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Accordingly, armed with my _boyouroulton_, or passport, of a locust inspector, I rode to Jerusalem, where I procured, through my brother, who was then in favor, an interview with Djemal Pasha. ACCORDINGLY ARMED WITH MY BEAU ROTON OR PASSPORT OF A LOCUST INSPECTOR I RODE TO JERUSALEM WHERE I PROCURED THROUGH MY BROTHER WHO WAS THEN IN FAVOUR AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMAL PASHA
rs. But we villagers of Zicron-Jacob had never submitted to Fewzi Bey in any way; our young men were organized and armed, and after a few encounters he let us alone. After the mobilization, however, and the taking away of our arms, this outlaw saw that his chance had come. He began to send his men and his camels into our fields to harvest our crops and carry them off. This pillage continued until the locusts came--Fewzi, in the mean while, becoming so bold that he would gallop through the streets of our village with his horsemen, shooting right and left into the air and insulting old men and women. He boasted--apparently with reason--that the authorities at Haifa were powerless to touch him. [ILLUSTRATION: HAIFA AND THE BAY OF AKKA. LOOKING EAST FROM MOUNT CARMEL] There was one hope left. Djemal Pasha had boasted that he had introduced law and order; the country was under military rule; it remained to see what he would say and do when the crimes of Fewzi Bey were brought to his notice. HEIK HILLOO A HOLY MAN OF THE REGION UPON WHOSE GRAVE THE ARABS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO MAKE THEIR PRAYERS BUT WE VILLAGERS OF ZIRCON JACOB HAD NEVER SUBMITTED TO FUSEY BAY IN ANY WAY OUR YOUNG MEN WERE ORGANIZED AND ARMED AND AFTER A FEW ENCOUNTERS HE LEFT US ALONE AFTER THE MOBILIZATION HOWEVER AND THE TAKING AWAY OF OUR ARMS THIS OUTLAW SAW THAT HIS CHANCE HAD COME HE BEGAN TO SEND HIS MEN AND HIS CAMELS INTO OUR FIELDS TO HARVEST OUR CROPS AND CARRY THEM OFF THIS PILLAGE CONTINUED UNTIL THE LOCUST CAME FUSEY IN THE MEANWHILE BECOMING SO BOLD THAT HE WOULD GALLOP THROUGH THE STREETS OF OUR VILLAGE WITH HIS HORSEMEN SHOOTING RIGHT AND LEFT INTO THE AIR AND INSULTING OLD MEN AND WOMEN HE BOASTED APPARENTLY WITH REASON THAT THE AUTHORITIES IN HYPA WERE POWERLESS TO TOUCH HIM THERE WAS ONE HOPE LEFT JAMAL PASHA HAD BOASTED THAT HE HAD INTRODUCED LAW AND ORDER THE COUNTRY WAS UNDER MILITARY RULE IT REMAINED TO SEE WHAT HE WOULD SAY AND DO WHEN THE CRIMES OF FUSEY BAY WERE BROUGHT TO HIS NOTICE
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