About midnight
One hand held an iron rod , and with the other he scratched his head ; and , but for a great splash of brown earth on one side , the monkey seemed wholly untouched by his adventure . A single word in Gaelic from Donald made the monkey spring from its perch , and over the heads of the people into his arms , and in a few minutes the strange friends were pursuing their journey again , as if nothing had happened . A new conductor was now on the train , and Donald made friends with him by reciting the whole adventure , so that they were allowed to end the day in peace . About midnight the two got out at a roadside station , where they spent the night , and in the grey of the morning set out by coach for Silver Creek . From Silver Creek Donald 's cabin was still thirty miles ' walk over the mountains , and after another day 's hard toiling they reached the spot . After a long journey over the mountains Donald reached his log cabin on the Silver Creek . The monkey , however , did not find quite so immediate a welcome as himself from Donald 's wife .