He lifted Osman up for a kiss, and, with a deep bow to his wife, he left home for the day.
CHAPTER II.
SCHOOL
"Mamma, mamma, I am so glad it has come at last!" said little Osman, early one bright spring morning.
"Yes, yes, my darling," answered his mother. "It is a good time; I am glad, too."
What made Osman wake up sooner than usual this morning? What caused his eyes to look so bright? Why was the nurse taking such pains with his hair and dress?
He was going to school for the first time in his life. His sixth birthday had come and gone, and his father had said:
"It is time for my little boy to do something besides play. He must learn to read our good books, and understand the use of numbers."