ten o'clock
My kind friend professed to be overmuch delighted at my arrival . He took charge of my horse and invited me into his house , where I met the bridal couple and their friends , who were carousing and gambling . I joined and made merry with them . At ten o'clock the whole party made ready to proceed to the chapel , where the marriage ceremony was to be performed . I simulated the part of a very inebriated person , a condition which they looked forward to with hope and satisfaction , and told them that I would stay at the house to await their return . When everybody had left I thought I might as well get under way , feeling lonesome . I went out and around to the rear of the house , where the corral was , to get my horse , but found the gate fastened with chains and securely locked .