The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-03-03
SCENE TWO.

First Maid-veniss, deliver thou this
news to our Queen
Second Muid-No, l cannot! BE
thou the bringer of this disastrous
message!
Esther-Speak up, girls l cannot
bear your denrehnor. Is my Uncle
alive! Tell me!
First Maid-I will tell thee. my
Queen. the whole matter. AS soon as
thou tOldest us to go and see thy I'm
Gle. we made great haste and ran to
the Kings gate, as thou hast told us,
but your Uncle, we did not find there.
We then looked for him pn the street
leading to the Court, but how af-
friglted we were to see him, nay to
hear him, Heaven! how he look
cd His garments torn, barefootcd,
his head uncombed, all covered with
sackcloth and ashes, and crying with
loud and most bitter voice. We
approached him. and cndeayorcd
address him. but he wasS so absorbed
in grief and sorrow, that we could not
speak to him.
Second Mnid-I almost tainted to
! look at his c6untcnance. l said !.
must suit us to run to our Queen and
tell her of the matter without delay!
Esther-Did you see any other peo-
pie with him?
Second aiaid-Yes, we did see some
Jews and Jewcsscs standing near him,
all in tears, but we thought we had
no time to ask but it was best for us
to make haste and report to thee OF
the whole affair! Pause
Esther bordering while, the girls
silent.)
Esther-Rush thou, Veniss. and call
to me Hassoch, my old and faithful
servant, and couidst thou. MARSH.
hearIa word of what my Uncle cried?
First Maid-Ycs. my Queen. heard
him speak out some words, but could
not understand them.
Esther-Ha. He must have pray
ell in the Hebrew tongue!
First Maid-Most likely so, my
Queen!
SCENE THREE
Enter HassOch, bows before the
Queen)
Hassoch-NIay our gracious Queen
live forever: what doth her grace com |
mand her servant?
Esther-Hassoch. thou art old. ex
perienced, and wise! Thou wilt find
sut the whole ma tier l sent these
girls to the gate of the King 10 de-
dechai, the Jew.
UHassoch struggling his shoulders,)
Yes, Mordechai, the Jew, Ny Uncle
and father! and behold. they come
and tell me my Uncle is exceedingly |
alarmed and most deeply i.rieV-
cd. crying bitter and loud. Some |
other Jews were standing by him. and
shar ring in his lamentations, but the |
girls were unable to find out the es-
scnce of the mai ter. Go thou. and
learn all about what and why and !
wherefore, and bring thy answer,
(Hassoch departs)
Esther-Nerris, canst thou explain
this matter? My reason fails me to
think out the cause of my Unclc's
pouring. but evil foreboaings fill my
soul. For every minute. of Hassoch's |
absence would l give a gear II my |
life. if i could this way shorten that
time. (Pause).
SCENE FOUR
(Enter HassaclI, carrying II paper in
his hand, bows To the Queen, and |
says:)
Hassoch-I will read this paper, my |
Queen, and thou wilt know the cause |
of thy Unclc's and thy peoples alarm
tteads).
Il. the King of Kings, Aclasveros,
do herewith decree that on the thir-
tcenth day of Adar. this year, all the
Jews residing in my Empire in all the
127 Provinces, shall be massacrcd-all
of them, young and old, man and
woman, and all their property destroy
ed My reason for so doing is that>1ny
first and highest Lord, Haman, the son
Of Hamtluthu, has enlightened me OF
the fact of the ,iselessness of the Jews
70 the King and the Kingdom, and WE
council of our esteemed liamaii Is
highly valued in my eyes. Therefore
you people of our Empire. be ready to
do the bidding of your King OH the
aforesaid day"
Hassoch-Now, thus said thy Cncle
The time las COME for thee to reveal
The secret of thy birth. that thou must
without minutes delay go TO the
King and PROSTATE thysclf before his
throne, and pray to him for thy PEG