I have seen, however, little scenes of cattle by Potter which were attractive as well as masterly.
Sir William Temple, in his _Observations upon the United Provinces_ gives a very human page to this old town: "Among the many and various hospitals, that are in every man's curiosity and talk that travels their country, I was affected with none more than that of the aged seamen at Enchuysen, which is contrived, finished, and ordered, as if it were done with a kind intention of some well-natured man, that those, who had passed their whole lives in the hardships and incommodities of the sea, should find a retreat stored with all the eases and conveniences that old age is capable of feeling and enjoying.

And here I met with the only rich man that ever I saw in my life: for one of these old seamen entertaining me a good while with the plain stories of his fifty years' voyages and adventures, while I was viewing their hospital, and the church adjoining, I gave him, at parting, a piece of their coin about the value of a crown: he took it smiling, and offered it me again; but, when I refused it, he asked me, What he should do with money?
for all, that ever they wanted, was provided for them at their house.

I left him to overcome his modesty as he could; but a servant, coming after me, saw him give it to a little girl that opened the church door, as she passed by him: which made me reflect upon the fantastic calculation of riches and poverty that is current in the world, by which a man, that wants a million, is a Prince; he, that wants but a groat, is a beggar; and this a poor man, that wanted nothing at all." Hoorn's Harbour Tower, as I have said, has a charm beyond description; but Enkhuisen's--known as the Dromedary--is unwieldly and plain.

It has, however, this advantage over Hoorn's, its bells are very beautiful.

One sees the Dromedary for some miles on the voyage to Stavoren and Friesland..