, 1875-02-21

halt shekel not being considered TOD tnnth fo1
the ear1ier fac SMILES. So general was the dis
cnssioh Of it that further cohcea1ment vas USE
lass. 81.
rAp-nooN nErnEns WROTE h1BA1p SONGS
upon the Son Of Jesse; the wits took up some OF
the moro puugens phrases in King David poems
ness of heart, y .'corrupt because Of my fool:
ishhess, and the ffks, became datch-worels from
H's Aajesty in the most hurniliatius- atti'
ae as' .na4r @ lis h'y sin hssss s1ae 70 in mshs hs
popular ridiculs and tepzohationis entsiled. In
fact tho scandal was public property, and the
King, independent ~ he holds. himaslf to be,
had to make SHOW Of indignation. After con-
su1ting With Gen. J0ab. Abuers shd son 1T Nor,
and ethers, 10 decided Upon appointing An In
vestigatiug Committee, and did so, making these
TWO warriots tnembers of It. II Would be tedious
TO follow this Committee through its eeryile
labors.
uR1Aa's sTATExEsr
was = marvel Of literary beauty; his array Of
facts was to oil appearances crushing; his dis-
position OF them masteriy boToill ali ,e1pecta-
tom. When it bad been read. thu fading of i
stss sser .ggss gais T H. sx '?naay r sy ,ae
ment ling David rotoiued with sn elaborate
defense. He charged Urlah With neglectlng his
wife; ridiculed bis affection for her. accused hlm
of consorting with the man Shimei, and harlots,
and t1naliy d1sm1ssed the charges On the ground
snas they Were gotten up foE purposes of black
mail. Nathan aud Uriah, he said upon his oath,
had coDspired to ruin him, the former from
Jealousy, and the othet from motives Of ambition.
He had already received promotion IN the army
10 enence nafn' ana nha eaasea the hlhs to ignore
o. one OF his many sons to make room Tor hln
The story he said bad been grossly exaggerated.
Bathsheba had smiled upon him he admitted
aud ho had winked at her, but beyond that,
nothlhg improper mad occurred between them.
me ioea OF charging Nashan With jealousy
and @ cousE!faey 10 placRmall "as SO aosuiu
tnat ali the trloest excepting Lew and Judah,
iaoeaed over n: Sathah Is one OF tte mloest,
pares- :4na HOS. gsulal OF mea. as tue pIopnet
or u the LORD aha the encceasor OF Samuel. bis
llnuepce WIN tne MASSES u enormous. ine
gulleless cnaraceer OF Ms 11e IL the theme OF
many Gon1slsaslon: .aa - maaans a1e e9aoed TO
CHOOSE nnsoanas from among nls nlsclples
soutns aIe sAugae to venelate n1th ano CONFORM
Their hEes to his most excellent model. I have
hnown nl1n 1ot 9ea1a' .ana nave hocere
t:a aheeeina tof alm, as has eye5yo9dy: Iho
apsurolt1 ot cnArE1n8 nm "1th blackma1
"a6 so appa1e4s tuat h1ng UaV!a saw a1
once1 ano tn 1or ne nrst umo IN ais nie that ne
coalo aet ene 1ooI Mnen an oppoftnn1ty was
gwen mm ena! tae Mnote OF lsfaol was
not tne tHoe OF 'uoan, ana tnat' however 40
}sssy tae eqse u tas nts own sbe re- aedept
port it. -
fATHASs REJoISDER
contained e71deEce which, to the country at large
y vas d4mnlns. II was even shoWn ~ hin that
htng UaVld, VINO Was rather gushing N bis lam
guage, bad extorted from Bathsheha denial Of
her confession to her husband, aud had procured
It to protect hin IN . counsel OF priests"
should such nody be called to examine into the
case. it was ms tfeachery On this Occasion
that put Nathan on bis guard, and caused hin I'd
preserve those documents which he was said BY
the ling to have Kept Tor blackmaiing purposes.
inc testimony against the Royal defendant
would have convicted any ordinary person. In
addition to i was the fact that child had been
born to Dathsheba previous to her marr1ag6 |
with TIE King that she was still living With him,
End thst the paternity OF the poor little creature
could not, for obvious reasons be laid to Urlah.
we y q hsd neen lighting under Gen: 1oab before
Rabbah, dearly year before Its BIRTH. To thia
e tha VIZ swift 10 E. sfn the d tes M
palace that David had urged the plaintiff aev-
sral times to sleep at home was quietly |
gnored. and the tomtn1ttae OF Inquiry, through
zen. Joab, and Aoner the son OF Ner, stated |
hey could see that nothing improper bad oc-
'ufred between King David and Bathsheba. It ]
Taa possibls that be had winked at hef, and she |
night hase smiled at him; quite poss1hle1 but |
N their honor as gentlemen they dla not think |
10 had been guilty Of even taat Tenial indis- |
on Ct her went 80 TAT az to sa5 that IT thu spirit
u Samuel were to annohuoe it OF ths Ark OF the |
Lord. he would not believe IT,
raE r. EFFECT or The VERDICT oF TIE COMMITTEES |
Upon the tribes was interesting 70 Witness |
[he tribe OF 5hdah assembled IN the !
abefnadle and gfee!ed 1t "tth hohanhns, !
lanouncinB ur1dh ae liar, and making great |
leal q unnecessary noise. Nathan, who WAS
,Tesent naIIuWly escaped be1nE stoned to death. |
The tribe ct Layl Was equally delighted. OF :!
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