The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-17

"Danicl Was First"
Where In romance can you find an,
thing equal To what Daniel was il
reality? A young man, far away from
home introduced into the most mngnifi
cent and most dissolute palace of al
Tho earth. The king. wishing TO make
this young man prodigy in personal
onpcnrance, orders his attendants tc
see that he has plenty OF meat and
wine. and Daniel refuses these dclica.
eics and insists on vegetable diet, re.
fusing every thing but pulse and water,
waving back all the rich viands with a
determined. mo, thank you"
He surpasscs all the princes in brill
Hancy. AS this sun rises higher and
higher in the armament, it puts ont all
: The stars, and IL there is any thing the
stars hate it is the sun. Daniel becomes
so much favorite with King Darius
that our young hero is promoted 10 be
primc minister or secretary of state
the Frclinghuyscn or the bismarck of
the ancicntS. But no man ever attained
such high position without exciting the
envy Of others. The mcancSt and wrath
lest passion of the soul is jealousy. You
see il among all professions and occu-
'pations | am sorry to say you sec it
as much among clcrgymcn as
among other classes Of men. II is n
passion bitter as hell, and il is immc-
datcly recognized, and yet, though it
backcns the man who INDUCES in it,
men will ltindlc this fire which con-
Mmcs only themselves. There were
dcmagogues in Babylon, who. highly
apprcciativc of their own capacity,
doubted the policy of elcvating such
young man us Daniel. They said: "Why,
we know more than he does We could
manage the public affairs better than
he can manage them. The idea of put
ting Dan in such place rs that" Old
Babylon was afraid of young Babylon
They began to plot his ruin. lie was
an illustrious target. The taller the
cedar the more apt to be struck with
lightning.
These dCmagogueS asked Darius to
make an unaltcrabte decree that any
man who within thirty days shall ask
petition of any one except the king
trusting any foul play, makes such n de-
cree. The dcmagoGucs have accom-
pliShcd their purpose, for they know
that Daniel would not stop sending up
petitions to his God, and Daniel, instead
of being afrrighted 10y the decree, went
three times n day TO his house top for
prayer. He is caught in the act. He is
condemned to he dcvourcd by the lions.
Such healthy young man will be
Tor the lcOninc monarChs the best |
banquet they ever had. by the rough |
CNccutionCrS of the law he is hurried |
away toward the den. ! hear the growl |
OF the monsters, and their paving of |
the dust, and as their mouths are placed |
to the ground the solid earth qualics |
with their below. The door is removed |
and Daniel showed into the den, which
seem To roll and snap in the caycrns.
They approach the dcfcnselcss man.
Their appetite is sharp with hunger.
onc stroke of their paw, one crunch Of
their teeth and he would have been
tfclcSS. How strange welcome Daniel
receives from the monsters. They fawn
about him. They cover his feet with
Their long names q 80
They are struck with the locked jaw
That night Daniels sleep is calm and
undisturbcd, with his head pillowcd ON
'hc warm neck OF the tanned lions. But
King Darius was not so happy. He
loved Daniel and he hated the strata
gem 10y which his favortc had been
condemned. He PAGES his floor all
nlghI lie can not sleep. At the least
sound he starts and his flesh crccps with
horror, A bad conscience will make
NE bravcst man II coward. lie watches
eagerly for the dawn, which seems so
nnS In tarrying. At tho first streak of
1Sht he starts ont to find the fate of
PANEL. The palace gate opens and
lars heavily behind him while yet the
''ty is asleep. lie comes to the den.
lie looks through the crcviccs but
sees nothing. lie dare not speak. EX-
pecting the worst, his heart stops.
gathering strength he puts his mouth
70 the riffs in the rock and cries: "Oh,
panlel, is thy God whom thou scrvcst
'ontinually able to deliver thee from
'he mons" An answer comes rolling
lp ont of the deep darkness: "Oh,
Ning' live forever, My God hath sent
MS angel and hath shut the lions
mouth, that they have not hurt me-
ne young man is brought out and the
lemagogues who made the plot are
hrown in. But they hardly struck the
bottom of the den when their flesh
Sht' and their bones cracked, and the
,'ood spurted through the riffs, while
ne hercc monsters shook the rocks
Ni'h their terrible roar, announcing TO
VI ages the truth that while God de-