 The sixth-season begins with several new stories. First, there s the arrival of new teacher Eliza Jane Wilder and her handsome brother, Almonzo. Rivals Laura and Nellie have their eye on the 25-year-old New York native, and are determined to do anything to snare him. Mrs. Olesen, meanwhile, gives recent Walnut School graduate Nellie her own business: A hotel and restaurant in her name!