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gress ct the Hague. The voyage and landing az
ford Mr.. Mscaulay scongenal and tempting theme.

ford Mr.. Mscaulay acongenlal and tempting theme.
On the 1eth Of January 1921 the King, having been
| defined some DAYS by adverse winds, went on board
at GraveseDd -Four yachts had been fitted up for BIN
and for his retinue. Among his attendants were Nor
folk, OrmOnd, Devonshire, Dorset, Portland, Mon
| mouth, Zulestein and the Bishop OF London. Two
| distinguished admirss Cloudesley Shovel and GeoIg-
| Rookie commanded the men-df-war which formed tue
| convoy The passage was tedious and disagreeable
| During many hours the feet was becauied on ,oe
Goodwin Sands; and il was not I'll the MIN gay that
the soundngs proved the coast Of Holland % DC near
The :. fog was so thick that land could be- seen,
and II not thought safe for the ships 10 pro- eed
further in the darkness. William, tired out by the
voyage, and impatient TO be ia his beloved
| country. determined TO land in open boat The no
bltmen who were in his train tried Ia dissuade hun
from risking 60 valuable iie; but when they FOUND
| that Bis mind was made mp they Insisted on sharing
| tie danger. That danger proved more serious than
tley had expected. II had been supposed that in an
hour the party would be on shore. But great masses
Of floating ice Inpeded the progress OF the SKIN the
night came on; the fog rewthicker; the waves broke
| over the King and the eourtlers once the Keel
struck on eand bank, and was with great hitculty
got of. The hardest mariners showed some signs Ut
| uneasiness. But William, through the whole night,
was as composed as if he had been in the drawing
room at Kensington. For shame, be said to one of
| the dismsyed sailors "are YOU afraid to die IN my
| company bold Dutch seaman ventuled To spnng
| out and, with great difficulty, swan aud scrambled
through breakers ice and mud, TO firm ground. Here
he discharged a musket and lighted 2 hire as signal
that be was safe None of his fellow passengers, how
ever, thought prudent to follow his example; ihey
Law tossing in sight II the fame which he bad kndled,
til the frst pale light of January morning showed
them that they were close 10 the Island of Goree The
| King and biz Lords stiff with cold aud covered with
icicles gladly landed to warm and rest themselves.
After reposing some hours in the hut of peasant,
| liam proceeded to the Hague. be was Impatient
" expected there for, though the feet which brought
him not visible from the shore, the royal sautes
bad been heard through the mist, and had appred the
whole coast Of his arrival. Thousands had assembled
| at Honslaerdyk to welcome him with applause wmch
came from their hearts and which went 10 his heart.
| That was one of the few white days OF HE,
| benefc,nt indeed and glorious but far from
| Iappy After more than two years passed III
strange land, 1.-THE snle had again , set IoOI
cuage of his nursery He saw again the scenery and
the architecture which were inseParably associated IN
his mind with the recoleetions OF childhood and the
sacred feeling of home; the dreary mounds of sand,
sLells and weeds on which the of the German
Ocean broke; the interninable meadows intersected
by trenches; the straight canals; the villas bright
with paint and adorned with quaint images ana n
scrptions. He had lived during many weary months
among a people who did not love him, who thd not
understand him. who could never forget that he was
foreigner Those Englishmen who served him most
faithfully served him without enthusiasm without per-
sonal attachment and merely from sense of public
DUTY In their hearts they were sorry that they nad
70 choice but between an English tyrant and Dutch
delyerer. All was now changed. Whiam was
Among n population by which he was adoIed IA
Elizabeth had been adored when she rode through her
amy at Tilbury, as Charles the Second bad been
adored when he landed at Dover IL Il true that the
old enemies of the House of Orange had not been III
active during the absence of the Stakeholder. There
had been not indeed clamors, but mutterngs against
him. He had it was said, neglected his native land
for his new kingdom. Whenever the dignity OF the
English Gag Whenever the prosperity OF the Engnsh
trade was concerned, he forgot that he was a hO
lander But a. soon as bis wel-.emcmbored face was
again seen all jealousy, all GOODNESS was at an end'
There was not boor, not fisherman not an artisan,
in the crowds which lined the road from H0nsaerdyk
to the Hague, whose heart did not swell with pride at
the thought that the first Minister OF Holland had be-
come great King, had freed the English, anu had
conquered the Irish. II would have been madness III
William TO travel from Hampton Court to WestmlR-
ser without guGrd; but in his own land he needed
no swords or carbInes to defend HIM. DO not keep
the people off :" he cried; let them come lose to me;
they all my good friends lie soon learner taae
.unipsous preparations making for his entrance
into the Hague At first be murrnured and objected
He detested, h. said, noise and display The
necessary cost Of the war was quite heavy enough
lie hoped that his kind felowtownsnen
would consider him o neighbor, born and bred
among them. and would not pay him so bad a compl
mept as to treat him tremendously. But all his expos
tulations were vain. The lolanders simple ana
ro,smopious as their ordinary habits were, hah set
heir hearts on giving their illustrious cOuntryman
rece pton suited to his dignity and to his merit: and
he found il necessary to yield. On the day Of his
triut h the concOurse was immense All the wheeled
carriages aud horses Of the provinces were too few Tor
tie multitude of those who Hooked to the show.
MANY thousands came sliding or skating along the
frozen canals from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Leyden,
Haorlen, Delft. AT ten in the morning o. the %O.n
of January, the great bell of the Town-house gave
lie signal Sixteen hundred substantial burgheis,
well armed and clod in the finest dresses which We're
to be found in the recesses OF their wardroocS, kept
order in the crowded streets Balcones ana scaliou
.mbowered in eyergreens and hung with tapestry, md
tie windows. The royal COACH escorted 10y an army o
halterdiers and running footmen, and followed ny long
train Of splendid equipage', passed uhueI nulil'lous
arches ich with carving and painting, anna incess",
shouts of Long Live the King our stadthoider
Tn, front of the TowL-IOuse and the Whole circuit vi
the aiket place were in blaze with brlhant coor'
Civic crowns trophies, emblems of ars, OF sciences
Of commerce. and of agriculture, appeared every
wLe1e In one place William saw portrayed the glo
,ious actions of 6is ancestors. There was the silent
Prince the founder OF the BataVlan 10niloh"eann,
passing the Mense with his warriors There "aS me
more inpetuous Maurice leading the charge az Nleu-
mort 4 it'll. further on, the hero might retrace the
fventtul story of his own life. He was child at Ms
| widowed moiher- knee. He was ut the auar WIN
Mary's hand in his He was landing al Iorpay' ire
was swimming through the BOyne. There, too, was
boat amid the ice ana the breaker; and above was
most appropriaely Inscribed, in the majestic language
of Rome, the eaying of the great Roman, " EaI
dost thou fear Thou hast C%sur on ooaiu' me
| task of furnishing the Latin mottoc@ had been
intristed TO two men, who, till Bentley appeared,
! held the highest place among the clas1ee 'cho'9i'
| of that age. Spanheim, whose khoW"use Va 'uo
| Roman medals was unllValed, nhtd'eui no. uh,uS
csfny the noble conciscness of those ancient LEGENDS
which he had assduousy studied; aud he was assisted
| low CTs.yius who then filed chair at Utrecht, and
whose lust reputation had drawn to the University University
multitndes of students from every part OF Protestau
| Furone When the night came fireworks were ex-
| hbitdd on the great tank which washes the walls Of
the Palace of the Federation. That tank was now as
hard as marble; and the Dutch boosted TINT nothing
Lad ever been seen on the terrace oi NersahieH
more brilliant than The effect produced by the innumer-
able cascades Of fame which were reflected IN the
smooth minor of ice The English Lords congratulated
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