Don Quixote return
4 / to his home and recovered his sens
slI q his death-bed, dying as q lovab
q high-minded. noble-hearted gentlems
nt Cervantes masterpiece is not
q satire. Don Quixote has lucid 2
3. ments; Sancho's simplicity wells GO
mon sense. often expressed n vi
81 nroverbs. Thefe Il occasional coar
& ness. but net - much a. IA Shal
a Deare. ThA ehisf fault = its treatma
4. 81 insanity, IN It's authors fondn'
n @or csuel ana brutal, practical 3ok