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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. 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
, but would call down terrible suffering on all the Christians of Nazareth. [ILLUSTRATION: NAZARETH, FROM THE NORTHEAST] When I learned of this tragedy, I determined to get out of the army and return to my village at all costs. Nine Turkish officers 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.  OFFICER FOR HE KNEW THAT THIS WOULD NOT ONLY BRING DEATH TO HIS FAMILY BUT WOULD CALL DOWN TERRIBLE SUFFERING ON ALL CHRISTIANS OF NAZARETH WHEN I LEARNED OF THIS TRAGEDY I DETERMINED TO GET OUT OF THE ARMY AND RETURN TO MY VILLAGE AT ALL 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
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