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He received me on the very day of my arrival, and listened attentively while for a whole hour I poured out the story of Fewzi Bey's outrages. I put my whole heart into the plea and wound up by asking if it was to the credit of the progressive Young Turks to shelter feudal abuses of a bygone age. HE RECEIVED ME ON THE VERY DAY OF MY ARRIVAL AND LISTENED ATTENTIVELY WHILE FOR A WHOLE HOUR I POURED OUT THE STORY OF FUSEY BAY'S OUTRAGES I PUT MY WHOLE HEART INTO THE PLEA AND WOUND UP BY ASKING IF IT WAS TO THE CREDIT OF THE PROGRESSIVE YOUNG TURKS TO SHELTER FEUDAL ABUSES OF A BY GONE AGE
ever, 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. 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. R 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 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
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