46 THE LAND OF PLUCK

 

DRYING SHOES BEFORE THE FIRE.

or maiden on the threshold peers expectantly up the
street, one may well suspect that still another guest will
soon arrive, and add his klompen to the row.

French shoe-polish is not for klompen. What they like
is plenty of soap and water and a good scraping and serub-
bing, inside and out, on Saturday, and a thorough drying
by the fire or a bleaching in the sunshine. All Dutch
folk love to be spick and span for Sunday. So, if ever you
visit Holland and see a klompen-bush in full bloom, you