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My happiness was mingled with sadness at the thought of leaving the comrades with whom I had suffered and hoped. The four boys from my village were splendid. MY HAPPINESS WAS MINGLED WITH SADNESS AT THE THOUGHT OF LEAVING THE COMRADES WITH WHOM I HAD SUFFERED AND HOPED THE FOUR BOYS FROM MY VILLAGE WERE SPLENDID
ficers out of ten can be bought, and I had reason to know that the officer in command at Saffêd was not that tenth man. 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. My case was different, for I was already enrolled; but everything is possible in Turkey. I set to work, and in less than two weeks I had bought half a dozen officers, ranging from corporal to captain, and had obtained consent of the higher authorities to my departure, provided I could get a physician's certificate declaring me unfit for service. This was arranged in short order, although I am healthy-looking and the doctor found some difficulty in hitting on an appropriate ailment. Finally he decided that I had "too much blood"--whatever that might mean. With his certificate in hand, I paid the regular price of two hundred dollars from funds which had been sent me by my family, and walked out of the barracks a free man.  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 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 MY CASE WAS DIFFERENT FOR I WAS ALREADY ENROLLED BUT EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE IN TURKEY I SET TO WORK AND IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS I HAD BOUGHT HALF A DOZEN OFFICERS RANGING FROM CORPORAL TO CAPTAIN AND HAD OBTAINED CONSENT OF THE HIGHER AUTHORITIES TO MY DEPARTURE PROVIDED I COULD GET A PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE DECLARING ME UNFIT FOR SERVICE THIS WAS ARRANGED IN SHORT ORDER ALTHOUGH I AM HEALTHY LOOKING AND THE DOCTOR FOUND SOME DIFFICULTY IN HITTING ON AN APPROPRIATE AILMENT FINALLY HE DECIDED THAT I HAD TOO MUCH BLOOD WHATEVER THAT MIGHT MEAN WITH HIS CERTIFICATE IN HAND I PAID THE REGULAR PRICE OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FROM FUNDS WHICH HAD BEEN SENT TO ME BY MY FAMILY AND WALKED OUT OF THE BARRACKS A FREE MAN
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