St Nicholas [serial] . erously remembered than this fortunate little onewhose true story I am telling you. But at lastthe breakfast was disposed of, and to Denise itseemed as though Papa had never eaten soheartily or so slowly. But all things come to an end, and in timePapas appetite was appeased, and he was readyto distribute the pretties. It was no wonder that, with so much to readand play with, the days after Christmas slippedaway so quickly that February crept uponthem before Denise could realize it. Soon therewere only weeks, then only days to be countedbefore it would be time to pack the
St Nicholas [serial] . erously remembered than this fortunate little onewhose true story I am telling you. But at lastthe breakfast was disposed of, and to Denise itseemed as though Papa had never eaten soheartily or so slowly. But all things come to an end, and in timePapas appetite was appeased, and he was readyto distribute the pretties. It was no wonder that, with so much to readand play with, the days after Christmas slippedaway so quickly that February crept uponthem before Denise could realize it. Soon therewere only weeks, then only days to be countedbefore it would be time to pack the trunks forthe homeward journey. These, too, soonslipped by, and the grand day itself arrived. (To be continued.). A GIANT CANDLE. By W. S. Harwood. What would you think of a candle one hun- giant among candles, you must admit; and dred and twenty feet high, about twenty feet yet for many weeks during the summer of 1897 in diameter, with a light that shed its brilliancy I saw this candle with my own eyes nearly abroad for many miles at night ? Truly a every day, and very frequently at night, when A GIANT CANDLE. 429 it sent forth a wonderful glow that was sobright your eyes would be blinded if youlooked long at it. There was no sky-high giant at hand to trimand care for the candle; but at about elevenoclock an unseen hand put out the light in thesmallest fraction of a second, and the tall whitecandle stood silent and spectral against the blueof a northern sky. For, really, the sky wasblue all night in the middle of the summer. The candle was made of steel and staff—staff being the material of which were made thebuildings of the Worlds Fair at Chicago. And the light which glowed at night was notf
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