servants, will furnish you with no small amount of employment."

"But you will help me with that?"

"Certainly, love; I intend to be as good and faithful a father to her as
I know how to be: but you are her mother, and will do a mother's part by
her, I know. Then, there are wifely duties which you would not wish to
delegate to any one else."

"No, never!" she cried. "O my dear husband! it is the greatest pleasure
in life to do any thing I can to add to your comfort and happiness."

"I know it, sweet wife. Ah!" glancing at his watch, "I must tear myself
away now from your dear society, and attend to the duties of employer
and teacher. I have some directions to give both _employees_ and
children."

Grace ran and opened the schoolroom door at the sound of her father's
approaching footsteps.

"See, papa," she said, "we are all here, waiting for you to come, and
tell us what lessons to learn."

"Yes, you are good, punctual children," he replied, glancing at the
pretty little clock on the mantel; "for it still wants five minutes to
nine."

"Papa, I know what lessons to learn, of course," remarked Lulu; "but the
others are waiting for you to tell them."