The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-07-07

BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

THERE was great Wax light, thai
knew well enough what it was.
am born in wax and moulded in q
form" it said. "I give more light anC
ourh longer time than any other light
NY pace is IN the chandelier, or silve,
canflestick.
That must be charming lifei" said
the Iailow candle. al am only OF talIog
only tallow Dip; but then. [ comfort
myseli, Ii Is always better than to be a
mere taper, that is dipped only two times:
am dlpped eight times, to get a decent
thickness. I'm satisfied. 1t would. to be
sure, be finer and iuckier still to have
oeeh porn In wax, and not in tallow; bui
one doesn't TX him elf They are put il
great rooms and IN glass candlesticks
| iye Id the kltchen-but that is q good
pace, TOO; they get up all the dishes IN
the house there"
There is something that is more i'm
portant than eating!" said the Wax-can
ole: Good cOmpany-to see them shire
and shine yourself. There is a bali here
tnls evening Now | and all NV family
are soon TO be sent for"
Scarcely was this said. when all the
Wax lights were sent for-but the Tai.
lOw-candie, too. Tue mistress took il in
her delicate hand and carried it out into
the Kitchen; there stood a little boy with
a basket that was tull OF potatoes, and a
lew apples Were in it, too
The good lady had given all these to
the little poor boy
Here is Candle for you, nv little
friend" said She "Your mother sits u,,
ana WORKS far into the night-she car.
use this"
The lady's little daughter stood by her ::
and when she heard the words far into
night, she said, eagerly, And I'm going
to sit up till night, tool We're going TO
have ball, anu I'm to wear big red bows
for it,"
How her face shone! yes, that washap
plness! No waX-light could shine like the
child's eyes,
That is blessed thing to see," thought
the Ialiow-candle. L shall never foryet
1t, and certainly it seems To me there can
be nothing more" Ana so the candle
was laid IN the basket under the cover,
and the boy took it away.
here am | going To now?" thought
The Candle. Il shall be with poor folks
perhaps not once get brass candlestick
but the Wax-light is stuck in silver, and
sees The finest toiksl What can there be
more delight al than to be light among
line folks? That's my lot-tallow, not
wax"
And so the Candle came to the poor
peOple-a widow with three children, in
little, low studded room, right over oppo-
site the rich house.
God bless the good lady for what she
gave SAID the mother; cit is a splendid
candle-lt can burn till far into the night"
And the Candle was lighted
"Pugh" it said. "That was a hor-
rid match she Jig hted me with. One hard
ly offers such a thing AS that To Wax
light, over at the rfch house"
There also the Wax lights were lighted,
and shone out over the street The car
riages rumbled up to the rich house with
the guests for the ball, dressed so finely
the music struck up.
Now they re beginning over there"
felt the Tallow canGle, ana thought of the
little rich girls bright face, that was
brighter than all the wsx-lights. THAT
sight never shall see any more"
Then the smallest of the children in the
poor house came-she was little girl
and put her arms round her brother and
sisters necks; she had something very
important to tell. and must whisper it.
We're going to have this evening
just think OF it-we're going TO have
this evening warm potatoesT and her
face beamed with happiness. The Candle
shOne right at her, and saw pleasure, a
happiness, as great as was IN the
rich house, where the little girl said, We
are going to have ba | this evening, and
| shall wear some great red bows"
"Is it such a great thing TO get
warm potatoes!" thought the Candle
& N..1 h.ar-n fc he ~
among the little things!' and it sneezed"
at that-that Is, it sputtered-and
more than that no tallow-canole could
do. The table was spread, the potatoes
were eaten. o, how good they tasted it
was real feast; and then each got an
apple beside, and the smallest child sang
the little verse:
"Now hanks. dear Lord. give to Thee
That thou again hast fiiicd me. Amen
"Was not that said prettily?" asked
the little girl
"You mustn't ask that, or say it, said
the mother. You should only thank the
good God, who has filled you"
And the lutte children went 10 bed, gave
a goodnight kiss, and fell asleep right
away; and the mother sat till far into the
night, and sewed. to get living for them
and herself; and from the rich house the
lights shone, and the music sounded. The
stars twinkled over all The houses, over
the rich aud over the poor, just as clear,
Just as kindly.
THAT was in sooth a rare evening"
thought the Tallow- candle. DO yu
thn< the wax lights had any better time
in their silver candle-sticksg that I'd like
to know before am burnt out
And it thought ot,the bsppy childrons
faces. the two alike happy-the one light
ed by wax-light, the other by tallow-
candle.
Yes, that is the story.-Rirerside MdgG
zine.
In Danish popular talk to sneeze at thing, Is
the same ne To nod assent.