. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . and tell him just how itwas ? asked Carrie, with surprise. Because even she, the Kings wife, did not dare go into his pres-ence except he sent for her. If she should do so and he pleased toreach out his sceptre toward her, it would be all right; but if he hap-pened to be sulky and did not reach out the sceptre, the guards wouldhurry her off to instant death. Hoorah! came from Charley at this point. Thats a pretty wayfor a man to serve his wife. Ha, ha! suppose papa would serve youso, mamma. The police would get him quick, would
. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . and tell him just how itwas ? asked Carrie, with surprise. Because even she, the Kings wife, did not dare go into his pres-ence except he sent for her. If she should do so and he pleased toreach out his sceptre toward her, it would be all right; but if he hap-pened to be sulky and did not reach out the sceptre, the guards wouldhurry her off to instant death. Hoorah! came from Charley at this point. Thats a pretty wayfor a man to serve his wife. Ha, ha! suppose papa would serve youso, mamma. The police would get him quick, wouldnt they? Sothe boyishness subsided and Grandpa went on. - Esther sent word for all the Jews to join her in fasting and prayerfor three days; then she would go in to the King, which was contraryto law, but, said she, if I perish, I perish. The people did pray; shewent in to the King; he held out the sceptre; she touched it, as wasthe proper thing to do; he asked what he could do to please her,saying she should have it if it cost half his kingdom. She told of Ha-. NOT HUNG, BUT HONORED. ^ GRANDPA GOODWINS STORIES. man , plot, and begged the lives of herself and her people. So Hainan did the King become that he ordered him to be hanSdon the very gallows Haman had built for Mordecai. lC„ Esletbegged theKmgto recall his order for the death of her people Hedid .t, and through her act her people lived in peace andpros! And what became of the old uncle? asked CarrieWhy, before Haman was exposed and hanged, the King discovered how true Mordecai had been to a former King .d^h had never been rewarded. So he had Mofdecai mount don his own horse, led through the streets by Haman, and allshown hnn on the way Then, when Hamans guilt was exposedMordecai was put into his place next the King, and all the peoplewere glad, for the right had triumphed. The good man had beenexalted, the bad man had been punished Thats the Queen Ill copy, said Mary. Ill make the peopleglad
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