about five
o'clock
That was always Abram 's way . If there was anything to be done , he did it , and the talkin ' and questionin ' come afterwards . `` Sam stopped at the gate and got off a minute to give his horse a breathin ' spell . He said he was passin ' Harvey 's place about five o'clock and he heard a child screamin ' . ` At first , ' says he , ` I did n't pay any attention to it , I 'm so used to hearin ' children holler . But after I got past the house I kept hearin ' the child , and somethin' told me to turn back and find out what was the matter . I went in , ' said he , ` and follered the sound till I come to the stable-yard , and there was Harvey , lyin ' on the ground stone dead , and Mary standin ' over him lookin ' like a crazy woman , and the children , pore little things , screamin ' and cryin ' and scared half to death . '