The idea among them seemed to be that each should take some part in amusing the company.

One would jump from the back of a bench upon which he had been seated, while others were creeping about the floor; another, who deemed himself a proficient in turning somersaults, would be trying his skill in this way, while his neighbor, equally ambitious, would show the teacher how he could stand on his head.
Occasionally they would pause and listen to the singing of a hymn or the reading of a little story; then all would be confusion again; and thus the morning wore away.

The first session having closed, the teacher retired to her home, feeling that a repetition of the scenes through which she had passed could scarcely be endured.
"Two o'clock found her again at the door, and the children soon gathered around her.

Upon entering the schoolroom, most of them were induced to be seated, and a hymn was sung which they had learned in the Sabbath-school.

When it was finished, the question was asked, 'Shall we pray ?' With one accord they answered, 'Yes.' 'And will you be quiet ?' They replied in the affirmative.