eight o'clock in the morning
The girls helped us to decorate the wagon attractively with asters , dahlias , goldenrod and other autumn flowers , and they lined the wagon body with paper . It really did look fine , with all those yellow melons in it . We hired our neighbor , Tom Edwards , who had a remarkably resonant voice , to act as a `` barker '' for us . The second day of the fair -- the day on which the greatest crowd usually attends -- we arrived with our load at eight o'clock in the morning , took up a favorable position on the grounds and cut a couple of melons in halves to show how yellow and luscious they were . `` All ready , now , Tom ! '' Addison exclaimed when our preparations were made . `` Let 's hear you earn that two dollars we 've got to pay you . ''