Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-07-14
For the 3Gus anO Girls.
THE CANDLES.
Ely RAMS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

There was great wax.lght, that knew
we'll enough what il was
II am born in wax, and moulied IL .
form, it said. II give more light, ~
burn q Longer time than any other Ugh
My place is in the chandelier, or silver
cGndlestick."
THAT must be charming HE said
the Tallow-candle II am only ~ 0..NT;
only tallow dip; but then, | comfort e
self, il is always better than to be re
taper, that is dipped only two times; am
dipped eight times, to get decent thick
ness I'm satisfied il would, to be sure, be
finer and luckier still, TO have been born in
wax, and not in tallow; but one doesn't fix
himself They are put in great rooms, and
in glass caudlesticks. live in the kiteh
en- but that is good place, too; they get
up all the dishes in the house there.
There is something that is more impor-
tant than eating y said the wax candle.
Good company, to see them shine. and
shine Yourself. There is ball here this
evening. Now ! and MI my family are soon
to be sent for
Scarcely was this said, when all the wax
! lights were sent for, but the tallow.candle
too. The mistress took II in her delicate
hand, and carried il out into the kitchen;
there stood a little boy with basket that
was full OF potatoes and few apples we're
in it too. The good lady had given all
these to the little poor boy.
Here is candle for you. my little
! friend" said she. Your mother sits up
and works far into the night, she can use
| this"
The lady's little daughter stood by her;
and when she heard the words "far into the
night - she said eagerly, "And Tn going
to sit mp till night, too! We're going to
have ball, and I'm to wear big red bows
| for it,"
How her face shone yes, that was happi-
nessl no wax-light could shine like the
child's eyes.
"That is n blessed thing to see, thought
the Tallow.candle. IL shall never forget
| it, and certainly it seems to me there can
! be nothing more" And so the Candle was
| laid in the basket under the cover, and the
| boy took itaway.
where am going to now?" thought
| the Candle. Il shall be with poor folks,
perhaps not once get q brass candestick;
! but the wax-hght IS stuck in silver, and
sees the finest folks What can there be
more delightful than to be light among
fine folks? That's my lot, -tallow, not
wax" E.
And so the Candle came to the poor peo-
pie, widow with three children, in lit
tie, low studded room, right over opposite
the rich house.
God bless the good lady fer what she
gave !" said the mother; at is a splendid
candle it can burn far into the night"
And the Candle was lighted.
"Pugh y it said That was horrid
match she lighted me with One hardly
offers such a thing as that to wax.light
over at the rich house.
There also the wax-ights were lighted,
and shone out over the street Tho car
riaqes rumbled up to the rich house.
with the guests for the ball, dressed 80 fine
ly, the musc struck up.
"Now they're beginning over there, felt
the Tallow-candle and Thought of the
little rich girls bright face than was
brighter than all the wax-ights That
sight shall never see any more"
Then the smallest Of the children IN the
poor house came-she was a little girl
! and put her arms round her brother and
sisters neck; she had something very im-
portant TO tell, must whisper it.
"We're going to have this evening Just
think of it-we're going to have this even
ing, warm potatoes p and her face beamed
with happiness. The candle shown right
at her, and saw pleasure happiness as
great az was in the rich house, where The
little girl said 1--WE are going to have
bali this evening, and | shall wear some
great red bows"
us it such n great thing to get warm
potatoesY thought the ctndle. "Well.
here is just the same JOY among the little
things - and it sneezed' at that that is, it
sputtered and moro than that no tallow
candle could do. The table was spread.
the potatoes were eaten. O, how good
each got an apple beside, and the smallest
child sang the little verse,
i hNow thanks, dear Lord ] give 30 Thee
That Thou again hast hllod me Amen"
"Wos not that said prettily2' asked the
little one.
"Yon mustn't ask that, or say it, said the
mother. You should only thank the good
God, who has filed you.
And tho little children went to bed, gave
goodnight kiss, and tel asleep right
away; and the mother sat till far INTO the
night, and sewed to get a 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 and over tie poor, just as clear, just as
kindly
chat was in sooth \ rare evening"
thought the Tallow-candle. "Do you think
the wax-lights had any better time il their
silver candle that I'd like to know
before am burnt out J"
And it thought OF the happy childrens
faces the two alike happy the one lighted
by war-light, the other by tallow-candle.
Yes, that IL the story.
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