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The Redeemed.
hath forgotten me—worse , his God ; and yet I love him . Egypt ! thy fetters are upon my heart . Pray , Rachael , to resist the snare—for peace of mind—pray for thy lost content . " The maiden ' s reverie was broken by loud exclamations from the Hebrew women , who with evident signs of wonder and interest had gathered round some object stretched upon the earth . Urged by the
eager impulse of humanity , Rachael hastened to the spot , and beheld what at first appeared the miserable corse of some , wretched wanderer who had perished in the Desert ; his ragged cloak bound closely round him , bore evident signs of toil , privation , and sore travel ; his lips , shrivelled and bleeding from long thirst , were convulsively compressed together , and long resisted the efforts of those who found him to pour
the grateful cordial . " Unhappy wanderer ! " exclaimed Rachael , gazing on him with a look of pity , " he seems of our nation ; his complexion is too fair for an Egyptian . "
At that moment the sufferer gave the first symptom of returning animation by a long-drawn sigh , and murmuring the name of Rachael A voice from the dead coulcl not more have startled the affrighted maiden : eagerly breaking through those who surrounded the stranger , she sank upon her knees beside him , and parted with a trembling hand the long , matted hair that obscured his features : they were altered
more even than her own ; the eye of hate had failed to discover its victim—the mother had not known her child ; nothing but the enduring constancy of woman ' s love had recognised him . " Reuben ! " she exclaimed ; " praise unto Israel ' s God , the lost son hath returned !" A flood of joyous tears impeded her farther utterance , and almost as helpless as the wretched wanderer , Rachael was borne by her companions to the tents of her people .
So severe had been the sufferings of the wanderer that for days his life was despaired of ; the wise men of Israel ministered unto his disease , her holy ones prayed for him , and Rachael , restored to her former energy of character , like a guardian angel , hovered around his couch . One sad doubt still haunted her imagination—had he renounced the idolatry of Egypt—had he reconciled himself unto the God of Abraham ?
One night , while kneeling in the outer tent in prayer , a voice fell upon her ear ; with returning strength the apostate prayed , confessed aloud the iniquity of his heart , and called for mercy ! Then only did the last doubt pass from the soul of Rachael—he had sinned , he had repented , and there was mercy yet in Israel . If there be a heart that hath fondly loved , been slighted , ancl felt again the happiness of returning tenderness , or a soul that after the
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The Redeemed.
hath forgotten me—worse , his God ; and yet I love him . Egypt ! thy fetters are upon my heart . Pray , Rachael , to resist the snare—for peace of mind—pray for thy lost content . " The maiden ' s reverie was broken by loud exclamations from the Hebrew women , who with evident signs of wonder and interest had gathered round some object stretched upon the earth . Urged by the
eager impulse of humanity , Rachael hastened to the spot , and beheld what at first appeared the miserable corse of some , wretched wanderer who had perished in the Desert ; his ragged cloak bound closely round him , bore evident signs of toil , privation , and sore travel ; his lips , shrivelled and bleeding from long thirst , were convulsively compressed together , and long resisted the efforts of those who found him to pour
the grateful cordial . " Unhappy wanderer ! " exclaimed Rachael , gazing on him with a look of pity , " he seems of our nation ; his complexion is too fair for an Egyptian . "
At that moment the sufferer gave the first symptom of returning animation by a long-drawn sigh , and murmuring the name of Rachael A voice from the dead coulcl not more have startled the affrighted maiden : eagerly breaking through those who surrounded the stranger , she sank upon her knees beside him , and parted with a trembling hand the long , matted hair that obscured his features : they were altered
more even than her own ; the eye of hate had failed to discover its victim—the mother had not known her child ; nothing but the enduring constancy of woman ' s love had recognised him . " Reuben ! " she exclaimed ; " praise unto Israel ' s God , the lost son hath returned !" A flood of joyous tears impeded her farther utterance , and almost as helpless as the wretched wanderer , Rachael was borne by her companions to the tents of her people .
So severe had been the sufferings of the wanderer that for days his life was despaired of ; the wise men of Israel ministered unto his disease , her holy ones prayed for him , and Rachael , restored to her former energy of character , like a guardian angel , hovered around his couch . One sad doubt still haunted her imagination—had he renounced the idolatry of Egypt—had he reconciled himself unto the God of Abraham ?
One night , while kneeling in the outer tent in prayer , a voice fell upon her ear ; with returning strength the apostate prayed , confessed aloud the iniquity of his heart , and called for mercy ! Then only did the last doubt pass from the soul of Rachael—he had sinned , he had repented , and there was mercy yet in Israel . If there be a heart that hath fondly loved , been slighted , ancl felt again the happiness of returning tenderness , or a soul that after the