Excerpt from Stories of Our Country, Vol. 1
The Icelanders, who live amid the cold and desolation of almost perpetual winter, have a proverb which says that "Iceland is the best land the sun shines upon." In spite of all their hardships and privations, they cherish an intense love of country, and, when transported to more genial climes, many a poor exile has pined away his life from pure home-sickness. The Icelander loves his country, not for what it produces, not for its beauty, not for its riches, but because it is his home. In the little hut, half buried in the snow, he was born, and there he grew up under the watchful providence of mother-love. Around him were loving kindred - father, brothers, sisters, grandparents, and all - and in this spot, where homelove was born, are concentrated the profounder emotions of his nature. But the home reaches out to other homes, and patriotism, or love of country, is born and becomes a dominating sentiment in his heart and brain.
This sentiment of love of country and loyalty to its interests is not the monopoly of a nation or a race, but belongs to all men and all ages.
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