seven o'clock
The boys demurred to this at first , but were finally won over by Ned 's sensible arguments . Canoeists cruising through a peaceful country seldom need weapons of defense . The first day of July fell on Thursday , and that afternoon the boxes containing the dishes , provisions and other traps , and the four canoes carefully wrapped in coffee sacking , were shipped to Oakville by freight . On the following morning the Jolly Rovers departed by the seven o'clock train , and a ride of an hour and a half through the beautiful Cumberland Valley brought them to their destination . The canoes were found to be in good condition , and after a brief delay the services of a farmer and his team were engaged . The inhabitants of the little village gazed with wonder and curiosity on the strange procession as it passed along the straggling street . The boxes and the gayly painted canoes completely filled the bed of the wagon .