Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-11-29

there is no man that can gainsay thee.
Thou knowest all things, and thou knowest,
Lord, that it was neither in contempt, nor
pride, nor for any desie of glory, that |
did not bow down to proud Hannah for
could not have been content with good will
for the salvation of Israel, 10 kiss the soles
of his feet. refused this, that | might
not prefer the glory Of man above the glory
of God: neither will | worship any but
thee, oh, God! And now, oh, Lord, our
King spare thy people for their eyes are
upon US to bring US to nougm! yea,
they desire to destroy the inheritance
that hath been thine from the beginning.
Hear my prayer and turn our sorrow into
joy, that we may praise thy name! Amen.
The medtations of Mordecai were inter-
rupted by the arrival oftwo persons, whom
he recognized as Blgthana and Teresh two
chamberlains of tie court. They seated
themselves near to Mordecai, and entered
into conversation without perceiving him.
"Of all the vilanous deeds which our
employer. Haman, has been gnilty," said
Bigthana; 'this murder Of the Jews and
the innocent Queen are the worst"
"Let them die! said Teresh .gloomiy;
'';hey are Jews and deserve DEATH"
IL care not much for the Jews" replied
Bigthana: "But it does seem pity this
gentle creature should be massacred; how
ever, am sure the king will prevent it,"
''His leave will not be asked" said Te
resh with snecr. ain the confusion of
the day, it is my province to see she shares
the fate of her people Haman hopes to
excuse himself to the king afterwards, and
even place Vasht upon the throne"
'But il be should not be pardoned''
"Then the king dies. 1t is for this pur-
pose sought thee at thy house, and gave
that vial. Three drops 10 the kings cup,
and Haman is king. l believe, however,
that is the fate reserved for him at every
issue ofthis affair"
"What needless waste of life. Hamar
will never be king: think you our princes
will suffer stranger like tke vile Hannah
upon the throne?" -.
"He takes care of that. The Mace.
domains, who are ravaging the nations
around, are his countrymen, and as last
resource lie will call them TO his assis-
lance"
The guards arrived TO open the gates, and
the dark conspirators passed through
| HtiT CuTCCI VI RHiiI III" noHHFCI,
drawn 10 a close; Mordecai, who had over
heard all, denounced them to the soldiers
as potters against the kings life, and they
were speedily loaded with chains, and cast
into a dungeon 10 await the king's pleasure.
An account of this event was despatched
to Esther by Mordecai, who sent rela-
ton of it to the king, but he, satisfied the
men were in his power, gave no heed to
the particulars of the plot-as at present,
his mind was occupied with recent accounts
of the rapid advance of the Grecian troops
towards his domnions.
CHAPTER vn.-rHE QUEENS TRIAL.
s.Sing and rejoice, oh, daughter of Zion! for 10!
i come And will dwell in the midst of thee,
saith the Lord ''-zACHARIAH, H.
The day arrived which was to decide the
: fate Of the captive Jews. Queen Esther,
willing to risk her life for the hope of saw
ing her people, prepared to enter the king S
apartments uncaled. If he were wroth,
her instant death would follow. but if he
felt inclined to grant the boon she came TO
ask, he would stretch forth his sceptre in
token she might approach and present her
petition The queens gentle splri. shrank
from her enterprise; but once more re-
sorting to her closet in prayer, she
came forth strong in the Lord. The
queen and her maidens were afrayed IN
, the costliest robes. Esther, in memory OF
her early days frequently mixed little OF
, Hebrew costume with that of her conquer
ors. Upon this momentous occasion. she
, had studied in her attire to make herself
f appear at the best advantage. dress
, of snow-whne wooden stuff of Damascus,
woven with threads of gold and bordered
with the same, reached nearly to her ieet,
lust displaying her loose Persian trowsers
of light reseate silk; the royal tiara, or
turban of twisted silk and gold, bound down
her dark flowing locks, while the queenly
mantle of purple velvet, having around It
deep embroidery Of pearls, fell from her
shoulders and lay.in heavy masses behind
her. Radiant with beauty, and smiling
cheerfalv, although her heart was heavy,
Queen Esther, followed by train of love-
]lv madei.s, entered the forbidden courts
of the king.
Artaxerxes was sitting upon his ivory
throne, glittering with gold aud jewels.
He wore the royal robe of Persia, purple,
with stripes of silver A tiara of the
same was surrounded with dladem Of
priceless gems, while his scarlet tunic was