two o'clock in the morning
The horses all felt it very much . When it is a dry cold , a couple of good thick rugs will keep the warmth in us ; but when it is soaking rain , they soon get wet through and are no good . Some of the drivers had a waterproof cover to throw over , which was a fine thing ; but some of the men were so poor that they could not protect either themselves or their horses , and many of them suffered very much that winter . When we horses had worked half the day we went to our dry stables , and could rest ; while they had to sit on their boxes , sometimes staying out as late as one or two o'clock in the morning , if they had a party to wait for . -LSB- Illustration -RSB- When the streets were slippery with frost or snow , that was the worst of all for us horses ; one mile of such traveling with a weight to draw , and no firm footing , would take more out of us than four on a good road ; every nerve and muscle of our bodies is on the strain to keep our balance ; and , added to this , the fear of falling is more exhausting than anything else . If the roads are very bad , indeed , our shoes are roughed , but that makes us feel nervous at first . One cold windy day , Dolly brought Jerry a basin of something hot , and was standing by him while he ate it .