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Updated: June 24, 2025
The "Lily of the Valley" has but one thing to diminish her full share of enjoyment and that is by no means a trifling one. Her sweet Perreeza, her constant companion for the last three years, whom she loves as her own sister, is about to leave her father's house and take her abode with another. This, at times, makes her sad. The same cause produces the same effect on Perreeza.
"The noble friend of Barzello will accept the thanks of his unworthy young acquaintance for his very happy compliment," said Perreeza. "Well," responded Joram, "one Hebrew lay, accompanied by the harp of Judah, will recompense us a thousand times." "That shall be attended to with pleasure," said Perreeza, and the two young women left to bring the harp.
"And how does our young maid of Judah feel after her long journey?" asked Barzello, as he smilingly approached Perreeza. "Thy maid of Judah is in good health; and being so well provided for on her journey, she experienced but a very slight inconvenience." "But she must be further provided for. She must have a permanent home in the vicinity of her brothers.
"Thy young handmaiden enjoys their society much," modestly replied Perreeza. "If she stands in any danger, it must be from an excess of kindness." "I trust the maid of Judah will sustain no material injury from any amount of kindness received in my house," said Barzello, laughing.
This beloved object of a mother's dying request has been, for many years, the center of thy servants' joy and happiness, and one smile from our own Perreeza will often turn our darkness into day. Our love for her is returned with all the ardor of a sister's pure affection. The sad news of our destined departure from this our native land has well-nigh overwhelmed her heart with sorrow.
Perreeza ran to meet her young companion, while the four youths were not wanting in appropriate obeisance to the noble officer; all of which was closely watched by the smiling young Chaldean maid. "Have our young friends received any communications from any of the king's officers since our last interview?"
Thus Mathias, with a band of young men, and Perreeza, with a group of damsels, slowly marched, met, and formed into a circle in the center of the room, the officiating priest, with a small altar, in the midst. "Ye who are to take upon you the holy and solemn vows of matrimony, draw nigh," said the priest.
They were so affected by the result of their effort, together with the unaffected tenderness of Barzello, that for a short interval they could in no wise give utterance to their feelings. Perreeza was the first to break the spell. "The most excellent Barzello will please accept the humble thanks of an orphan maiden of Judah, for his kind regards.
Such was the effect of this innocent piece of deception on the mind of young Perreeza, that all the response she could make, was to fall on the neck of her young companion, and weep aloud. But those tears were tears of joy; and those lofty walls were witnesses to the fast falling of other tears than those shed by the maid of Judah.
"Thy young handmaid is ready at any time to do the pleasure of her protector." "Then I will accompany thee thither without any delay." Perreeza withdrew to another apartment, and in a short time, returned, attired in her rich native costume, and giving Barzello a sign that she was ready, they both left the apartment.
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