Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-28
PuRINr.

PURIM. ~
We ApsricAns have too fsr h9lidays-t&Rl
fsw ,dsys Of rrcrssfios ffc4 ~ e.ses and
bustls Il as<irs bhsiusss He, whiA weap
oss our btaiks hns shslss u Prematsrsly ID
Fors(kssfs potIss shis. sn4 sfs snssSt ~
our proaigscy Of evsryt thing e1fspt orr taking
tins for enjoyment. Thsrsb, however, We
are glad to observe. n rapid tendency for q
change pleasurexard, and In no way Is II
more marked tias ihIthS stadhA ipstskfidk
into our systsm Of tina social habits Of other
naiisps, both m9aAS9 AID ancient. !. Tbs. sell
ebraiion of the feast Of SfPurim Is an inno.
Walton Of this description, and Il may nov
b Aiti5 y ons * M ''asstiy
tutions'' Of tie land. '''' a al a,a,
Tho hissorissbfsce drenwhict thiaIsNish
fsstisft 9isdSss les origin daAs back shout
SCI ysafsr Btfors tbs ehf1siiaa stae snasfeesJ
bsfSpna Book II " AZ 4 y . n y
oslisasJs The yo5sinsl writing d 1 hlllsh
Esthpr,p I<attst Of Esthsr,i iIm'iiH
8 To sSsfy reader sfthsaBibls ttestorpis
welt Known; but, As tome II cdr readers may
require y have their nsnotiss reffeshssdd, NJ,
will give Al ses Tersion ~ the feets15fi9 ,ssii
The Psssish King An ksUrn1is ssisnsd oven
Ia9 provinces, ana nhis opaiass'#as aih shad
shan, After he had held ,domiipnipn $50 yeiFs'
he must pesds iaffes iadulsing ip excess ~
liquor, hare aqpArrsl with hia vie, upsAsHsI
BY nsfne7 whom he summariiy dsofced, and
took unto hiinsef TO wties hsrnf torHanhhs A.,
SAM Jsvish maiden, who wss Impeh NOR more
oomely to look upon. .iiB1s1g
BsfHrR sssSsn corPhan, nand had sbnen
brought up and eductted BY MoRpndkL her
cousin, with al the love ahd soiicitude OF a
natural parent. but the, King did Inot kpoY,
Of tho relatiOnship,,@ eyenithat ,shs,wssA q
Jcwsss.f MoRDEcAi was 50 hui.bls an inditi
yidual That hispresence wssiiot noticsd WHOM
a conspiracy was being planned for the DE-
tArohement Of, TIE Kiinss Which iNas soon lIi
after his second marriage. Heiodgsdinforr
nation with thsPsefsr authorities, and the
chief conspirators wefs hanged, probably
ION SsSur aPhls ttss,S and the facts rela-
ting to the casewero recogded In the Chroni-
oles Of the Kingdom nAtthat time the Lord
chnmberIain Of the realm va q Mr.. HAaAs,
whose authority was seeond only TO the King
Like most men ~ small minds, this was too
much for him 10 bear, and be fslt tie necss,
sity Of showing HE authority by ordshing out
some humble individual, and this ehanoed to
be MoppEcAI, tho Jew, Who 7"sat ut the
Kings gate, u and would moi arise and make
obeisance at his gninR ont and his coming in .
FOR this ori,,,s., HAuAx WAS determined To be
reyenped upon oUIprofsssine the same re-
lieious Belief M MsnpEoAr, and in q moment
of weaknsss de King ,gare him authority
to exteminats every u w Is in the, lardI
Then Ii was that Queen .EsrHER ordained a
fast AZ, thre,, DAYS and nights, which all Jews,
inoludinr herself should keep. o AZ the AZ.
piration Of chs time, she ,sppearsd before
the King, and invited him ana HGaAs 10 4
b.nouet which, AZ. had I prepared. ;ASfe
gfouna favor n, bis SIGHT - and, he invita-,
aor VA. soc,pt,dar with de keen foresight
Of woman. sbs p.aetieed a little sobttrfose
in making tbis s,party,,,, which probably WAS
iu,ti6ed by the circumstances. Nn HAMAx
WINS but too happy to Irvine and dine, in
their iro,.I Jt.sebce. suar b.sor. leaving
6omsI oh ne ptscautioS a 10 build IN his
h,nti Z. "A o.lIovs sfty 61bits bieb mon ian
wh;oh - "a. 10 mmodata IN r III, \,
Mopnro,i' In. ,,sht ,,.yiou, 10 n, h.n.
ou., the King was troubled with dreams.
and he directed tie Chronicles 10 be read To
him, when 10! the story of the s'conspiraoy'
was reached, aud it was found that The in.
former had not been rewarded HArAs wat
sent for, and the King inquired, what shall
DO done TO tho gisn whom the King delight,
eth. to honouri'' or course HAHAs, ~, biz
vanity, thought ithst n me, 4 and therefor,
suggested the piling on Of henoars heavily
but what was his surprise ,when he was al
rected to, do even so unto "MotpEc All Thu
Jew.p But this mas, only the beginning q
bis troubles, for when be went unto the ban
quet, the Queen made bold to tell tbs shols
story to'the King, which 30 sntsged him that
be revoked the decree OF HaNAN, and OF
dersd hin to- be hung on the very galIowl
hs had buiit for MoRpHckB and which, a
that time, was not handy to have in tn.
house" I. - - -''li la' 22 ~, :,
Tho joyful tidihgs Of the Jews that the,
were graeiously permitted to live and not di'
went FORT, a on ta' i..a and ts'A Of Tue n0nsl
poor,n,, and is, derived from" Pur, which
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