about midnight
She climbed up behind him on his brown mare , Bess , and in a short while reached Barton Stone 's house . Logan had already related the circumstances of the case to the minister , who said that the young couple were fully justified in the step they had taken ; and so they were married . Stone and his wife urged them to remain the night with them , but Abner said that Mr. and Mrs. Rogers were expecting them . Accordingly they rode away , and reached the Rogers home about midnight . Late as it was , the entire family were up and fully prepared to receive them . The next morning the young couple , accompanied by Susan Rogers , with Rache in the capacity of serving-woman , set out on their bridal tour , a three-mile ride over the snow , to their future home . A stout sledge drawn by a yoke of oxen was the primitive equipage of the bridal party .