twelve o'clock
`` I went , or rather was carried , '' said she , `` to the rag party . The good lady who borrowed me , I must say for her , did brighten me up famously . `` There , '' said she , as she gave me the last touch with her rubbing cloth , `` ef it ai n't as bright as our Lijah 's cheeks a Sabberday mornins ! '' The country hour for dining was twelve o'clock , and the rag party was invited to come at two . Accordingly , all the women of the place with whom Mrs. Nutter had any acquaintance that did or did not authorize an invitation , were assembled in her best parlor , to take part in the rag bee . A nice-looking , sensible set of folks they were , and , if I could remember all they said , I am sure you would think it very amusing . One of the subjects that I now think of was introduced by a pair of very old breeches .