nine o'clock in the morning
He went to church and to Sunday school the next day ; and the services never seemed to do him so much good as after the sacrifice he had made . A party was ready for him on Monday , and though the weather was rainy and foggy , -- as it sometimes is at Camden , -- he made his eight dollars , and his passengers were entirely satisfied . A party wanted the boat on Tuesday ; but of course he could not go out until after the examination . At nine o'clock in the morning the Penobscot dropped her anchor in Camden harbor , and Colonel Montague immediately went on shore in the barge . An hour later the defendants and the witnesses had assembled at the office of Squire Norwood . `` We have our witness here , '' said Mr. Simonton , with one of his pleasantest and blandest smiles -- `` Colonel Montague . '' The justice bowed to the distinguished witness , and requested Squire Gilfilian to produce the five hundred dollar bill , which was promptly done .