and
the foundation of the Dutch Republic was laid in the little city of
Brill. No indignity was offered to the inhabitants of either sex, and
all those who remained were treated with consideration. The captors,
however, took possession of the best houses, and very naturally made
themselves at home. The inclination to plunder the churches, however,
could not long be restrained. The altars and images were destroyed,
while the rich furniture and the gorgeous vestments of the priests were
appropriated by the rovers. Adam van Haren, who commanded one of the
ships, appeared on his vessel's deck attired in a magnificent high-mass
chasuble; while his seamen dressed themselves up in the various other
vestments which the Romish clergy had been wont to wear on their grand
festivals. So great was the hatred of the admiral for everything
connected with the Church of Rome, that thirteen unfortunate monks and
priests, including Father Quixada, who had been taken prisoners, were,
by his orders, a few days after the capture of the city, executed in the
very way that they had intended to put to death the victims of the
Inquisition. Caspar Gaill joined the fleet of De la Marck, and was soon
afterwards killed in an action with some Spanish ships. In spite of
Duke Alva's attempt to retake Brill, the city remained ever afterwards
faithful to the Prince of Orange. Diedrich and Gretchen were the first
persons united according to the Protestant form in Brill, after its
capture, and their descendants have ever been among its most respected
inhabitants.

CHAPTER FIVE.

FRANK CARLTON--A STORY OF NIAGARA

NIAGARA--ITS GRANDEUR AND DANGERS--FANNY REJECTS FRANK BECAUSE HE IS NOT
A HERO--SCARCITY OF HEROES--FANNY'S NEPHEWS GET INTO A BOAT--THEY DRIFT
AWAY--NO HOPE--HELP AT THE LAST--A FEARFUL STRUGGLE--FANNY FINDS FRANK
IS A HERO AFTER ALL.

Niagara, the father of waters! The name is significant of something
grand; words are inadequate to describe the mighty cataract. The waters
which rush down from Lake Superior, passing through Lake Huron and Lake
Saint Clair, and onward across Lake Erie, finally force their course in
a northern direction into Lake Ontario. On first leaving Lake Erie,
they flow in a tranquil current, and divide, leaving an island in the
centre, on which a thousand cattle save one are said to feed. Then the
rapidity of the current increases, till those who voyage on its bosom
see in front of them, raised high i