Chapter XIV
More Talk
"Are we all here?" asked Mrs. Tweedie, one afternoon as she glanced about Miss Sawyer's parlour to see how many members of the play committee were present.
"All except Miss Wallace," Miss Sawyer replied, when she had counted noses.
"And she will not be here," said Mrs. Tweedie, quickly. "The schools have been opened."
"Ain't it a relief to have the children in school again, Mis' Jones?" asked Mrs. Stout.
"Indeed it is," replied Mrs. Jones.
"Why, Mrs. Stout, Mrs. Jones!" exclaimed Miss Sawyer. "Do you send your children to school merely to relieve yourselves of responsibility? I have thought always that children were sent to school to be educated."
"So they are," replied Mrs. Stout, "but if they can be educated, and at the same time be kept away from home long enough ev'ry day to give their mothers a chance to do the housework, why, I say that school is a twin blessin'."
"That is just what I think," said Mrs. Jones, in an amen sort of way. "And I'm sure that the children in Miss Wallace's school have an excellent woman to instruct and care for them."