every evening before o tell stories, pa made ts for or days ing. laura and mary and ts of lead, and t-mold. tted on ts, t one on eacched.

  first ed ts of lead in ted, carefully from to ttle -mold. ed a minute, t dropped a brig onto th.

  t oo to touc it semptingly t sometimes laura or mary could not ouc. t t say anytold to touc. if t ; t to cool tcs.

  topped. trimmed off ttle lumps left by tiny so melt again t time s.

  ts into pouctle bag wifully of buckskin, from a buck pa .

  after ts ake . out in t migtle dampness, and to be dirty from powder smoke.

  so pa ake ts place under ten a piece of clean clots end. ood tt of ter from tea kettle into t up and doer blackened ed out ttle he gun was loaded.

  pa: kept pouring in more er and er ran out clear. ter must al ted steel antly.

  t a clean, greased rag on till ,  all over, outside, until every bit of it er t ock until t was brigoo.

  no anding straigall, on its butt, her side of him, pa said:

  “you cell me if i make a mistake. “

  so tc ake.

  laura op of tal cap.

  pa filled ttle and tapped to be sure t all togettom. c; tle tin box full of little pieces of greased clots of greasy clot one of ts on it, and and tightly

  against t t it and t it down again. ime.

  next ts place against taking a box of caps from , tle brig t came dohe gun would go off.

  no on its he door.

  led t of a green stick raigo he gun securely.

  t pa could get it quickly and easily, any time he needed a gun.

  into t t poucs, and t tin patc in s. tc  and he gun ready loaded on his shoulder.

  , for,  to meet trouble y gun.

  at a op and load t in and s do in bullet and pound t a fres again. at -a bear or a pant kill it s. a ime to load his gun again.

  but laura and mary o t s.

  after ts ory-telling time.

  “tell us about the oods, laura would beg h