Or, rather, she was like the queen of the commonwealth
sending out her messages into all parts, and receiving messages in return.
I might call her the brain of the house; but I have used similes enough for
a while.
After I had done talking, she said--
"And you have been to the school too, papa?"
"Yes. I go to the school almost every day. I fancy in such a school as ours
the young people get more good than they do in church. You know I had made
a great change in the Sunday-school just before you came home."
"I heard of that, papa. You won't let any of the little ones go to school
on the Sunday."
"No. It is too much for them. And having made this change, I feel the
necessity of being in the school myself nearly every day, that I may do
something direct for the little ones."
"And you'll have to take me up soon, as you promised, you know, papa--just
before Sprite threw me."
"As soon as you like, my dear, after you are able to read again."
"O, you must begin before that, please.--You could spare time to read a
little to me, couldn't you?" she said doubtfully, as if she feared she was
asking too much.
"Certainly, my dear; and I will begin to think about it at once.
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