The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-19

V adorned VITA I'M
ages OF birds and beasts. and scenes
OF proves aud conquest The walls
are hung with shields. and emblazoncd
until Il seems that the whole round
" splendors Is exhausted. Each archls
a mighty leap Of architectural achieve
mont Golden stars. shining down on
glowing araheaque Hanglngs OF en-
hroidered work In which minglcs the
blueness OF the sky. the greenness OF
the grass. and the whltoness OF the
tea-foam. Tapestries hung on silver
rings. wedding together the pillars OF
marble. pavilions reaching out In
every direction. These FOR repose.
nlled With inxuriant couches. into
EGhich weary limbs sink until All IA
BE- Ia submerged. These for oarous-
al. where kings drink down q kingdom
At one swallow. Amazing spectacle;
Light OF silver dropping down over
stairs Of ivory on shields OF gold.
Floors Of stained marble, sunset red
and night black. and inlaid With
cleaning pearls Why. Il seems as u
heavenly vision OF amoihyst and "a
einth and topaz and ohrysoprasus had
descended aud lighted upon shushan
Il seoma.as II a hillow Of celestial
glory had dashed cesa oytr feavcn's
battIehelds upon o. metropolis Of
Persla W convection with this palace
there IA a garden where the mighty
men Of ioroien lands are aaied AZ q
banquet Under the spread OF oak and
linden and acacia. the tables alo ar
ranged Tho breath Of honeyfuckle
ana frankinconse CHS the air, foun-
talns leap no Into she light the spray
struck through with nlnbogs falling
In oryaalIlne baptism upon lowering
sllfuba- hen rolling down ihfoush
ehanhels q marble. and Wldeuhig oai
here and there into pools awlrling with
the hnny tribes Of foreign aquariums,
bordered With scarlet anemones, by
perlcums, and many colorod rauuncu-
lus Meats Of rares, bird and hcas,
smoking up amid wreaths Of afomatics
The vases filled with apricoil and o.
monds The baskets nlled mp with
gprleo,s and daies and les and orangss
and pomogranaios MelcnE iasteluny
twined with leaves 81 acacia. tn,
bright waters Of Eulasus flling th,
urns and sweating outside the rim In
flashing boada amid the traceries
Wine from the royal watts Of ispahar
and shlraz, IN bottles OF tagged Shell
and lly-shaped onps u silver. AM
nagOna ami tankards Of sohd gold III
music rises higher and the rcyelrl
breaks out into wilder transport. aut
the wine has Rushed The check an,
touched the brain. and louder than al
other soloss are che hieeouEh ~ IN
inebrines. IN gahhlc OF foois aan th'
rong Of lhe hruukHda. &C..
In anoihtfpari Oi The palace. Queei
wasn't b cnteralnlnf The priuc,ssc
of Persia y banquet nrunkei
Ahasuorus sqys 20 his seranls' 'lol
20 out auu 40 vashu from that ban
auet Nth The women. and brlpg her t.
this banquet with the men. ana lei ri,
display her beauty" The servants I'm
mediatoly start 90 obey The kings CON
mand. but there was a rule In Orienia
roclely that no woman might appear q
public Without having her face yelled
Yet here wss mandate that no on
dare dispute. demanding that WASN'T
come On unveiled before the muitimd,
FH....,... 49, $40 A. U.nkfrr. ......f
prlnclplo moro regal than Ahasuerm
more brilliant than the gold OF shu
shan. Of more wealth than the sealt
Of Persia. ". len commanded her 20 dii
obey thls 4, er Of the king. ana 20 Al
the rlghteontness and holiness an
modeaiy Of her nature rises up into on
hubllme refusal She says: 4 VIII ~
10 into Tie banquet unvelled:" @
tourse Ahasaerus was infuriaio: an
Hashtl. robbed OF her position and he
estate. IL driven forth In poverty an
ruin to suffer the soorn Of a nation, an
yctio receive the applause Of after zen
: lrations who shall rise up 70 admire IN.
martyr "a kinsiy insolence. welI n
lam yesiige Of that feast Is gone: n
last narland has faded the last are
has fallen. the last tankard has bee
destroyed: aud Shushan iaa ruiu: hf
as iong as the world stands there vi
b. pulfitudes Of men and wotncn. Z.
mlliar with the bible. who win com
into this picture gallery 0f God. an
admire the divine portrait Of Wash
he queen. vashii the Yelled. WASN'T
the saeFilco, Nashll, the slltnt
In the hrst place want you to loo
upon vashtl the queen. A blue rll
bon. rayed with white. dravn arouu
her forehead, Indicated her oneonl
position Il was DO small hons TO 3
queen In such a realm % that Hark
the rustic Of her robes, See tho blai
Of her iowels' And yet. my friends.
h not necessary 10 have palace an
regal robe In order To be Qusenl
when | scoa w1man With strong nil
In God. putting her Coz pom an meal
ness and solnshnesg u goddess d.
play. going right Ward TO ser,
Christ and the race by grand On
glorious service say; That woma
Is a queen" and the ranks OF heay,
look over the haulomenls upon %
coronation. ana whether abe come q
from the shaniy on the commons I
the mansion q the iashlonablo squar
greet her with the shout "Ali hAl
Queen Vashu." wha tlory was thei
on ne brow Of Mary ID Scotland. {
\, Elizabeth Of England. or Margarot
F-ancr or catlefino Of Russia. con
saarcd with the worth o. some q Of
3rlstlan mothers. many o. them sos
INTO florylsor Of that womun me-
81 ~ Scriptures. who PAT .
~ b. the Lords trcasuryl-'
Iephlhahf daughter who made
.8aslrat4n o. unaIIIsh naIflnlinn