one o'clock
Deck had brought with him the bandages and salve his mother had given him , and the injury was doing very well . The horses were watered and fed , and half of the remaining chicken was consumed by the riders . The scouts stretched themselves on the ground , where they slept the sleep of the just for five hours . At one o'clock the horses were saddled , and the march was resumed . In the forenoon of the next day they reached Newberry by the route they had taken the day before . They had eaten the last of the chickens and crackers , and they stopped at the post-office to obtain more . The storekeeper had procured and cooked two more , which he was glad to sell at the same price , with an abundant supply of crackers .