"Where in the land from whence we came Is there content like this-- Where such disdain of sordid gain, Such sweet domestic bliss? A homespun woman I, this land Delights me overmuch-- Think as you will and argue still, I like the honest Dutch." And then my wife made end of speech-- Her voice stuck in her throat, For, swinging around the turn, we found What motor moved the boat; Hitched up in tow-path harness there Was neither horse nor cow, But the buxom frame of a Hollandische dame-- Meynheer van Blarcom's frau. Transcriber's Notes: Passages in italics are indicated by _italics_. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected as follows: Page 6: "Japan" changed to "Spain" Page 85: "you re" changed to "you're" Page 101: comma added after "spiders" Page 113: ' changed to " before "Let" Page 157: "the" changed to "they"