The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-01

There is no law of inspira ton or reason
that would compel wife to bow to
Don't Say Obey.
Some one asked me why | did NOT
have obey in my marriage ceremony.
said first because | don't see any use
In making a woman declare a lie, and,
second, | don't know how it IS gong 10
hold out If he should turn into brute
she ought not obey him.
yashti's refusal greatly angered the
king in his drunken state. Doubtless IL
would not have affected him so much
ii her refusal had not been known to
his guests before whom he had talked
so big of his power and his greatness
1t don't hurt the average man to know
that his wife won't be bosSed, but II
kills him to find that other people know
it.
But the king was not lacking in SYM
natbizers and advisers And as in most
such cases today, the sympathy Is on
the side of the man. The poor woman
ofttines carrying in her heart the real
root of the matter. too timid to talk and
too strong to yield has TO bear the
blame The kings sympathizers did not
stop with that, they pressed the matter
To a separation of man and wife. How
a home OF course, the queen was not
going 10 recant. She would separate be
fore she would do it; and | don Dlalne
her. The king instead of reforming, SUI
fercd ii TO be 50. He had no character
and she knew it. How could she recant?
Now comes the excitement. 1t is not
very uncommon for an old bachelor eSpe-
cially a widower bachelor. to get him an
agent or Two TO select a VIE. nave u
few such contracts now. But it IS I'M
4 Il ! o.
rus appointed agents TO so through all
his provinces and look out for the faircst
virgins ami bring them into his palace
and remain with him for period. and the
one that pleased him best should be
queen. Among those sent out was Nor
decai. Il Jew, who had been brought
from Jerusalem captive. He had first
cousin by the name Of Esther. who was
said to be the prettiest woman in the
empire. She was however, a Jewess.
And if he succeeds in presenting her to
the king that must be kept secret.
So the plot was carried out. Esther
agreed to keep the secret Anything to
get into the royal family The same then
as today. There are scores of American
women today who would be glad to be the
servant mistress of any third-rate Euro
pean count. The secret was kept. Won
ans tongue was Vindicated At the prop
er time Esther was brought before the
king and crowned queen. What a leap
this was. In such short time she
went from a poor, despfsed Jewish peas
ant woman to the throne of the greatest
empire in existence.
Prosecuting the Jews.
Here the real trouble began. In the
kings court was one Hannah, who be
came enraged with Mordecai, who sat in
the kings gate as d Waterman. MUdecai
was Jew. and it was very easy to
work up feeling concerning the Jews
just as it is today in Russia. Any
thing is taken as preteXt to butcher a
Jew To averge Mordecai Haman sue
ceeded in getting the king to decree
death for all Jews in his kingdom When
Mordecat learned OF this he went over
in front of the king palace and cried.
so that the young queen heard him and
sent food and raiment to him. She was
greatly moved. Mordecai would not have
her raiment. He wanted the cruel hand
of the king checked. Just what the
poor Russian jews want today To hear
the powers OF the earth passing reso-