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Hour after hour passed; darkness came, and finally we had to stretch ourselves on the ground and make the best of a bad situation. HOUR AFTER HOUR PAST DARKNESS CAME AND FINALLY WE HAD TO STRETCH OURSELVES ON THE GROUND AND MAKE THE BEST OF A BAD SITUATION
eally deplorable condition. Some of them go so far as to cut off a finger or two. The officers, however, have learned to see beyond these little tricks, and few Arabs succeed in wriggling through their drag-net. I have watched dozens of Arabs being brought in to the recruiting office on camels or horses, so weak were they, and welcomed into the service with a severe beating--the sick and the shammers sharing the same fate. Thus it often happens that some of the new recruits die after their first day of garrison life. Together with twenty of my comrades, I presented myself at the recruiting station at Acco (the St. Jean d'Acre of history). We had been given to understand that, once our names were registered, we should be allowed to return home to provide ourselves with money, suitable clothing, and food, as well as to bid our families good-bye. To our astonishment, however, we were marched off to the Hân, or caravanserai, and locked into the great courtyard with hundreds of dirty Arabs. G UNTIL THEY ARE IN A REALLY DEPLORABLE CONDITION SOME OF THEM GO SO FAR AS TO CUT OFF A FINGER OR TWO THE OFFICERS HOWEVER HAVE LEARNED TO SEE BEYOND THESE LITTLE TRICKS AND FEW ARABS SUCCEED IN WRIGGLING THROUGH THEIR DRAG NET I HAVE WATCHED DOZENS OF ARABS BEING BROUGHT IN TO THE RECRUITING OFFICE ON CAMELS OR HORSES SO WEAK WERE THEY AND WELCOMED INTO THE SERVICE WITH A SEVERE BEATING THE SICK AND THE SHAMMERS SHARING THE SAME FATE THUS IT OFTEN HAPPENS THAT SOME OF THE NEW RECRUITS DIE AFTER THEIR FIRST DAY OF GARRISON LIFE TOGETHER WITH TWENTY OF MY COMRADES I PRESENTED MYSELF AT THE RECRUITING STATION AT ACCO THE SAINT JEAN DARCARO OF HISTORY WE HAD BEEN GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONCE OUR NAMES WERE REGISTERED WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME TO PROVIDE OURSELVES WITH MONEY SUITABLE CLOTHING AND FOOD AS WELL AS TO BID OUR FAMILIES GOOD BY TO OUR ASTONISHMENT HOWEVER WE WERE MARCHED OFF TO THE HAN OR CARAVANSERAI AND LOCATED INTO THE GREAT COURTYARD WITH HUNDREDS OF DIRTY ARABS
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