five o'clock in the afternoon
The procession was a most solemn one . The forest , the rugged scenery , the quiet retreat , all these appeared to add to the solemnity of the occasion . The grave was alongside that of his mother , and neatly lined with spruce . At five o'clock in the afternoon all that was mortal of Paul Guidon was lowered into its last abode . `` They laid them fondly side by side , And near their icy hearts They placed their arrows and their bows , Their clubs , and spears , and darts ; For use when they with life are crowned In heaven 's happy hunting ground . '' Margaret Godfrey read the burial service from the old service book , while rivers of tears flowed down a score of swarthy faces , and an occasional low wail uttered by the Indians standing round the open grave , told of their sorrow and superstitious fear . The British ensign was then placed over the dead Iroquois .