two o'clock
He went right ` long by de patteroles , en dey did n ' ` pear ter notice ` im , en bimeby he foun ' whar de strange nigger was kep ' , en he walked right pas ' de gyard at de do ' en foun ' ` im . De nigger could n ' see ` im , ob co ` se , en he could n ' ` a ' seed de nigger in de da ` k , ef it had n ' be 'n fer de stuff Aun ' Peggy gun ` im ter rub on ` is eyes . De nigger wuz layin ' in a co ` nder , ` sleep , en Solomon des slip ' up ter ` im , en hilt dat sweet 'n' ` tater ` fo ' de nigger 's nose , en he des nach ` ly retch ' up wid his han ' , en tuk de ` tater en eat it in his sleep , widout knowin ' it . Wen Solomon seed he 'd done eat de ` tater , he went back en tol ' Aun ' Peggy , en den went home ter his cabin ter sleep , ` way ` long ` bout two o'clock in de mawnin ' . `` De nex ' day wuz Sunday , en so de niggers had a little time ter deyse ` ves . Solomon wuz kinder ` sturb ' in his min ' thinkin ' ` bout his junesey w ` at ` uz gone away , en wond ` rin ' w ` at Aun ' Peggy had ter do wid dat noo nigger ; en he had sa ` ntered up in de woods so 's ter be by hisse ' f a little , en at de same time ter look atter a rabbit-trap he 'd sot down in de aidge er de swamp , w ` en who sh 'd he see stan ` in ' unner a tree but a w ` ite man . `` Solomon did n ' knowed de w ` ite man at fus ' , ` tel de w ` ite man spoke up ter ` im . ''