THE FEAST AND THE DIVORCE.
Ancient trade and luxury-The king's gardens-Persian
pomp-Xerxes' table-Dr. Russell's Aleppo-Occa-
sion of Ahasuerus' feast-The feast itself-Its splen-
dor and length-Women in the East-The king's
call for the queen-The queen's disobedience-King's
anger-The royal divorce-Scriptural rule-Law of
domestic happiness, is love-"Stoop to conquer"-
Guard against all excesses-Herod's rash oath-Hu-
man vanity-What our gardens should be.......