nine o'clock at night
They ate their supper by candle-light after their hostess had cooked the mush in a kettle hanging from the crane . Brother Wilkins had a violent choking fit during the meal and Sister Clark pounded him on the back , apologizing as she did so for her familiarity with the minister . Jason slept profoundly on his share of the shake-down that night , and at dawn , after more mush , they were up and away . Twice on this day , Sunday , Brother Wilkins held service in the mountains and it was nine o'clock at night when they started toward the Ohio again . It was not until they had reached the river at dawn and had roused the ferryman that the minister recovered from his Sunday abstraction . `` Did you have a pleasant trip , Jason ? '' he asked as they led the horses into the boat .