The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-04-27
ON A CANDLEsrIcK.
BY ELIOT MCCORMICK,

If Allan Bleeckcr, Immediately after
he had made a profession of religion, had
developed an active Christian life, l
should have no story to tell; and it is
only the fact of his seeming carelessness
and indifference after that event that
gives me suihcient cause Tor this story.
AND 1t was IN % view OF I'M TINS G Iacs that' one
Sunday, after school, MI. Coleridge, who
was Allan's teacher ana ieit a peculiar
degree OF responsibility IN the matter,
sought 70 impress I6e Doy with a sense OF
ms oonga lons, anu oegan eonVe!sa-
tlon' somswnae aoluPaY, ailer lllis Sr, Mlse
are , an ~, s,ie hien III your oilice onfis'-
ians, Allan
q looK OF surprise. :, .,
why, no. Mr. Coierloge; tney can I
per :,
Wnat lnolcatlons l,, nave you, Allan,
tnat aney are net o
iney swear, mr.. Coie,loge' ana
ufanAlanu Ml lucy sea s'Jl:es, n:e1; M-
Ing Wy coll plessSu nin iPo, aiiu nii.
Coieridge couia see tnat tue very remem-
Drance was strengthening ms morai pur-
pose; n. c.,:,w,
wicked seoiies' MI Ooieiiusei ne
Weng Oh 70 eApialh
10 tney KNOW you re Onrlstian,
Allan ( ,
a4e Doy 1oloieu anu iooAeu uo"n'
I o9n KNOW, si1' u
Did you ever tell tnem
NO, slr.
DO they Judge Oh IL irom your man
ner
I uon Know, slr;
10 you hsten 70 J tneir stories
Not always, SIR; q,
10 you ever tell any
NO, slf, never molgnantly. d,
An ana you never orln5 WIN NJ them EN-,
ance was 80 frank and fearless that Mr..
Coleridge could not but be relieved.
"Well. then. Allan.n he said, "you'ye
oot a start in the right direction-and
von,va oot a bip work In do.o
The boy looked mn inouirinply. and
Mr. CoIer;dge went.on.
mDon't talk about there being no
WORK for Won. Allan: every one don't
find work in the church. Christian
WORK was never meant to he shut nm in
side of church walls. nor confined to
Sunday. nor to be done altogether by
ministers and missionaries. ifis to 90
into the bonse. into the store. the hank
tbe shin-eveTvwbere. Allan. where you
or co where we can tlend hand. or
sneak q word for Christ. 1t isn't enough
simnlv to refrain from doing wrong
tb;nos. it's vour business and mine to
ras;sf tba wrong ia declare ourselves
emnbatically on the right: to shine
Allan and saving this. he linked his
arm, in tbe boy's. and together thew went
svav from tbe room i" To shine as licht,
in a The world ~
- W. '
Mrs. Plumtree, who was an exeelienl
woman, had Durdel on her neart sn'
had borne 1t, indeed, Tor ni.een years
but this year 1t was unusually ana de
pressingly heaVy. % alter enuuring tn'
trouOle as lons Is sue was SD' al a'n In'
Dy nerseil-ioI she was wluom,sl 1a''
come TO Dr. EastWlck, on ,lne Monus
morning aiter what mas alleau;
been told, to tell her story ana get M M
ADVICE. Inc sOory was lohs, anu Ian
not recitel II here' out give a Ie" "orus
show It's pufporG. ,y,,..
1t Will De loss 70 me, eocIor, ME ME
pinmtree sald, win tears MI IA GleS ner eye;
ito take 5ne D1y away Mr. olayt1n lazy !;
very good 70 MIN, ana mas lalseu ~
salary, SO that now mes realiy a neip-
and places are SO scarce, aoceor.
What shall man give IN excnang
ior ms sogi tne uocsor asAeu' aiinos
aostractedly.
"Ihats Just Wnat say, 1octor an
II ne stays there I'm sure ne Il De ruinec
He always used to be SO frank and tel
dernearted, ana never a ming ala ne ne q .
wrong Dub ne come rlRnG aIIerWaIOS an