. St. Nicholas [serial] . %rr7/6 By Mary Mapes scribe itLand of half soPluck. AR over the sea isa famous littlecountry generallyknown as Holland;but that name, even ifit mean Hollow land, orHow land ? does not de-well as this—The Funny Verily, a queerer bit of earth was never shoneupon by the sun nor washed by the tide. It isthe oddest, funniest country that ever raised itshead from the waves (and, between ourselves,it does not quite do that), the most topsy-turvylandscape, the most amphibious spot in theuniverse,— as the Man in the Moon cantdeny,— the chosen butt of the elements, andg
. St. Nicholas [serial] . %rr7/6 By Mary Mapes scribe itLand of half soPluck. AR over the sea isa famous littlecountry generallyknown as Holland;but that name, even ifit mean Hollow land, orHow land ? does not de-well as this—The Funny Verily, a queerer bit of earth was never shoneupon by the sun nor washed by the tide. It isthe oddest, funniest country that ever raised itshead from the waves (and, between ourselves,it does not quite do that), the most topsy-turvylandscape, the most amphibious spot in theuniverse,— as the Man in the Moon cantdeny,— the chosen butt of the elements, andgood-naturedly the laughing-stock of people are the queerest and drollest of allthe nations; and yet so plucky, so wise andresolute and strong, that beating the Dutch has become a by-word for expressing the limitsof mortal performance. As for the country, for centuries it was notexactly anywhere ; at least it objected to stayinglong just the same, in any one place. It may besaid to have lain around loose on the waters ofa certain por
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