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Mr. Glazebrook, the American Consul at Jerusalem, happened to be with me in Jaffa that day; and never shall I forget the expression of pain and disgust on his face as he watched this melancholy little procession of scapegoats hurrying along the street. MISTER GLASBROOK THE AMERICAN CONSUL AT JERUSALEM HAPPENED TO BE WITH ME IN JAFFA THAT DAY AND NEVER SHALL I FORGET THE EXPRESSION OF PAIN AND DISGUST ON HIS FACE AS HE WATCHED THIS MELANCHOLY LITTLE PROCESSION OF SCAPEGOATS HURRYING ALONG THE STREET
ards recovered." "But," added the telegram, "a terrible sand-storm having arisen, the glorious army takes it as the wish of Allah not to continue the attack, and has therefore withdrawn in triumph." These reports hoodwinked the ignorant natives for a little while, but when the stream of haggard soldiers, wounded and exhausted, began pouring back from the south, they guessed what had happened, and a fierce revulsion against the Germano-Turkish régime set in. A few weeks before the advance on Suez, I was in Jaffa, where the enthusiasm and excitement had been at fever-pitch. Parades and celebrations of all kinds in anticipation of the triumphal march into Egypt were taking place, and one day a camel, a dog, and a bull, decorated respectively with the flags of Russia, France, and England, were driven through the streets. The poor animals were horribly maltreated by the natives, who rained blows and flung filth upon them by way of giving concrete expression to their contempt for the Allies. D TWO CAMELS WHICH WERE AFTERWARDS RECOVERED BUT ADDED TO THE TELEGRAM A TERRIBLE SANDSTORM HAVING ARISEN THE GLORIOUS ARMY TAKES IT AS THE WISH OF ALLAH NOT TO CONTINUE THE ATTACK AND THEREFORE WITHDRAWN IN TRIUMPH THESE REPORTS HOODWINKED THE IGNORANT NATIVES FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT WHEN THE STREAM OF HAGGARD SOLDIERS WOUNDED AND EXHAUSTED BEGAN POURING BACK FROM THE SOUTH THEY GUESSED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND A FIERCE REVULSION AGAINST THE GERMAN OR TURKISH REGIME SETTING A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE ADVANCE IN SUEZ I WAS IN JAFFA WHERE THE ENTHUSIASM AND EXCITEMENT HAD BEEN AT FEVER PITCH PARADES AND CELEBRATIONS OF ALL KINDS IN ANTICIPATION OF THE TRIUMPHAL MARCH INTO EGYPT WERE TAKING PLACE AND ONE DAY A CAMEL A DOG AND A BULL DECORATED RESPECTIVELY WITH FLAGS OF RUSSIA FRANCE AND ENGLAND WERE DRIVEN THROUGH THE STREETS THE POOR ANIMALS WERE HORRIBLY MALTREATED BY THE NATIVES WHO RAINED BLOWS AND FUNG FILTH UPON THEM BY THE WAY OF GIVING COMPLETE EXPRESSION TO THEIR CONTEMPT FOR THE ALLIES
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