Iola suspended the regular order of the school, and the gentleman essayed to talk to them on the achievements of the white race, such as building steamboats and carrying on business.

Finally, he asked how they did it?
"They've got money," chorused the children.
"But how did they get it ?" "They took it from us," chimed the youngsters.

Iola smiled, and the gentleman was nonplussed; but he could not deny that one of the powers of knowledge is the power of the strong to oppress the weak.
The school was soon overcrowded with applicants, and Iola was forced to refuse numbers, because their quarters were too cramped.

The school was beginning to lift up the home, for Iola was not satisfied to teach her children only the rudiments of knowledge.

She had tried to lay the foundation of good character.