The Young Captives: A Story of Judah and Babylon by Erasmus W. Jones
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especially within the city of Babylon. At this period, he was greatly
beloved by his subjects, and his popularity was plainly visible in the unbounded welcome with which he was received and escorted to the royal palace. Not far from the king's palace stood a splendid mansion of broad and lofty dimensions. Within the enclosures, everything was arranged with faultless taste. In front, large beds of roses unveiled their charms, and sent forth their sweet fragrance. Each side was well ornamented with shrubbery, and the rear beautified with a garden abundantly filled with delicious fruits. With the permission of the reader, we will now enter. In a richly-furnished apartment within this noble edifice, sat a man of commanding exterior, attired in rich, military official costume. Caressingly on his bosom leaned a young damsel, over whose head sixteen summers might have gently rolled. Joy and gladness beamed in every feature of her lovely countenance. "Oh, happy day! Father is home again! Jupheena will now be happy. The time of thy absence seemed long and dreary; but thou art back again in our happy home!" "Yea, my child, I am really home again, and am happy to find my sweet Jupheena as well and as sprightly as ever." "But my dear father has happily returned sooner than we expected; thy stay in Egypt was but short." "Short, indeed, my daughter. Pharaoh-Necho, when he saw our powerful legions, soon came to terms of peace; and in this I admire his wisdom. From Egypt, we marched into the capital of Judah, and gained an entrance |
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