Peter and So-So end up in Colonial America, where they meet Miles Standoffish. He wants to marry Priscilla, but she refuses to become his wife unless he can prove he's a good provider. Peter helps him by using the Hippo Hurricane Holler to round up wild game. Priscilla agrees to marry Miles, but in the end, it turns out all she wanted was for him to do all the housework while she nagged him to death.