Evening star., 1927-10-27

In Spain long ago there lived a
country gentleman who became alb
sorbed in reading romantic accounts
of knightserrant who went out into
the world doing good deeds, rightinS
wrongs. and fighting valorously for
the weak and oppressed. He read so
much, even selling his lands to secure
more books OF this character, that
he finally came To believe every Word
OF it true, and even lost his senses
altogether, becoming quite mad In the
notion that he, too, should become
a knight and go forth in quest of
chivalrous adventure and exploit. lie
dubbed himself Don QuiXote de la
Mancha. or simply Don Quixote, patch
ed up some old armor of great
grandfather, mounted a lean horse
which he named Rozinante, and set
out TO earn the title Of knight.
First he chose for himself a beauti.
full lady for whom he might fight and
to whom he might send. enslaved, any
giant that he perchance might have
conquered. She was a country lass.
pretty enough. but all unaware of the
honor thus thrust upon her. Don
QuiXote named her and thought OF
her as Du.cinea del Toboso thence
forth.
His first stop was at tavern which
he took for "A mighty castle-for all
things appeared to him in romantic
guise. Here he proposed to the land
lord that he earn the title OF knight
by guarding his armor all of one
night in the chapel of the castle.
The landlord. perceiving him insane,
humored him and agreed. except that,
there being no chapel, Don Quixote
I, a6 fn 1,jS i'm the hnrEQ-
trough and guard it there during the
night. Some hostlers, seeking to water
their stock, disturbed the would-be
knight and there ensued a brawl,
which the landlord finally quieted.
and to be we'll rid of Don QuiXote.
dubbed him a knight then and there.
saying that two hours watching was
sufficient and he had already noby
stood guard for four.
Satisfied. and in order to take the
Landlords advice to stock up on clea
shirts and money for expenses in his
quest, Don QuiXote returned home.
He sold his lands or mortgaged them
to get funds for his great enterprise.
Meanwhile, he sought a squire in the
person of a neighboring farmer. who
was potbellied and credulous. named
Sancho Panza. Don Quixote filled the
PEASANTS ears with the marvellous ad.
ventures that might befall them, and
so lured him away from his wife and
children 10 accompany him on his
journeyings.
The better to satisfy his squire, who
was mounted on his own ass, Don
QuiXote promised him the governor,
ship of an island as soon as he had
conquered one and brought it's people
under submission. Sancho Panza and
his master discoursed freely on this
as they rode into the world, and
Sancho imagined all the wonderful
things he could do if his master was
as gloriously successful as he hoped.
AS they were thus discoursing they
discovered some 80 or 40 windmills
that were in that plain which they
were then traversing. AS soon as Don
Quixote spied these windmills he con.
graduated Sancho Panza on this sud
den opportunity.
Fortune" cried the knight. "di.
rects our affairs better than we our
selves could have wished. Look yon.
der. friend Sancho. and see those
giants. There are at least so of the
outrageous monsters, whom / intend
to meet in combat. Having deprived
them Of life. we will enrich ourselves
with their spoils. for they are lawful
prize under the laws of chivalry. The
determination Of that cursed race will
be a service highly acceptable to Prov
idence."
What giants?" quoth Sancho
Panza.
"Those whom thou seest wonder" :"
answered Don Quixote. with their
long-extended arms. Some of that de-
tested race of beings have arms of
such immense size that sometimes