about a quarter before twelve
Stuyvesant had quite a desire to try and hold the plow , after he had been driving the team about an hour , but he thought it was best not to ask . In fact he knew himself that it was best for him to learn one thing at a time . So he went on with his driving . When it was about a quarter before twelve , Beechnut said that it was time to go in . So he unhooked the chain from the yoke , and leaving the plow , the drag , the axe and the chain in the field , he let the oxen go . They immediately ran off into a copse of trees and bushes , which bordered the road on one side . `` Why , Beechnut ! ''