Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-30

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Quixote becomes harmlessly insane WITH
the notion that he is to become knight
and night the wrongs Of the world by force
of armsJ
Don Quixote. stopping at the inn
and thinking 1t was a a castle, was
anxious most of all to be dubbed q
knight. So after supper he called his
host and had a conference with him
in the stable, saying:
II will never rise from this place,
brave knight" having fallen on his
knees before the innkeeper. whom he
believed to be great knight, It'll you
grant me boom"
The landlord. strangely at loss to
find his guest at his feet and talking
so strangely. endeavored to make him
rise. but all in vain till he promised
to grant him what he asked.
L expected no less from your mag
nificence, noble sir" said Don Quixote,
land the boon I beg Is that tomorrow
YOU bestow the honor Of knighthood
upon me. This night / will watch my
armor in the chapel of your castle. as
is required of me to qualify for knight
hood"
The inkeeper was a sharp fellow and
suspected the arrangement of his
guests understanding, so to make sport
that night resolved to humor him In
his desires. Having no chapel he ex-
planned that the courtyard OF the castle
would do as well for Don Quixote'S self
imposed vigil.
So they disposed everything In order
for Don QuixOte's watching his arms
In q great yard that adjoined the inn.
To which purpose the knight, having
got them all together. laid them in q
cistern close by a well in that yard:
then, bracing his target and grasping
his lance, just as it grew dark, ne began
to walk about by the horse trough with
q graceful department.
In the meanwhile the nnkeeper &C
Quainted all those that were IN the
house with the notions OF his guest.
watching his arms and his hopes OF
being knight. They all remarked
much upon such a strange folly, and
vent to look at him from a distance.
They saw him sometimes walk about
with a great deal of gravity and some
times lean on his lance. with his eyes
all the while fixed upon his arms.
1t was now night, but the moon
shone with such brightness that the
knight was clearly exposed to the spec
tators' view. Just then one of the
carriers lodged In the inn came to
water his mules, which he could not
do without taking the arms out of the
trough.
Rash knight" cried Don Quixote,
who prepares TO lay thy hands on the
arms of the most valorouS knight that
ever wore a sword, take heed, DO not
audaciously attempt to profane them
with a touch, lest instant death reward
thee for thy daring"
But the carrier never regarded these
dreadful threats Laying hold ON the
armor by the straps. he threw II away
from him. Don Quixote no sooner saw
this than he let slip his target and
lifting up his lance with both hands,
he gave the carrier such knock on
his pate that he laid him at his feet in
woeful condition. Had he followed
that blow with another, the poor fellow
would have had no need of a surgeon.
Then Don Quixote picked up his armor.
put it back In the trough. and walked
on, backward and forward, with as
great unconccrn as he did at firSt,
soon after another carrier, not know
ing what had happened. came also to
water his mules AS he offered 10 clear
the trough of the armor, Don Quixote
once more dropped his target, lifted up
his lance. and let 1t fall so heavily on