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My inspection of the devastation caused by the locusts completed, 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. MY INSPECTION OF THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY THE LOCUSTS COMPLETED 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
an population. They saw that the Allies were not wholly ignorant of what was going on in the country and that they could retaliate, and safety for the non-Mohammedans increased accordingly. In general Beirut was a rather quiet and safe place. The presence of an American cruiser in the port had much to do with that. The American sailors were allowed to come ashore three times a week, and they spent their money lavishly. It was estimated that Beirut was getting more than five thousand dollars a week out of them. But the natives were especially impressed by the manliness and quick action of the American boys. Frequently a few sailors were involved in a street fight with scores of Arabs, and they always held their own. In a short time the Americans became feared, which in the Orient is equivalent to saying they were respected. The Beirut people are famous for their fighting spirit, but this spirit was not manifested after a few weeks of intimate acquaintance with the American blue-jackets. THE MOHAMMEDAN POPULATION THEY SAW THAT THE ALLIES WERE NOT WHOLLY IGNORANT OF WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE COUNTRY AND THAT THEY COULD RETALIATE AND SAFETY FOR THE NON MOHAMMEDANS INCREASED ACCORDINGLY IN GENERAL BAYROOT WAS A RATHER QUIET AND SAFE PLACE THE PRESENCE OF AN AMERICAN CRUISER IN THE PORT HAD MUCH TO DO WITH THAT THE AMERICAN SAILORS WERE ALLOWED TO COME ASHORE THREE TIMES A WEEK AND THEY SPENT THEIR MONEY LAVISHLY IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT BAY ROOT WAS GETTING MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS A WEEK OUT OF THEM BUT THE NATIVES WERE ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED BY THE MANLINESS AND QUICK ACTION OF THE AMERICAN BOYS FREQUENTLY A FEW SAILORS WERE INVOLVED IN A STREET FIGHT WITH SCORES OF ARABS AND THEY ALWAYS HELD THEIR OWN IN A SHORT TIME THE AMERICANS BECAME FEARED WHICH IN THE ORIENT IS EQUIVALENT TO SAYING THEY WERE RESPECTED THE BAYROO PEOPLE ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR FIGHTING SPIRIT BUT THIS SPIRIT WAS NOT MANIFESTED AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF INTIMATE ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE AMERICAN BLUE JACKETS
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