noon Saturday
She was putting on flesh and color showed in her cheeks . They were no longer hollow and sallow , and she ran like a colt-and was almost as wild . The work of clearing the bottom land could not be continued daily ; but the boys got in three full days that week , and Saturday morning . Henry , did not wish to work on Saturday afternoon , for in this locality almost all the farmers knocked off work at noon Saturday and went to town . But when Henry shouldered his tools to go home at noon , Sister appeared as usual with the lunch , and she and Hiram cut fishing rods and planned to have a real picnic . Trout and mullet were jumping in the pools under the bank ; and they caught several before stopping to eat their own meal . The freshly caught fish were a fine addition to the repast .