Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-30

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prooklvn Academy of Music, Sun
II nv ne. May %. DR.. Talmage preached
lay n -, ,,,yt. so they hanged Hannah on
rom ,ir that he had prepared for Nor
lie az Esther vii. 10. Following is his
Permon liz full: ~ a, .n ~
H'te ffTrnnsivcs man in Hebrew history.
no7' Inv name. He plotted forthe dcstruc-
Hama, me Israelitish nation. and / wonder
ion W. il, some of the Hebrew synagogues
%, LH ~ aay. when Humans name is men
o lug The congregation clinch their fists,
loht., mn their feet and cry. Let his name
RaI s'.",nI out" Hannah was prime minis
N' '!,'' the magnificent court of Persia.
sf .nn,rbiy apprcciative of the honor con-
lhoiJ'II l., expects everybody that he passes
rft'" h.cn,iious. Coming in one day at
t ~ of the palace. the servants drop
o. = road in honor of his office: but u
If L.1 a. named Morleeai. gazes upon the
a--ing lignitary WITHOUT peh'iihS ms head
:" hiking III his hat.
pr ItN, ~. n good man. and would lot have
w. ,e%ligcnt Of the ordinary courtcsies
~, mi he felt no respect either for
,ta a,, or the nation IRON which he had
'a" , BGt he could not be hypocritical,
"i u y,hiIe others made oriental salaam.
W.. .i, o. clear down before this prime minis
-,thhl. i' ItlSNNNas nv Y wv g.
n .ysd moi a muscle of his neck. and kept
lin clear up. Because of that atTront
EGn,nn GETS Il decree from Ahasucrus. the
Pa..ardIv King. for the massacre of all the
nn,.iIii,ns. and that, of course. will include
horiccai.
n'onn Esther this whole plot was revealed
her husband, Ahasuerus. One night
a.nerus. who was afflicted with insomnia,
f. lis slecplcss hours calls for his secretary
- read him IA few passages of Persian his
Eory, and 50 while away the night. In the
n6t rrnd that night to the King an account
Era. riyen of a conspiracy, from which
MMoarleeai. the Hebrew, had saved the Kings
ir, and for which kindness Mordecai had
'n,sr received any reward. Hannah, who
kaJ been fixing up IL nice gallows to hang
Morlecai on, was walking outside the door
HI the Kings sleeping apartment. and was
called in. The King told him that he had
hut had read;to him the account OF some
Cre who had saved his the king's) life, and
h." asked what reward ought to be given to
karI Il one.
self-conceitcd Hannah. supposing that he
himself was to get the honor. and not i'm
[ajuins for IL moment that the deliv-
prnr ofihe Kings life was Mordecai. says:
tWhy your majesty ought to make a tri-
Ert him on a splendid horse. high stepping
and fun blooded, and then have one of your
hriuces lead the horse through the street,
IRVING: Bow the knee. here m IL man
milo has saved the Kings life!" Then said
Alasucrus in severe tones to Hannah: L
know all about your s%conndreism. Now
Eou 90 out and make Il triumph for Nor
ir,ai. the Hebrew. whom YOU hate. Put
liz best saddle on the finest horse, and you,
thr prince. holdt the Stirrup while Morde-
raj gets on. and then lead his horse through
khe street. Make huste!."
What a spectacle! A comedy and tragedy
BIT one and the same time. There they 60!
Morlcrai, who had been despised, now
starred and robcd, in the stirrups. Hannah,
ill., chancellor, afoot, holding the prancing,
Fearing, champing stallion. Mordecai bends
Ii neck AT last. but it is to look down at
Ee degraded prime minister walking be-
heath him. Huzza fer Mordecai! Alas for
Hannah. But what a pity to have the gall
aws' recently built. entirely wasted! 1t is
Hannah had erected it for Mordecai, by
Ehos" stirrups he now walks as groom.
Manager and more startling thar any TO-
aalce, there go up the steps of the scat
ldilhs, side by side. the hangman and
,Hdlan' the eN-chancellor, S they
prepared for Mordccai."
Although so many years have passed
since coWtrdlN Ahasuerus reigned. and the
beautiful Esther answered to his whimS,
ana Persia persisted. yet from the life and
death OF Hannah we may draw living les
sons OF warming and instruction. And.
nF>i. We come to the practical suggestion
that, when the heart is wrong. things very
Insignificant will destroy our comfort. Who
would have thought that agrcat prime min
hfgf. admired and applaudcd by millions
81 Perslans, Would have been so nettled and
nar5,>ed by anything trivial? What more
could the great dignitary have wanted than
Ills llIInt AMI .-l -,l..-
and hanqucts?
Ii alhGence of circumstances can make !;
man e"ntcntcd and happy, surely Hannah
,,hoNIl have been contentcd and happy.
NO. w.; Nordecais refusal of /; bow takes the
litter from the gold, and the richness from
W. purple, and the speed from the chariots.
WIN Il heart pulled up with every imitation
I vanity and revenge. it was impossible for
LINN To be happy. The silence of Mordecai
II me gate WAS louder to him than the bray
n.y. ol lr'lnpets IN the palace. Thus shall it
.%ays be If the heart is not right. Circum-
,H!lres the most trivial will disturb the
spirit.
1t is not the great calamities of life that
"aI' me most worriment. Ihavc seen men,
'H"a by repeated blows of misfortune,
ppis.HS from the dust. never desponding.
Da, lle most of the disquiet which men
n4'ri Is from insignificant causes, as Il lion
""rA'a by some beast of prey turns easily
H. " uHu SldES nm. YET runs roaring
imi2'sh tie forest at the alighting on his
,|""hy neck OF Il few insects. You meet
G'.e great loss in business With compura-
I'M NJ "nlllosurc. but you can think Of petty
Nh Th'fies inflicted upon you which rouse
w. A""f capacity for wrath and remain in
y "' heIft an unbcarable annoyance. II
"l ."@N back on your life you will find that
i u me NeNarionS and disturbances OF
t+1" W@lrh You felt We're produced by cir
Ig's'"ilcea that were not worthy of notice.
c - YOU want to be happy you must not
"' FOR trlhcs. Do not be too minute in
ga. ", Inspection of the treatment you re-
NV from others. Who cares whcthc,
,r n..'ai hoWs when o pass. or stands
Nnn HAd stiff rs Il cedar? That wooGman
yh ''' mol make much clearing in the forest
lo9, should stop to bind up every little
,nn , :" iiill scratch he rcceivcdin the thicket:
worI "" 'i';t' man accomplish much for tila
;1 w.t. me church who is too watchful
nEr. "PffHclutlve OF petty annoyances.
con.. "t| ilnltltGdcs of people in the world
1b, TiIiffnllE narrowed because they pass
Npi. "neS, not in searching out those things
snvha II "fe attractive and deserving. but in
.,aS out with all their powers of vision
g., Mhelher they cannot find Il Mordcai.
nm,i ]"'n 1 learn from the life of the man
Sin our notice that worldly vanity and
Ill.," II, Ntfi anxious to have piety bow be-
t,,;r .hnil. Haman was IL fair emblem Of
krnt., M"fldllness. and Mordecai the repre-
wn.a 't'e OF unilinching godlincss. Such
ki.' ~ me usages OF society in ancient times
bDi" '; ,iaa This 1sraelite bowed to the prime
EIs .n = It would lave been an acknowl-
N'''ilI t1 rhSnnat frr Ii. n ,,,.tnr md