two o'clock in the afternoon
The tent was on his property , and he , they concluded , when appealed to would no doubt order the trespassers off . They considered it an abomination , from their standpoint , for him to permit show-actors to offer an entertainment , and more especially on the last day of the church fair , when a numerous gathering was expected . A committee was accordingly appointed to wait on Mr. McGuiness , but unfortunately that gentleman was nowhere to be found . At two o'clock in the afternoon Handy gave a free concert in front of the tent . The audience , it is needless to say , was not a critical one and was easily pleased . When it was over and the energetic manager announced a display of fireworks in the evening , both before and after the performance , there was n't a youngster within the sound of his voice who did not spread the cheering information far and wide . Those who came to attend the fair in the little church performed that duty early in the afternoon and afterward arranged to visit the tent show of the actors later on in the evening .