ctified the American soil by their
blood, shed in freedom's cause on the battle-fields of the revolution
and the civil war; and though proud of their Scandinavian ancestry, they
love America and American institutions as deeply and as truly as do the
descendants of the Pilgrims, the starry emblem of liberty meaning as
much to them as to any other citizen.

Therefore, the Scandinavian-American feels a certain sense of ownership
in the glorious heritage of American soil, with its rivers, lakes,
mountains, valleys, woods and prairies, and in all its noble
institutions; and he feels that the blessings which he enjoys are not
his by favor or sufferance, but by right; by moral as well as civil
right. For he took possession of the wilderness, endured the hardships
of the pioneer, contributed his full share toward the grand results
accomplished, and is in mind and heart a true and loyal American
citizen.

THE END.

Transcriber's Amendments:

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Pages 2, 3: Onnestad amended to Oennestad
Page 7: amusments amended to amusements
Page 14: doller amended to dollar
Page 24: acquaintenances amended to acquaintances
Page 38: begining amended to beginning
Page 47: neigh-hood amended to neighborhood
Page 106: added "be" to "can more easily be imagined"
Page 140: Amerian amended to American
Page 154: Pharoah amended to Pharaoh
Page 159: acknowlege amended to acknowledge
Page 166: fetes amended to fetes
Page 168: punka amended to punkah
Page 187: Wesdnesday amended to Wednesday
Page 194: astromical amended to astronomical
Page 197: embroideried amended to embroidered
Page 200: hundred amended to hundreds
Page 210: acknoweldged amended to acknowledged
Page 214: surburbs amended to suburbs
Page 217: degraged amended to degraded
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Page 256: magnificient amended to magnificent
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Page 264: ANNADABAI amended to ANNANDABAI
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