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On one occasion he stopped a wedding procession and carried off the young bride. Then he seized the bridegroom, against whom he bore a grudge, and subjected the poor Bedouin to the bastinado until he consented to divorce his wife by pronouncing the words, "I divorce thee," three times in the presence of witnesses, according to Mohammedan custom. This Bedouin was the grandson of the Sheikh Hilou, a holy man of the region upon whose grave the Arabs are accustomed to make their prayers. ON ONE OCCASION HE STOPPED A WEDDING PROCESSION AND CARRIED OFF THE YOUNG BRIDE THEN HE SEIZED THE BRIDEGROOM AGAINST WHOM HE BORE A GRUDGE AND SUBJECTED THE POOR BEDOUIN TO THE BASTINADO UNTIL HE CONSENTED TO DIVORCE HIS WIFE BY PRONOUNCING THE WORDS I DIVORCE THEE THREE TIMES IN THE PRESENCE OF WITNESSES ACCORDING TO THE MOHAMMEDAN CUSTOM THIS BEDOUIN WAS THE GRANDSON OF THE SHEIK HILLOO A HOLY MAN OF THE REGION UPON WHOSE GRAVE THE ARABS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO MAKE THEIR PRAYERS
 home. The news that greeted me there was alarming. I must narrate with some detail the events which finally decided me to leave the country. About one hour's ride on horseback from our village lives a family of Turkish nobles, the head of which was Sadik Pasha, brother of the famous Kiamil Pasha, several times Grand Vizier of the Empire. Sadik, who had been exiled from Constantinople, came to Palestine and bought great tracts of land near my people. After his death his sons--good-for-nothing, wild fellows--were forced to sell most of the estate--all except one Fewzi Bey, who retained his part of the land and lived on it. Here he collected a band of friends as worthless as himself and gradually commenced a career of plundering and "frightfulness" much like that of the robber barons of mediaeval Germany. Before the outbreak of the war he confined his attentions chiefly to the Arabs, whom he treated shamefully. He raided cattle and crops and carried off girls and women in broad daylight. OMPLETED I RETURNED HOME THE NEWS THAT GREETED ME THERE WAS ALARMING I MUST NARRATE WITH SOME DETAIL THE EVENTS WHICH FINALLY DECIDED ME TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY ABOUT ONE HOUR'S RIDE ON HORSEBACK FROM OUR VILLAGE LIVES A FAMILY OF TURKISH NOBLES THE HEAD OF WHICH WAS SADIK PASHA THE BROTHER OF THE FAMOUS CAIMIL PASHA SEVERAL TIMES GRAND VIZIER OF THE EMPIRE ZADIG WHO HAD BEEN EXILED FROM CONSTANTINOPLE CAME TO PALESTINE AND BOUGHT GREAT TRACTS OF LAND NEAR MY PEOPLE AFTER HIS DEATH HIS SONS GOOD FOR NOTHING WILD FELLOWS WERE FORCED TO SELL MOST OF THE ESTATE ALL EXCEPT ONE FUSEY BAY WHO RETAINED HIS PART OF THE LAND AND LIVED ON IT HERE HE COLLECTED A BAND OF FRIENDS AS WORTHLESS AS HIMSELF AND GRADUALLY COMMENCED A CAREER OF PLUNDERING AND FRIGHTFULNESS MUCH LIKE THAT OF THE ROBBER BARONS OF MEDIAEVAL GERMANY BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR HE CONFINED HIS ATTENTIONS CHIEFLY TO THE ARABS WHOM HE TREATED SHAMEFULLY HE RATED CATTLE AND CROPS AND CARRIED OFF GIRLS AND WOMEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
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