Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-01-09

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But he was not in favor with Bel
shazzar because he spoke good con-
corning the king, but i'll, for he did tell
Of thy coming. and behold thou art al
ready in possession OF the city" re
piled the man earnestly.
"A soothsayer?" questioned Darius
with growing interest.
May. more" exclaimed the man, %
prophet Of the great God. the God OF
the Hebrews"
You do interest me. Tell me more"
1T was last night while the kina
was in the midst of his revelry and
was drinking out of the golden vessels
which had been brought from the b
brews' temple at Jerusalem, that Q
mysterious hand did appear and write
on the wall OF the banquet hall ovei
against the king. And II great terror
fell upon the king and he called for all
his wise men to tell him what the
hand wrote. but there was none that
could do so. Then IL was that the
queen remembered and reminded Bel
shazzar Of Daniel. who years before
had told fbs dreams of Nebuchadnez
Ear. And in haste was this man DAME.
sent for, and the king promised him
great honors and riches il he would
but tell him the meaning of that which
the mysterious hand had written upon
the wall. And behold he did, and
scarcely had this Daniel departed from
the banquet hall wearing the scarlet
robes and the gold chain which the
king had placed upon him when thou
and thy army descended upon the pal
ace. and the rest thou dost know, how
that Belshazzar and many of his lords
who attempted to escape were slain
and now the city is in thy hands, ever
as this Daniel said should come tt
pass"
Darius was silent for many minutes
after the man had ceased speaking
deep in thought.
"A hand writing on the wall" he re
peated, as though to himself. THE
gods of the Modes were never known
to do this"
Then, looking up, Darius asked:
did this Daniel claim that it was
his God who had put forth his hanG
and written upon the WALTZ"
Yea, he did charge King Belshazzai
with wickedly and willfully dishonor
ing the true God of heaven and de
clared that the handwriting on the
wall was Gods judgment upon him
telling him plainly that God haS
weighed him In his balances and hat
found him wanting and that the king
dom had been given to the Modes ant
the Persians."
Wonderful" calculated King Dari
Belshazzar keep such a man as one d
the councillors OF his kingdom?"
With a deprecating shrug Of the
shoulders the man made .eply as fol
lows:
while Belshazzar was a mere strip
ling Daniel was serving in the court or
his father, and in the prophets solici
tud.s for the affairs of the kingdom he
sought to exert right influence owei
the young prince and to shield him
from the corrupting influences with
which the court life was surrounded
This the young prince resented, for he
was a strong-willed boy, and when he
came to the throne he forced this man
Daniel into retirement and had quite
| forgotten his existence until the Incl
! dents of last night called him forth"
Il would know this man Daniel ex
| claimed the king. Let him BIZ
! brought hither."
/ With an intensity which marked the
! inner moviEga of his Utmost heart
Darius watched the tall, stately figure
as II entered the room and advanced
| toward him in response to his beckon
| ing hand. He never could forget tha
| face. Those deep-set eyes. that higf
| forehead, the firm lines about the
mouth. Jew it was plain to see hi
was and. despite the natural prejudic'
which he held against that race, Their,
was an expression In that face ans
depth of meaning in those eyes which
held him and won him. This was thu
, man who could tell dreams and rcas
mysterious writings. he thought Il
| anu liICu hC aShS"'
Thou art Daniel?"
Thou hast said"
Thy robes speak of regal authcri
ty?" Darius next said, as he let hi!
eyes move from the face Of the MAJ
before him to the scarlet robe he still
wore.
"Belshazzar caused III to be put upol
me-" was the quiet response.
"A thing which would not commend
thee to me-" CALCULATED Darius. had
not heard of the handwriting on tn
wall, and of thy Interpretation thereo
in the name of thy God. Now the al
thority and honor with which Belsha2
Ear did clothe thee I declare unto the
shall in truth be thine if thou will bu
serve me-"
Il will" was the quiet response @
Daniel.
A Woran's Apathy.
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