about eleven o'clock
Efforts for the recovery of the cow went on . Elihu Perkins exhausted all his science in her behalf . I do not propose to detail his treatment , because I am not sure whether it was the best , and possibly some of my readers might adopt it under similar circumstances , and then blame me for its unfortunate issue . It is enough to say that the cow grew rapidly worse in spite of the hot-water treatment , and about eleven o'clock breathed her last . The sad intelligence was announced by Elihu , who first perceived it . `` The critter 's gone , '' he said . '' ` Tai n't no use doin ' anything more . ''