Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-26

eous Plot Revealed TO the King-1Tor-
decai's Day of Triumph.
BROOKLYN, May 25.-In the Brooklyn
Academy of Music this morning, after the
preliminary exercises which in this eongre-
CATION are considered as important as any
of the others, Or. TaEnsge preached from
the text, $50 they hanged Haman on the
gallows that he bad prepared for Morde-
cal. Esther vii. 10 Following is his SER
mon in full;
Here is an oriental courtier, about the
most offensive man in Hebrew history,
Hannah by name. He plotted for the de-
struction of the Israelitish nation, and
wonder not that in some Of the Hebrew
synaRogues 20 this day, when Humans
name ismentioned, the congregation clinch
their fists, and stamp their feet and cry;
Let his name be blotted Quit" Hannah
was prime MINISTER in the magnificent
court OF Persia. Thoroughly appreciative
OF the honor conferred he expects every
bodythat he passes to be obsequious. Com
ing In one day at the gate of the palace the
servants drop their heads in honor Of his
Office; but Hebrew, named Mordeeai
gazes upon the passing dignitary without
bending his head or taking off his hat. He
negligent of the ordinary courtesies of life,
but he felt no respect either for Hannah or
the nation from which he had come But
he could not be hypocritical and while
others made oriental salaam getting clear
down before this prime minister when he
passed, Mordecai, the Hebrew, relaxed not
a muscle Of his neck, and kept his chin
clear up Because of that affront Hannah
gets decree from Ahasuerus, the das-
tardly king, for the massacre of all the Is
raelites, and that, of course, will include
Mordecai
THE PLOT REVEALED.
To make long story short, through
Queen Esther this whole plot was revealed
to her husband, Ahasuerus. One night
Ahasuerus, who was afflicted with nsom-
MIA In his sleepless hours calls for his secre-
tary to read TO him few passages of Persian
history, and so while away the night. In
the book read that night to the king an &C
count was given Of conspiracy, from
which Mordecai, the Hebrew, had saved
the kings life, and for which kindness
Mordeeai had never received any reward.
Hannah, who had been fixing up a nice gal
lows TO hang Mordecai on, was walking
outside the door of the kings sleeping
apartment and was called in. The king
told him that he had just had read to him
the account Of some one who had saved his,
the kings life, and he asked what reward
ought to be given to such one Self
conceited Hannah, surprising that he him
self was to get the honor, and not imagin-
ing for moment that the deliverer Of the
kings life was MOrdecai, says; why, your
majesty ought to make n triumph for him,
and put crown on him, and set him on n
splendid horse, high stepping and full
blooded and then have one Of your princes
lead the horse through the streets, crying;
Bow the knee, here comes man who has
saved the kings lifel' Then said Aha
suerus In severe tones TO Hannah; II know
all about your scoundrelism Now you go
out and make u triumph for M0rdecai, the
Hebrew whom you hate. Put the best
saddle on the finest horse and you, the
prince, hold the stirrup while Mordecai
gets on, and then lead his horse through
the street Make hastep'
COMEDY AND A TRAGEDY.
What a spectacel A comedy and tragedy
ut one and the same time There they gol
Mordecai, who had been despised, now
starred and robad, in thestirrups Hannah,
the chancellor, afoot, holding the prancing,
rearing, chumping stallion. Mordecai
bends his neck at last, but it is to look
down mt the degraded prime minister walk
ing beneath him lluzaa for Mordeeail
Alas for IIamnnl Bat what pity to have
the gallows recently built entirely wastcdl
IL Is fifty cubics high, and built with care.
And Hannah had erected it for Mordecai.
by whose stirrups he now walks rs groom.
Stranger and more startling than any ro-
mancc, there 50 mp the steps Of the scat.
folding side by side, the hangman and
Eaman the ex chancellor $50 they hanged
Ua,Gan on the gallows that he had pre-
pared fpr Mordecai'
Although SO many years have passed
since cowardiy Ahasuerus reigned, and the
beautiful Esther answered 10 his whims,
and Persia periaho3, yet from the life and
death of Hannah we may draw living les
sons of warning and instruction And,
first, we come to the practical suggestion
that, when the heart il wrong, things very
insignificant Will destroy our comfort.
Who would have thought that a great
prime minister, admired and Rpplauded by
millions Of prBians, would have been so
pcttled aud harpssed by anything triyialY
What moro could the great dignitary have
wanted than his chariUts and attendants,
and palaces and banqucts? II Ghluence Of
circumstances can make man contentcd
and happy, surely Hannah should have
been contented and happy. No; Mordecai's
refusal of II bow takes the glitter from the
God, and the richness from the purple, and
the speed from the chariotS. with heart
pufFed ND with every intiation Of vanity
and revenge, it, was impossible for him TO
DO happy. The silence of Mordecai ut the
gate was louder than the braying of trnm-
pets in the palace Thus shall it always be
il the heart is not right Circumstances
the most trivial viii disturb the spirit.
SOME LIVING LESSONS.
Il is not the great calamitles Of life that
create the most worrimeut | have seen
men. felled by repeated blows Of misfortune,
arising from the dust, never despondipt.
Rut the most OF the disquict which mon
suffer is from insignificant causes, as
sion attacked by some beast OF prey turns
easily AROUND aud Stays him yet runs roar
iDg through tic forest at the Glightlng on
his brnwny neck of few insects. You
meet some great loss in business with com
narrative comrCsurc, but You can think OF
pettp trickeries inflicted upon you which
rouse sd your capacity for wrath, apd re
innin in your ieurt au unbcarable annoy
anoe. If you lool, bnck upon your life you
will! find that the most of the NeNatons ana
disturbances of spirit which you felt were
produced by circumstances that were not
worthy Of notice II you want 20 be happy
YOU must not care fJr triiies. Do not be
too minute in your inspection of ihe treat
mcnt you receive from others. who cares
whether Mor,rcgi bows when you pass or
stands erect and s.iG 20 n cedarY That
woodman would not make much clearing in
the forest who should stop TO bind up
every little bruise and scratch be received
In the thieLet. nor will that man accom-