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
without resistance.
"My stay in Jerusalem, thou knowest, was but short, and my facilities for
observation were not very favorable; but owing to peculiar circumstances,
I became partially acquainted with those in Judah who left deep and happy
impressions on my mind. I found a few young men of the kingly line, who,
in my opinion, were far superior in mind to any I ever had the pleasure
of beholding."
"Dear father! that is saying much. Then they must have been very
different from their royal relation, of whom thou speakest.
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