Our little Dutch cousin . the fact that the Dutch have so much waterhandy; they say that when a Dutch Vrouwcannot find anything else to do, she says, Letswash something. 48 Our Little Dutch Cousin It was Saturday, the great cleaning day, andthe housewives were washing down the doorsand blinds and the sides of the houses with bigmops, until everything shone brilliantly in thesunlight; the white door-steps, and even thetree-trunks and the red brick walks were not for-gotten. They would dip up the water from thecanals and dash it over the pavements with areckless disregard for passers-by. As the
Our little Dutch cousin . the fact that the Dutch have so much waterhandy; they say that when a Dutch Vrouwcannot find anything else to do, she says, Letswash something. 48 Our Little Dutch Cousin It was Saturday, the great cleaning day, andthe housewives were washing down the doorsand blinds and the sides of the houses with bigmops, until everything shone brilliantly in thesunlight; the white door-steps, and even thetree-trunks and the red brick walks were not for-gotten. They would dip up the water from thecanals and dash it over the pavements with areckless disregard for passers-by. As the children entered the town mattersgrew worse. Everywhere were happy Dutchfolk of all ages, swashing clean water aboutover everything, until Theodore finally said:cc The next time I come out on cleaning-upday I shall wear a waterproof. I wonder theDutch people dont grow web-footed, likeducks. cc You dont know how strange it looks tome to see carts drawn by dogs, he continued. Im going to snap-shot one of them with Im going to snap-shot one of them with my CAMERA i7 Land of Dikes and Windmills 49 All along the road rattled the little cartsdrawn by dogs, for dogs are used a great dealin both Holland and Belgium in place ofhorses. Dont you have them in America ? askedWilhelmina, in curious wonderment. No, indeed, said Theodore. How peoplewould stare to see the baker deliver his breadin one of our cites or towns from a little cartdrawn by dogs. Most of the vegetables from the farmsroundabout are brought into town in this way,said Pieter. And there is a man and a dog pulling sideby side; what would they say to that at home,I wonder, said Theodore. cc Yes, some of our poor c boers, or farmers,have only one dog, and he must be there is a vegetable-cart with three finedogs harnessed to it. Often there are four orfive dogs to a cart, said Pieter, and they can 5o Our Little Dutch Cousin draw big loads, too, I can tell you ; and theyare as intelligent as human beings.
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