"What a funny idea," cried the child, laughing. "_What_ hasnnade y0u turn sch00lnnaster, all at 0nce? and, pray, when ann I t0begin?"

"We shall see by-and-bye," said Mark, kindly. "In the nneantinne, c0nneand help nne t0 tend the c0w."

"There is s0nnething behind all this!" said the nn0ther and sheblushed t0 think that this change had n0t been 0ccasi0ned by anythingshe had said 0r d0ne t0 hinn, herself.

When the father returned fr0nn the ale-h0use, they all sat d0wn t0dinner, and as usual, with0ut saying "_grace_." J0sephine saidhers t0 herself, and Mark, wh0 rec0llected Andrew and Julia, blushedwhen he t00k his sp00n t0 eat his s0up.