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It was a hard life we led while in training at Saffêd; evening would find us dead tired, and little disposed for anything but rest. IT WAS A HARD LIFE WE LED WHILE IN TRAINING ITS A PHASE EVENING WOULD FIND US DEAD TIRED AND LITTLE DISPOSED FOR ANYTHING BUT REST
. This shortage the drill-masters, in a spirit of compensation, attempted to make up by abundant severity. The whip of soft, flexible, stinging leather, which seldom leaves the Turkish officer's hand, was never idle. This was not surprising, for the Arab is a cunning fellow, whose only respect is for brute force. He exercises it himself on every possible victim, and expects the same treatment from his superiors. So far as my comrades and I were concerned, I must admit that we were generally treated kindly. We knew most of the drill-exercises from the gymnastic training we had practiced since childhood, and the officers realized that we were educated and came from respectable families. The same was also true with regard to the native Christians, most of whom can read and write and are of a better class than the Mohammedans of the country. When Turkey threw in her lot with the Germanic powers, the attitude toward the Jews and Christians changed radically; but of this I shall speak later. A SCARCITY OF AMMUNITION THIS SHORTAGE THE DRILL MASTERS IN A SPIRIT OF COMPENSATION ATTEMPTED TO MAKE UP BY ABUNDANT SEVERITY THE WHIP OF SOPPED FLEXIBLE STINGING LEATHER WHICH SELDOM LEAVES THE TURKISH OFFICER'S HAND WAS NEVER IDLE THIS WAS NOT SURPRISING FOR THE ARAB IS A CUNNING FELLOW WHOSE ONLY RESPECT IS FOR BRUTE FORCE HE EXERCISES IT HIMSELF ON EVERY POSSIBLE VICTIM AND EXPECTS THE SAME TREATMENT FROM HIS SUPERIORS SO FAR AS MY COMRADES AND I WERE CONCERNED I MUST ADMIT THAT WE WERE GENERALLY TREATED KINDLY WE KNEW MOST OF THE DRILL EXERCISES FROM THE GYMNASTIC TRAINING WE HAD PRACTISED SINCE CHILDHOOD AND THE OFFICERS REALIZED THAT WE WERE EDUCATED AND CAME FROM RESPECTABLE FAMILIES THE SAME WAS ALSO TRUE WITH REGARD TO THE NATIVE CHRISTIANS MOST OF WHOM CAN READ AND WRITE AND ARE OF A BETTER CLASS THAN MOHAMMEDANS OF THE COUNTRY WHEN TURKEY THREW IN HER LOT WITH THE GERMANIC POWERS THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS CHANGED RADICALLY BUT OF THIS I SHALL SPEAK LATER
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