The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-07-22
TIM CANDLES.
BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.


/ in form" it said. Il give more
light and burn a longer time than
any other light. Ny place is in the
chandelier, or silver candlestick.
''That must be a charming lifem
said the Tallow-candle. Il am only
Of tallow-only a tallow dip; but
then, 1 comfort myself, it is always
better than to be a mere taper, that
is dipped only two times: I am
dipped eight times, to get a decent
thickness. I'm satisfied. 1t would
70 De sure, be finer and luckier still
70 nave been born in wax, and not
In Iallow; but one doesn't fix him
sell. They are put in great rooms
and IN glass candlestieks. I live in
the kitchen-but that is a good place.
Oo;~they get up all the dishes in tbe
house there"
"There is something that is more
important than eating!" said the
Wax candle. "Good eompanv-to
see them shine and shine yourself
There is a ball here this evening.
Now 1 and ali my family are soon to
be sent for"
Scarcely was this said, when all
the Wax-ights were sent for-but
the TalloW-candle, too. The mis-
tress took it in her delicate hand
and carried it out into the kitchen;
there stood a little boy with a basket
that was full of potatoes, and few
apples in it, too.
The good lady had given all these
to the little poor boy.
'Here is candle for you, my lit
tie 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
''farinto the night" she said, eagerly,
"And Tmgoing to sit up till far into
the night, tool We're goingtohavea
ball, and Pm to wear big red bows for
it." ..T
How her face shone! yes, that was
happiness! no wax-light could shine
like the chiId's eyes.
"That is a blessed thing to see,"
thought the TaIow-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 it away.
"Where am 1 going to now?o
thought the Candle. 81 shalI-be with
poor folks, perhaps not once get a
brass candlestick; but the Wax-light
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-taIIow,
not wax"
And so the Candle came to the
poor peoples widow with three
children, in a little, low studded
room, right over opposite the rich
house.
"God bless the good lady for what
she gavew said the mother; 1T is
splendid candle-it can burn till far
into the night"
And the Candle was lighted.
| "Pugh!" it said. THAT was &
horrid match she lighted me with.
| One hardly offers such a thing as
that to a wax-light, over at the rich
house."
There also the wax lights were
lighted, and shone out over the
street. The carriages rolled 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-candle, and
the thought of the little rich girls
bright face, that was brighter than
all the wax-lights. "That a sight
shall never see any more
Then the smallest of the children
in the poor house came-she was
| little girl--snd put her arms around
| 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 p0tatoesr'
| and her face beamed with happiness.
The candle shone right at her, and
saw a pleasure, a happiness as great
as was in the rich house, where the
| little girl said, "We are going to
have a ball this evening, and 1 shall
wear some great red bows"
as it such a great thing to get
warm potatoes" thought the Can
die. "Well, here is just the same
| joy among the little things and
it sneezed# at that-that is, it sput-
tered-and more than that no tallow-
candle could do. The table was
spread, the potatoes were eaten.
| o, how good they tasted it was a
real feast; and then each got an ap-
pie beside, and the smallest child
sang the little verse:
"Now thanks dear Lord I give to Thee.
That Thou again hast filed 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 filed
you"
And the little children went to
bed, gave a good night kiss, and fell
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 the poor, just
rs clear, just as kindly.
"That was in sooth a rare even
ing" thought the TailOw-candle.
do you think the wax-lights had
any better time, in their silver candle
, sticks: that I'd like to know before
l am burnt outm
And it thought of the happy chill
dren's faces, the two alike happy
the one lighted by wax-hght, the
other by a talIow-candle.
Yes, that is the story.-RivsFside
Magazine.
= In Danish popular talk to sneeEs at thing, is
the same as to nod assent.
The scene of the following incid-
ent was laid in Painsville store,
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