six o'clock
He sot there and tooted all mornin ' and ` spected the angel Gabriel would answer back . He sot there and tooted all the arternoon till the cows come home and the chickens went to roost . I had three good square meals that day , but Silas did n't get a bite . ` Bout six o'clock I did think of takin ' him out some doughnuts , but then I decided if he was goin ' up so soon it was no use a wastin ' em , so I put 'em back in the pantry . He sot there and tooted all the evenin ' till the moon come up and the stars were all out , and then he slid down off 'n the barn , and barked both his shins doin ' it , threw his trumpet into the pig pen , come into the house and huddled up close to the fire . He did n't say nothin ' for a spell , but finally says he , ` I guess , Heppy , that feller made a mistake in figurin ' out the date . ' ` I guess , Silas , ' says I , ` that you 've made an all-fired fool of yerself .