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Show MADE TITLE ONE OF TERROR. Hard-Fighting Dutch Patriots . W- the "Beggars of the Sea," The "HoKKarti of the Sea" were those who, durhiK-tlie war for Dutch Imte-pi'mlciico, fought l'hlllp of Spain at sea, uh their brother "Iiokkhi's" strove iiKitlnst his power on , land. The way In whlrli the term "beKunr" calm to he that by which tho Dutch patriots were dlsthiKllIslieil was this: A deputation of tho confederate no-bbs no-bbs of tlio low countries, bunded by Count Iiuls of Nassau, presented to Margaret, duchess of I'anuii, the representative rep-resentative of Philip II In the Netherlands, Neth-erlands, a renumstruuee. called tho "compromise," against the Inquisition. Inquisi-tion. Somewhat unnerved by their bold front, she was Inclined to yield to their demands, when the count of Itailliimonl, 0110 of her council, whispered whis-pered to her that, she "need not be afraid of those BOlliorlups of bog-Bars." bog-Bars." In n numiei't of savage Irony, those to whom this contemptuous epithet was addled, aecepted the title, and "Long llvo the tleggars!" was tho watchword which was heard during that prolonged and hitter struggle, which lasted over fifty jeara and ended In tho release of Holland from the Spanish yoke. |