t be taken out of t in to be fed. All t-colored leaves became dull brown whe cold fall rains began.

        trees. But Pa    rained, and o play ter supper.

        topped. t. t and a little fire burned all day in tove to keep ter    far away.

        ttid tarted to make patcs. Everyto be snug and cosy again.

        One nig after supper o    ttle    noing again.

        Pa rees near by in o c. A deer-lick    salt. y pla to lick it, and t he ground.

        After supper Pa took    into t to sleep    any stories or music.

        As soon as to t trees. Pa    to get a deer and e    one. Laura and Mary did not knoo think.

        All day Pa tle rao keep out t nig tiger.

        After supper Pa took Laura on    close in tle chair. And Pa said:

        "Noell you o eat today.

        " out to to a big oak tree. I found a pla a brancable and could co s any animal t came to it, and my gun was loaded and ready on my knee.

        "t and ed for to rise and ligtle tired from cerday, and I must ;t rising. I could see it betrees, lo against it I saanding. ening. , brancood out above his head.

        the moon.

        "It    s. But iful, rong and free and    I couldnt kill    t il o the dark woods.

        "t, Ma and my little girls ing for me t    ime I would s.

        "After ao t at from feasting on berries and roots and grubs all summer t , until o a rotten log. , and liste apart and sniffed among ting up t we grubs.

        "tood up on ly still, looking all around o be suspicious t s to see or smell    was.

        " mark to s at, but I ed in c, t I fot all about my gun. I did not even ting il o the woods.

        " t. Ill never get a;I settled myself in tree and ed again. time I ermio s t game I saw.

        "t le open place. All around it trees.

        "After a long ily out of t afraid at all. to t, and ttle of it.

        "t eacepped over and stood beside tood toget t. t.

        I just sat t til t of tree and came home.”

        Laura    s them! “

        Mary said, "e    eat bread and butter.”

        Pa lifted Mary up out of ogether.

        "Youre my good girls," ;And nos bedtime. Run along, w my fiddle.”

        ucked snugly urundle beds covers, Pa ting in t    t s ligly in ting needles flas above tting.

        ter evenings of firelight and music had e again. Pas fiddle walled while Pa was singing:

        O you cry for me, Im going to Cal-i-for-ni-a, t for to see.”

        to play again t Old Grimes. But    sing t. Pas strong, s voice ly singing:

        "Sance be fot, And never brougo mind? Sance be fot, And tance be fot, And the days of auld lang syne?”

        opped singing Laura called out softly, " are days of auld lang syne, Pa?”

        "time ago, Laura," Pa said. "Go to sleep, now.

        But Laura lay atle o Pas fiddle softly playing and to t Pa sitting on t gleaming on ening on t Ma, gently rog and knitting.

        S to ;this is now.”

        S t and t be fotten, s, because no ever be a long time ago.
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