She came forward to look at the letter.
"Yes, Jonas," said she, "you write beautifully.

I wish you'd teach me to write like that." "Very well," said Jonas, "that I can do." "How can you do it ?" said Isabella.
"Why, we can have an evening school, these long evenings," replied Jonas.

"You get through your spinning in time to have half an hour for school before bed-time." "Half an hour wouldn't be enough," said Amos.
"O, yes," replied Jonas; "half an hour every day will amount to a great deal in three months." "Yes," said the farmer, "that's a very good plan; you shall have an evening school, and Jonas shall teach you;--an excellent plan." "What shall we study ?" said Isabella.
"Whatever you want to learn," replied Jonas.

"You say you want to learn to write; that will do for one thing." "And I want to learn more arithmetic," said Amos.
"Very well," said Jonas.

"We'll have an evening school, half an hour every evening, beginning at eight o'clock.