They read correctly; some of them too, who had been in school only a few mouths, in any portion of the New Testament selected for them.

By request of the superintendent, we put several inquiries to them, which they answered in a way which showed that they _thought_.

They manifested an acquaintance with the Bible and the use of language which was truly surprising.

It was delightful to see so many tiny beings stand around you, dressed in their tidy gowns and frocks, with their bright morning faces, and read with the self-composure of manhood, any passage chosen for them.

They all, large and small, bore in their hands the charter of their freedom, the book by the influence of which they received all the privileges they were enjoying.