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:

    quot;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.