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Now, according to the law of the country, a man has the right to purchase exemption from military service for a sum equivalent to two hundred dollars. NOW ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE COUNTRY A MAN HAS THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE EXEMPTION FROM MILITARY SERVICE FOR A SUM EQUAL INTO TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
ng. The situation grew more and more unbearable. One day a little Christian soldier--a Nazarene--disappeared from the ranks. We never saw him again, but we learned that his sister, a very young girl, had been forcibly taken by a Turkish officer of the Nazareth garrison. In Palestine, the dishonor of a girl can be redeemed by blood alone. The young soldier had hunted for his sister, found her in the barracks, and shot her; he then surrendered himself to the military authorities, who undoubtedly put him to death. He had not dared to kill the real criminal,--the officer,--for he knew that this would not only bring death to his family, but would call down terrible suffering on all the Christians of Nazareth. [ILLUSTRATION: NAZARETH, FROM THE NORTHEAST] When I learned of this tragedy, I determined to get out of the army and return to my village at all costs. Nine Turkish officers out of ten can be bought, and I had reason to know that the officer in command at Saffêd was not that tenth man.  ONCE MORE FREE TO SWEEP ACROSS THE COUNTRY UNHINDERED STEALING AND DESTROYING THE SITUATION GREW MORE AND MORE UNBEARABLE ONE DAY A LITTLE CHRISTIAN SOLDIER A NAZARIN DISAPPEARED FROM THE RANKS WE NEVER SAW HIM AGAIN BUT WE LEARNED THAT HIS SISTER A VERY YOUNG GIRL HAD BEEN FORCIBLY TAKEN BY A TURKISH OFFICER OF THE NAZARETH GARRISON IN PALESTINE THE DISHONOR OF A GIRL CAN BE REDEEMED BY BLOOD ALONE THE YOUNG SOLDIER HAD HUNTED FOR HIS SISTER FOUND HER IN THE BARRACKS AND SHOT HER HE THEN SURRENDERED HIMSELF TO THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES WHO UNDOUBTEDLY PUT HIM TO DEATH HE HAD NOT DARED TO KILL THE REAL CRIMINAL THE OFFICER FOR HE KNEW THAT THIS WOULD NOT ONLY BRING DEATH TO HIS FAMILY BUT WOULD CALL DOWN TERRIBLE SUFFERING ON ALL CHRISTIANS OF NAZARETH WHEN I LEARNED OF THIS TRAGEDY I DETERMINED TO GET OUT OF THE ARMY AND RETURN TO MY VILLAGE AT ALL COSTS NINE TURKISH OFFICERS OUT OF TEN CAN BE BOUGHT AND I HAD REASON TO KNOW THAT THE OFFICER IN COMMAND OF SAFIED WAS NOT THAT TENTH MAN
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