about 7:30
They vibrated between the house and the barn while the chores were being finished , and their happy cries started the young roosters into a renewed season of crowing . And when at last the wagon was brought out and the horses hitched to it , they danced like mad sprites . After they had driven away , Will brought out the colts , hitched them in , and drove them to the hitching-post . Then he leisurely dressed himself in his best suit , blacked his boots with considerable exertion , and at about 7:30 o'clock climbed into his carriage and gathered up the reins . He was quite happy again . The crisp , bracing air , the strong pull of the spirited young team , put all thought of sorrow behind him . He had planned it all out .