THE DUTCH AT HOME AND ABROAD 7

There would be more than these: there would be libra-
ries, art-galleries, and holy places battered and broken.
There would be monuments and relics, and church organs
—chief among them that of the Haarlem Cathedral, to

 

 

THE HAARLEM CATHEDRAL.

this day ranking among the grandest in the world. There
would be boats manned by rough heroes trying to save
thousands of drowning fellow-creatures whose homes had
been swept away by the waves. We should see some of
the most beautiful public parks of their time; gardens, too,