The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-06
HANGING OF THE CRUEL HANAN
TEACHES DOOM OF ARROGANCE
AND REWARD OF FIDELITY.


fort-Worldly Vanity and sin Very
Anxious 10 Have Picty Bow Before
Them-Pride Goeth Before "a Fall.
wrongs We Prepare for Others
Return Upon Ourselves.
Washington. June 5.-The doom of AFRO
sance. and the reward of fidelity are les
sons which DR.. Taamage here draws from
Mordccai on horseback and Haman afoot
Text: Esther no: so they hanged Hannah
on the gallows that he had prepared for
AIordecai."
Here is an Oriental courtier, about the
most offensive man in Hebrew history Ha-
man by name. He plotted for the destruc-
ton of the Israehtish nation. and l Won
der not that in some of the Hebrew syna-
sogues to this day when Humans name
is mentioned, the congregation clench Their
lists and stamp their feet and cry, LET his
name be blotted out" Hannah was prime
minister in the magnificent court of Per-
sia Thoroughly aDpreciative of the honor
conferred he expects everybody that he
passes to be obsequious. Coming in one
day at the gate of the palace. the ser
wants drop their heads IN honor of his Of
fee; but a Hebrew. named Mordecai. gazes
upon the passing disnitary without bend
ing his head or taking off his hat lie was
a good man, and would not have been neg
Iigent of the ordinary courtesies of life, but
he felt no respect either for Hannah or the
nation from which he had come So he
could not be hypocritical; and while 9th
ers 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 mis- chin
clear up. Because of that affront Haman
gets decree from Ahasuerus, the bastard
~ king, for the massacre of all the Israel
ties, and that, of course, Vii include Nor
decai.
To make a long story short, through
Queen Esther this whole plot was revealed
to her husband Ahasuerus. one night Aha
suerus, who was afflicted with insomnia,
in his sleepless hours calls for his secre-
tary 10 read him few passages of Per
sian history, and so while away the night
In the book read that night to the king
an account was given of a conspiracy from
which Mordecai the Hebrew had saved
the kings life, and for which kindness
Mordecai 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 ne asked what re-
ward ought 10 be given to such a one. Self.
concerted Haman, surprising that he him
self was to get the honor and not imag-
ming for moment that the deliVerer of
the kings life was Mordecai, says: why
~ fagf orar~ltf
him, and put crown on him and set him
on splendid horse, housekeeping and fun
blooded, and then have one of your
princes lead the horse through the streets.
crying, Bow the knee, here comes a man
VINO has saved the kings lfew Then said
Ahasuerus in severe tones TO Hannah: II
know all about your scoundreiism Now
you go out and make a triumph for Morde-
car the Hebrew whom you hate Put the
best saddle on the finest horse and YOU
the prince, hold the stirrup while Morde-
cas- gets on, and then lead his horse
through the street Make hasten
What spectacle! A comedy and trag
edy al one and the same time. There thew
go! Mordecai, who had been despised
now starred and robed, in the stirrups
Haman, the chancellor, afoot, holding
the prancing, rearing, champing stallion
Mordecai bends his neck at last. but II is
10 look down al the degraded prime minis
dacasf A., -. -, - ~-e' AOl -NiOi
=, ta,,o ~ Il"Ihdh! but what pity
vasteS, ''I sa4'ows, recently punt entirely
v,itb 80, - my ~ cupits hish' ana putt
NTor5oaat gu I. hau erected IL for
as eroori, ~ wnose s'irruPs ne now walks
"s SioOIh. stranger ana more startling
Of - eeIIa 'heIe 90 up the steps
1,an 80 IIp sue ny SIDE the hang-
-. - s.iH ii'i II 'He eN-chancellor. SO
- - - So iiSIIidh on the gaiIowS that
N .i 10 ~ epaleu lpr MordecaL
- 1 ISL 50 many years nave passed
t'1S.tF..1 10y ALdsuerus reished, and the
80 r 1,luI esther answered to his whims,
80 8 pa peIishen' YET from the life and
oo1ON u idihdh we may draw living les
solS oI warning ana instruction. And,
10 We Come 70 the practical suggestion
.ndt' Wiieh the neart Is wrong, things very
lhsis iliHcaht VIII destroy our comfort Who
Woulu nave thought That great prime
minister, ADMIRED and applauded by mil
mons OF Ferslans, would have been SO net
tIeu ana harassed by anything trivial?
w nat more could the great dignltary have
wanted than his chariots aud attendants
the palaces and banquets? If afluence of
circumstances can make a man contented
ana happy, surely Haman should have