. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. rest were taken or dispersed. A prisoner, with hisnose and ears cut off, was sent within the walls to tell the news. The burghers had already asked for terms, but none were granted. In theirdespair it was proposed that all the able-bodied men march out together and cut their way throughthe Spanish campor die in the at-tempt. The tearsof their wives andchildren changedthis wild resolveto a yet more hope-less plan; theywould form asquare aroundtheir families, en-closing the
. The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times. rest were taken or dispersed. A prisoner, with hisnose and ears cut off, was sent within the walls to tell the news. The burghers had already asked for terms, but none were granted. In theirdespair it was proposed that all the able-bodied men march out together and cut their way throughthe Spanish campor die in the at-tempt. The tearsof their wives andchildren changedthis wild resolveto a yet more hope-less plan; theywould form asquare aroundtheir families, en-closing the help-less, the aged, andthe sick, and thusgo forth to perishsword in hand. Butiby this time Alvassom who had latelyscorned their pro-posal, began to fearthat these desper-ate men mightburn the town anddie in its ruins bytheir own hands,leaving little gloryfor him and nopleasure or plunderfor his troops. Sohe resorted to theusual Spanishpolicy of lying, and sent a promise of free forgiveness and full security if the gates were openedat once. His fathers orders and his own purpose, of course, were of ORGAN IN THE GREAT CHURCH, THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. 545 FATE OF HARLEM. The city surrendered on July 12th. The atrocities which followed were notso frightful as at Mechlin, Zutphen, and Naarden. Strange to say, the town wasneither burned nor sacked; the latter privilege was commuted for a large sum tobe paid in four instalments. Not all the survivors were murdered ; Alva gavethe number as twenty-three hundred, the native historians put it somewhat garrison, which had been greatly reduced, furnished half of these victims,though six hundred Germans in it were let go. The officers were the first tosuffer—or such of them as had not killed themselves. Among them was a nat-ural son of Cardinal Granvelle, who had no sympathy with his fathers politicsand one of the noble family of Brederode. A case of Damon and Pythias mag-nanimity occurred here : one y
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