five o'clock
Selecting a favorable place they encamped for the night . Ebenezer Onthank was an early riser . He had been brought up on a farm , where , during a part of the year it was the custom for the `` menfolks '' to rise between four and five o'clock in the morning to begin the labors of the day . His old habit clung to him , and at five o'clock , when Tom and Ferguson were yet asleep , Mr. Onthank sprang from his leafy couch refreshed and vigorous . Seeing his companions yet sleeping , he concluded to take a walk . `` It 'll give me an appetite for breakfast , '' thought he , `` and a chance to see something of the country . '' As to the appetite , Ebenezer was generally well provided .