Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-06-08
ARROGANCE WILL FALL.
lessons Drawn From the Terrible
Fate Of Hannah,
SowinS That Pride often Bears hitter
Sruit-Nirtuc aud Fidelity wan he Re-
Sarded Many Analogous Cases at
thc Present Time.

Il.mOCe here draws from Mordccai on
aor>c back and Haman afoot Text:
Esther viii, 10: 30 they hanged Hannah
IN the ga.lows that he had prepared
Tor Nor6ecai
Here Is an Oriental courticr. about
the most offensive man in Hebrew his
Sorry liaman 10y name. He plotted for
line destruction of the lsraclitish ma
ton. and I wonder not that in some of
The Hebrew SyuagogueS TO this day
uheu Hannah 5 name is mentioned. the
congregation clench their fists and
stamp their feet and cry. LET his
name bc blottcd out" Hannah was
prime minister in the magnificent
court OF Persia Thoroughly apprc-
riative of the honor conferred he eN-
poets everybody that he passes TO Toe
ohsequious. Coming in one day at the
gate OF the palace. the servants drop
their heads in honor of his Office. but
Hebrew. named Mordecai, gazcs upon
the passing dignitary without bending
his head or taking off his hat. lie was
good man, and would not have been
negligent OF the ordinary courtesies of
life, but he felt no respect either for
Hannah or the nation from which he
had come. 30 he could not be hvpo-
critical; and while others made ORR
entail salaam. getting clear before this
prime minister when he passed Nor
decai the Hebrew relaxed not muscle
OF mis- neck, and kept his chin clear up.
Because OF that affront Hannah gets
decree from AhasucruS the dastardlv
king, for the massacre of all the Israel
ites, and that, of course, viii include
Mordecai
To make a long story short. through
Queen Esther the whole plot was re
Vealed 70 her husband. AhaSuerus
One night Ahasucrus. who was aflict-
ed with insomnia in his sleepless
hours calls Tor his secretary to read
him few passages of PersiaIi history.
and so while away the night In the
book read that night 10 the king an ac-
rount was Clveu OF n cons piracy. from
which Mordecai, the Hebrew. had saved
the kings life. and for which kind
ness Nordecai had never received
any reward. Hannah, who had been
fixing up q nice gallows TO hang
Mordecai on, was walking outside
the door OF the kings sleeping apart
ment and was called in The lsi-g
told him that he had just had read 70
him the account of some one who had
saved his lthe kings life. and he asked
what reward ought TO b. giverf TO such
= one. Sel.-conceited Hannah. supDos-
ing that he himself was TO get the
honor, and not imagining for a mo
ment that the deliverer OF the kings
life was Mordecai, says: why. your
majesty ought 10 make a triumph for
him, and put a crown on him. and
set him on a splendid horse, high step
ping 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 life"~ Then said
Ahasuerus in severe tones to Haman:
j know all about your scoundrelism
Now you go out and make a triumph
Df Mordecai, the Hebrew. whom YOU
hate Put the best saddle on the fin
PSI horse, and you. the prince. hold
the stirrup while Mordecai gets on.
and then lead his horse through the
street. Make haste,~ What a spectacle
\ comedy and tragedy at one and
the same time. There they 30. Nor
6ecai. who had been dcsDised. now
starred and robed, in the stirrups.
Haman, the chancellor, holding the
Francing, rearing. champing stallion.
hOrdecai bends his neck at last. but
II rs 20 look down at the degraded
prime minister walking beneath him.
Huzza for Nordecai, Alas for Haman,
Bat what pity 20 have the 1allovS.
rrcentlv built. entirely wasted. IL is
- cuOits high. and built with care
And Hannah had erected 30 for Mordc-
RAJ. bv whose ~tirrups he now walk.