six in the morning
A fire , a mob , confusion , and disorder appeal to most boys ' minds as desirable . My father was terrified at the disturbance of commerce , and the angry words which began to be heard . Mr. John Wynne very coolly adjusted his affairs , as I have heard , and settled down with the Friends , such as Wain and Shoemaker and Pemberton and the rest , to accept whatever the king might decree . '' Jack and I talked it all over in wild boy fashion , and went every day at six in the morning to Lowry 's on South street . At first we both hated the work , but this did not last ; and , once we were used to it , the business had for fellows like ourselves a certain charm . The horses we learned to know and understand . Their owners were of a class with which in those days it was not thought seemly for persons of our degree to be familiar ; here it was unavoidable , and I soon learned how deep in the hearts of the people was the determination to resist the authority of the crown .