Exertion maybe?
I think it might be exertion because it seems to fit... tell me if I'm wrong.
Answer: Question
A Life Lesson
James Whitcomb Riley
There! little girl! don't cry!
They have broken your doll, I know;
And your tea-set blue,
And your play-house, too,
Are things of long ago;
But childish troubles will soon pass by,
There! little girl! don't cry!
There! little girl! don't cry!
They have broken your slate, I know;
And the glad wild ways
Of your school-girl days
Are things of the long ago;
But life and love will soon come by.
Explanation:
They feasted and had a great time.