The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22

Q HE story of young Sebastian, V;
was made King of Portugal IN
~ 1857. when he only three
~ Years old. has in il more of the
IEN&N human interest of today than
Fl .45SsEh most tales emanating from royal
n sfHV:r II chicancrN and outra.s" Of that
NE2N1% period. He succeeded his grand
father. John III. aud
ruvncd dictator of big public
at the ridiculous age of fourteen. II" was re-
corded a. being of hcad>trong and Violent ma
turc reckless beyond reason and ambitious I"
Il point that seemed tipped with the subtle
poison of religious nania. He simply HAD II"
fear what i it," he would ask. lie Wa Il
wonderful sword>man and such renarhabie
horseman that he could control and guide the
fieriest charger 10y the pressure of his Knees
until the anim; would shake and sweat win
fright Yet this intrepid and strenuouSlH-
minded youn" man could have won medal III
a professional beauty contest. He had Il singh
larly cffcminatc face: his complexion was clear
and soft as a girls, and his blue eyes We're lus-
frous His hair was redd>l-gold, and he had
fine figure of medium height. One historian has
chroniced him as being just such a young fellow
rs could pose for the idol Of Il young nald
dream. But when he asked the lnfanta Isabella
of Spain to marry him, he was cold as wooer
as he was ardent warrior He was IN no
way a woman hatcr; female artlfices dld nov
affect him at that time simply because he had
not reached the dangerous stage of prOml>cuity.
Ills religious tendencies, and his warllkc proves
became suddenly mixed. and he wanted To renew
the Crus;t,es by covering the Holy Land and
become master of Morocco by vrenching it from
the Paynin spear. He began his operations with
an army of $1,000 and prepared II with
such a gamor of splcndor that it attracted some
1000 followers. The 500 craft for the invasion
also carried among other things nice. new AMI
fashionable picture for the new King of
Morocco, meaning Sebastian, and several poets
with poems of victory under their arms. But
Sebastian had counted without his hosts. He
was met on his arrival by 5000 MoOrS, of whom
$4,000 were hor~cmen against his force of 1000,
and although It's said the young>ter fought like
a lion. and had three horses shot from under
him, ne was beaten 10 >tandstill. Aftcr the
battle he mystcriously disappeared. The story
is that ne was found with the slain, his body
stripped and show ing seven wounds. This was
called the battle Of the three kings The
Sultan died durin" the Scriumagc. and Moham-
med was drowned in crossing the river. SubSe
uIently TIER, were various rumorS that Scbas-
tan had been killed. and this suggested
several notable iripo>tureS.
> to reside al Albuquerque in Spain. and flourish
ingy announced himself survivor of the
Nfriciu campaign somehow imprcSSiOna5ie
public got idea that ne the missing
Sebastian. "" denied IN" accusation mildly At
first but al length concluded there might he
something in IL and created far-rcaching excite
mcnt by acknowledging it. He became known
H. the king of Pcnamacor." whittier he went.
but when the story thoroughly siftcd al
court 10y Scid~tian'~ uncle Henry. ho
the throne. be arrested base inn
p,>tor and par:ldrd barchc;dcd through the
streets Of LiSnDn. This exhibition showed to the
public that the man i'prc resemblance TO the
lamcnted Sebastian. and ne sent to the
cailcv~ for life. From this hc escaped 10 Pari~.