Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-25
DAzzLEO THE WORLD
The Remarkable Career Of t1s
Admirable CriChton.
A VERITABLE BOY WONDER
This Marvel. Nasts- e As a
Twelve, Died Wien Only T~t-;,
two by His Own s~--e. W-:- -t
Handed to a Dsfeats5 Fss.

On July 8. 1855. In ul-l; +-.r--'=r
in Mantua there died bog ~ r--a---
two who In the .asr eight ys--s r. -,
life was the wonder and 1d--'---i-- q.
the chivaIry and learning q E-r.-+
This was James Cr.-ltQ- 20 ----.
best known By the -.-,s -.ve- -.-.
the French-ths Admir- Or C-..----.
He was made master 10 ---S
the University 4 s.. Andrews .- DIS,
twelfth year he knew si -lr. .->--
tuition Of learning could ,a-tl 1.-
when be was fourteen AZ .L- --- ..
fifteen be met in Fut.ir Leta,- .- d.
subjects many q the best minds f.
France and vanguiSheL tim -.- Il
knew all the learning Z - t.-. II
was a master ~ twelve '7--- -+>- II
had a memory 50 woute-f-. that. Rear
ing a discourse Of auy length -- E--,
able afterwari 20 repeat il word q,
word and duplicate every ees---- u
the speaker. He was 8 pcet, nus
clan Of excellence. al athlete. - -..S--
man. a solder q trusted c0l.us nd f--
fore he was nineteen 6 w--te-:-. ---
Tor. a swordsuan q extra -5.-z--
skill.
Crichton's family was q c--s.----
able importance aEd wealth AID c.r..
ed royal descent HIS father VS. ..--
advocate first 70 Queen Mary and ar
erward TO King James VI His -r-l-
er was the daughter Of Sir JAMS Stew
art. Members Of both families U---
eminent in Scottish history. Tie -'-
James Crichton vas sent GO --1------
school at Perth. He emerged az a.
age Of ten and Immediately ---=TeL
the famous University Z =. Andrew .
The students there were divided .--
what were called circles. According q. .
the talent they exhibited Cr.cl-ll al
vanced from one circle 70 another W.
til. when lie was barely pas; e.Sy-l- .
the university turned him out with H.
degree Of master OF arts. II was rL .
custom 81 young men OF the riue q. .
finish their educatiOHs by making To-. .
grand tour Of Europe CrichtOn. sup
piled with letters from his family ana
relatives to the mobiles Of the F'rpucl
court. went TO Paris first.
dis first action on arrival. vas O.
post challenge In al parts ~ th-
city offering to meet all corners az Tn .
College Of Navarro il debate In ar,
one Of twelve .angua Zes. in any s.i- .
ence. liberal an. discipline OF faculty .
whether practice. - -leO-e-i.." - T.
contests We're common 20 the So. BIZ
the challenge. coming from g boy ui
fifteen. AROUSED deep interest. An iu
mense crowd was present % The. tia5
appointed. 4 Gyzeu eminent pailuS,.
piers and divines presented them
selves. CE.chtyn. without TIL sem
blance Cf effort. defeated al who at
tempted % cCu- with him. H. was
coLZra rulatrd ty the faculty - the
college, and Henry Ill. then The gay
est monarch il Europe carried h.E
Of % his cOur' Th- next day erich
ton APPEARED e. III tourney a.d aiti
cousu Uulara sa>- remained v..Eur Co.,
that martin struggle. The King -uv,
him 10 igIprFra1t command iu rL
army He remained IN Frame wv
years. dazzling the people with !i
ccompiishueutS IL every direction
CrichtoD went next 10 Rome air
Venice. In the after city bis frien,
were Sperone Speroni. one Of the mo..
learned names in Italian literature
John Donati and Lorenzo MasSa. Secre
tary 10 the republic Of Venice. Sey
eral of the Latin poems Crichton com
posed In this circle have SURVIVED
He was introduced 10 the doge IN
the senate and In their presence deliy
cred an Grafton 50 graceful and ci,
quent that, according 10 ImperaliS II,
was esteemed a prodigy Of nature
The Venetians were enraptured Owe
his elegant manners. bis learning an,
accomplishments CrlchtOn went
Padua to debate on the philosoph
Of Aristotle then a subject absorbing
the educated minds Of all Europe
The argument lasted three days. aud
the handsome young Scotchman was
IN easy victor over all opponents
At Mantua a famous Italian dueIisi
lived who had vauquiShed many an
tagonists. Crichton sent him cha
lenge and next day ran the Italian
through the body. The Duke of Man
tua euga ged him rs tutor for bis son
Vlnceuz9 az GonZaZa. The court o.
Mantua was celebrated OR its patron-
age Of the Italian drama The fines;
troupe Of actors in Europe denoinina;
ed Gelosl. was attached to 1t. erich
ton composed species Of comedy for
the company satirizing the weakness
es Of the various occupations in life.
then undertook to sustain himself the
most prominent and difficult charac-
4o~e i, che nfaca EVan fha actors