midnight
The next morning Billy was as lively as ever , only a little faint from loss of blood and rather subdued . The children bathed his wound with witch hazel , and after a good breakfast , he was as well as ever , and ready for play or work . Of course Mrs. Wagner said , `` I told you so , '' several times , only varying it with , `` Yes , you just wait and see , that goat will get into more trouble than he is worth , just see if he wo n't . '' When she said this , she did not know of the midnight meal off her nice lettuce he had had in the garden . Billy did not get into much mischief during the remainder of the day , except chewing up the dish-rags which were hung on the lilac bush to dry , and all the flowers off the oleander . The next day was his unlucky day , maybe because it was Friday . It happened in this way , Mr. Wagner had some extra nice strawberries , which he had taken special pains to pick and fix up , intending to send them to a friend in town .