The boy gave her a pleased look, and then instinctively bowed his head as he saw her do, when the prayer was offered. The reading for the day was one of David's Psalms. And the superintendent briefly spoke of this, and the circumstances under which it had been written, before they read it. Ray touched his nearest companion, and with a loud whisper, asked:
"Was it the same fellow that we are going to study about, and who killed the giant?"
Miss Squire placed her hand on his arm, saying:
"It was the same one, Ray; but wait until we begin the study of the lesson, and then ask what questions you choose."
The lesson was soon reached, and after reading the verses with her class, Miss Squire laid her Bible down on her lap, and said:
"Now, I want each one of you to tell me something about this stripling David. John, you may commence."
"He was the son of Jesse," he answered.
"He lived at Bethlehem," said another.
"He kept his father's sheep," said a third.
"He had been anointed by Samuel to be king over Israel," added a fourth.