He is not four years old ere be will bid a
stranger good day or good evening, raising his
little hand aud making his little bow at the
sanij time Between four aud six ho is
allowe 1 to mingle freely with the children of
the neighborly >d, but his play-ground is
always circumscribed according to tho size of
the garden in tho rear of the block. At six
the law compels his parents to scud him to
school.
From that time on he is a person of some
rasponsibi.ity, for Lis lessons must not be
neglected under any circumstances, unless
h:a health proves liim to be unequal to his
tasks. His school hours for thu first year are
not long, hut he must l»e in his place
promptly at 8 o'clock in the morning, remain
ing until 10, and at I:3U o'clock in tho after
noon, reinauiitig until 2:30. lhen ho brings
home lift lessons for the morrow, which
with the assistance of his parents, he must be
prepared to answer for on.the uext day.
The second year of his School life is
a little more' eevere. The schools open
at 0 in summer, and 7 in winter, and
long before tho children of his ago
are awakened in America the streets are full
of little ones hurrying to the different schools.
