midnight
Go and take a nap now , and if you are needed I will call you . You know the missionary is here , and will wish to be with him in the morning ; and it is desirable that you should feel as well as you can , to encourage your husband . '' Mrs. Jones , thus charged , retired to an adjoining room , thinking to rest herself for a short time , and then return . She felt that a great event was impending , and thought it impossible for her to close her eyes ; but so utterly exhausted was she , that she immediately fell into a sound sleep , from which she was awakened at midnight by Mrs. McElroy , who said , -- `` A great change has come over your husband . I think he is going to get well . He wants to see you and the boys . '' Hurrying to her husband 's side , she found him sitting up in bed as composedly as if no trouble had ever disturbed the serenity of his mind , looking much as he did in their bridal hour .