Mrs.Channing, who had read, travelled, and observed much in the cause of education, had many useful hints about the training of young minds and hearts.

Several teachers reported their trials, and all the mothers were eager to know how to bring up their boys and girls to be healthy, happy, useful men and women.
As young people do not care for such discussions, we will not describe them, but as the impression they made upon one of the mammas affected our hero and heroine, we must mention the changes which took place in their life when they all got home again.
"School begins to-morrow.

Oh, dear!" sighed Jack, as he looked up his books in the Bird Room, a day or two after their return.
"Don't you want to go?
I long to, but don't believe I shall.

I saw our mothers talking to the doctor last night, but I haven't dared to ask what they decided," said Jill, affectionately eying the long-unused books in her little library.
"I've had such a jolly good time, that I hate to be shut up all day worse than ever.

Don't you, Frank ?" asked Jack, with a vengeful slap at the arithmetic which was the torment of his life.
"Well, I confess I don't hanker for school as much as I expected.