A “Sing Song”—a Yankee masher—an “Amurican stoodent sawng”—start for
Thingvellir—our arrangements with Gudmundsen—a naval Centaur—barren
landscape—absence of cultivation—the tun—halt for dinner—a lava
desert—rain channels and frost mounds—a horseman’s difficulties—our
ponies—Lake Thingvellavatn—the Almannagja—the Oxara—the parsonage—a
serious question for somebody—church endowments—the Præstur—his
emoluments—and qualification—more churches than parsons—the Bishop—the
Latin School—education.