About nine o'clock
What he meant by a _ Dutch _ cheat , I do not know ; unless he thought the buttermilk was particularly Dutch , and _ this _ buttermilk an imposition . Dirck was waiting for me at the Old Slip ; and , on inquiry , I found he had enjoyed his draught of white wine as well as myself , and was ready for immediate service . We proceeded along the wharves in a body , admiring the different vessels that lined them . About nine o'clock , all three of us passed up Wall Street , on the stoops of which , no small portion of its tenants were already seated , enjoying the sight of the negroes , as , with happy `` shining '' faces they left the different dwellings , to hasten to the Pinkster field . Our passage through the street attracted a good deal of attention ; for , being all three strangers , it was not to be supposed we could be thus seen in a body , without exciting a remark . Such a thing could hardly have been expected in London itself . After showing Jason the City Hall , Trinity Church , and the City Tavern , we went out of town , taking the direction of a large common that the King 's officers had long used for a parade-ground , and which has since been called the Park , though it would be difficult to say why , since it is barely a paddock in size , and certainly has never been used to keep any animals wilder than the boys of the town .