It was built of unhewn logs, and had holes for windows, in which greased paper served for glass.

The roof was just high enough for a man to stand erect.

Here the boy was taught reading, writing, and ciphering.

They spelt in classes, and 'trapped' up and down.

These juvenile contests were very exciting to the participants, and it is said by the survivors that Abe was even then the equal, if not the superior, of any scholar in his class.