. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. ^ CHAPTER XXXVIII. HARD LEXANDER FARNESE, Prince of Parma, the nextof Philips governors, had the advantage of beingalready on the spot. He was a few monthsyounger than his late uncle, Don John, whomhe equalled in valor and far surpassed in great-grandson of a pope and grandson ofan emperor, he seemed bom for high destinies :his ancestor, Paul III., had predicted for him agreat career in arms. His father was a distin-guished soldier; almost cradled in b
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. ^ CHAPTER XXXVIII. HARD LEXANDER FARNESE, Prince of Parma, the nextof Philips governors, had the advantage of beingalready on the spot. He was a few monthsyounger than his late uncle, Don John, whomhe equalled in valor and far surpassed in great-grandson of a pope and grandson ofan emperor, he seemed bom for high destinies :his ancestor, Paul III., had predicted for him agreat career in arms. His father was a distin-guished soldier; almost cradled in battles andsieges, his chief delight was war. Enough ofhis 3-outh was passed in Spain to receive thestamp of its indomitable chivalry and its ruth-less bigotry. He made acquaintance with theNetherlands during his mothers regency unoccupied at Parma, he varied the tediumof domestic life by midnight duels with strangers in the streets, till his disguisewas penetrated and this amusement stopped. At Eepanto, receiving from hisuncle several galleys in the front rank, he boarded the Turkish treasure-ship,led the assault in person, slew with his
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