noon
Kate and I joined Mrs. Kew , who had enjoyed the scene . `` Well , there ! '' said she , `` I wonder the folks in the old North burying-ground ai n't a-rising up to go to Denby to that caravan ! '' We reached Denby at noon ; it was an uninteresting town which had grown up around some mills . There was a great commotion in the streets , and it was evident that we had lost much in not having seen the procession . There was a great deal of business going on in the shops , and there were two or three hand-organs at large , near one of which we stopped awhile to listen , just after we had met Leander and given the horse into his charge . Mrs. Kew finished her shopping as soon as possible , and we hurried toward the great tents , where all the flags were flying .