Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-20
Tor the Young Felix's
THE CANDLES.
RY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERsrv.

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RY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
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There was great Wax light, that knew
well enough what it was. -
81 am born IN wax, and moulded in a
form, it said. ST give more 1ioff. and
burn longeS time than any other light.
My place is IN the chandelier, or siIve
oandlestick."
''That must be charnino life ?" said
the Tallow-canlIe. 81 am oniv of fallow
only tallow dip; but then, I comfort. N.Y.
sell, it is always better than TO be a mere
taper, that is dipped only two times: / am
. dipped eight times, to get n decent thick
ness I'm satisfied it would, to be srre. be
finer and luckier still, to have been born ir
wax and not in tallow; but one doesn't fix
himself They are put in great rooms and
in glass candlestichs. / i've IN the kiteh-
en-but that is q good place. too; they get
up all the dishes in the house therep
''There is something that is more eippor-s
tant than eating !" said the wax candle
t'Good company,-to see them shine and
shine yourself There is a. ball here TIA is
evening. Now and all my family are soon
to be sent for.'' $685.
Scarcely was this said, when all the wax
! LIGHTS were sent for, ,-butthe taIlow- candle
! too. The mistress took il IN her tlelieateg
hand, and carried it out into the kitchen; ;,
| there stood a little boy with q basket that
was full OF potatoes, and a few apples were
IN it too. Tho good lady had given all
these to the little poor boy. ss ha.tse
| "Here is a candle for you, my little
| friend" said she. "Your mother sits up
and works far into the night she. car use
this" e..,s
The lady's little dauehtar stood bv her
and when she heard the words star into tlle
night she said, eagerly, sAnd Tn gong :,
to sit up till night too! We're going to
for it,"
How her face shone yes, that was llappi! i-I
ness! no wRx-light could shine like tbe +
child's eyes.
''That is a blessed thing tosee." thought sle
the Tallow-candle. 81 shall never 1orgeta-t
it, and certainly it seems to me there can
be nothing more" And so the Candle vas s
laid in the basket under the cover, and Che
boy took itaway.
7'Where am 1 going to.nowP" tl3ouebtf3
the Candle. Il shall be with poor folks, .r,
perhaps not once get q brass oandesticly:
but the wax-light IS stuck ia silver, and .
sees the finest folks! What can there be
more delightful than totbe q light among
fine folks? That's my lot,-tallow, not
wax" F
And SO the Candle came to the poor peo-
pie, widow with three Children in 81 lit
tie, low studded room, right over opposite
the rich house. -st
Good bless the good lady for what she
gave !" said the mother; sit is a splendid
candle-it can burn far into the night "i2tt i5t-
Aud the Candle was lighted. II ~ goras
81 s.Pugh p it said. e,rhat was a horria
match she lighted me with One barYIfnis
offers such thing as that to wax-light g. q
over at the rich house -
There Also the wax-lighis were liobted,
and shone out over the street. The car
riages rumbled mp to the rich house,
with the guests for the ball, dressed so fine-
", the music struck up. ~s
''Now they're beginning over there "feIt
the Talow-candle, and thought Of the
little rich girls bright face than was
brighter than all the wax-Iiehts. '"That
sight shall never see any more"
Then the smallest of the children in the
poor house came-she was q little girl
and put her arms round hor brother and
sisters neck; she had something very i'm
portant to tell, must whisper it.
'FWe're going to have this eyening-iust
think of it-we're going to have this even
ing, warm potatoes p and her face heane7
With happiness. The candle shown.rioht e
At her, and saw pleasure, happiness, as
great as was in the rich house, where the
little girl said, ''We are going to have q ~
oall this evening" and shall wear some
great red bows"
Id 1S ouSIA StcfAb blliiiSS 10 GCt NttFIl3
ootatoes?" thought the candle. esWell,
1ere is just the same Joy among the little
hings !" and it sneezed* at tbat-thab is, it
'puttered-and more than that no tallow
candle could do. The table was spread,
T1ztntoor.-~-.o .,4.>~.--.l Ia4.4ar e.e.z-
5hey tasted it was q real feast; and then
each got an apple beside, and the smallest
CHILD sang the little verse;
"Now thanks, dear Lord, ] give TO Thee
That Thou again hast ed me. Anen.''
"Was not that said prettily p asked the
little one.
''You mustn't ask that, or say ii, ;" said the
mother. You should only thank the good
God, who has filed you
And the little children went to bed gave
goodnight kiss, and fell asleep right
way; and the mother sat till lar into the
light, and sewed, to get living for ahenl
md herself; and from the rich house the
lights shone, and the music sounded. The
tars twinkled over all the houses over the
ich and over the poor, just as clear, just as
,indly.
'"Hhat was in sooth a rare evening"
hought the Tallow-candle 'Do you think
he wax-ights had any better time in their
ilver candle-sticks that I'd like to know
before [ am burnt out p
And it thought of the happy chjldren's
aces, the two alike happy-the one lighted
~ wax-light, the other by tallow-candle
Yes that is the story.
*In Danish popular talk, to sneeze at thing is
he same as to nod assent. s5f-.E :