about ten o'clock
And they was n't no way fur him to set down and rest . And he was scared of getting a cramp in his legs , and sinking down with his head under water and being drownded . He said afterward he 'd of done the last with pleasure if they was any way of suing that crowd fur murder . So along about ten o'clock he sings out : `` I give in , gosh dern ye ! I give in . Let me out and I 'll sign your pesky pledge ! '' Brother Cartwright was fur getting a ladder and letting him climb out right away .