Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-03-20

you must fear, but me-" he would Of
ten remark to the young soldiers, who
came to increase the ranks. Thus his
army was an army of heroes, who
had no fear on the battlefield, but
who trembled in the presence of their
leader.
The first campaign in which they
fought was at Albania, in the battle
against the rebel Greeks, and on that
occasion Mehemed's men proved them.
selves efficient. 1t happened that
Mehemed one day ordered eight
soldiers to remain in ambush at the
"fve fountains" of Arta, at which
point the Greeks were likely to open
their attack. They were to stop any
one who should try to pass By, and
they were strictly cautioned not TO
dismount or fall asleep. The soldiers
executed with e1actness all their in
structions.
A vehicle which attempted, toward
midnight, to cross the line unob-
served, was discovered and stopped.
The man who had charge of the oxen
ran away, abandoning his wagon. On
this wagon was a barrel. 1t was easy
to ascertain what the barrel contained,
even without dismounting and without
falling asleep. You only had to open
the bung-hole to smell the pleasant
odor of liquor escaping from it. And
it must have been an excellent liquor,
compounded largely Of figs and dry
raisihs. The Giaurri (Christians) un
doubtedly knew what was good.
The soldiers had not been forbidd.n,
If they seized liquor, to drink it. And
really they did not drink directly from
the barrel; they merely sunk bul.
rushes in it, through which they
slipped the sweet and Intoxicating
liquid Was it not harmless to sip
with such thin rushes? One could
scarcely call that drinkingi But just
Iy does the Prophet remark that wine
Is deceitful beverage, in which satan
has had his hand, since this drink
Arings men to every evil.
First, the soldiers asked each other
why they should sit in their hard sad
dies, when the grass made such q soft
bed on the ground. And II they lay
there for only a short while, nobody
would know it: they could tie the
horses to the wagon, and these certain
ly could tell no tales. After they had
dismounted, the internal drink per.
suaded them that it was q useless task
for eight men to remain on guard /;
four would suffice, and the rest could
sleep. To the four men who wers to
keep awake. tho waiting for thoir turn
Beemed 100 long, ana they agreed that
two might sleep, while the other two
remained true to the orders.
Maruf and Sefer were the two desig.
mated to watch for the rest.
''Do you know" said Sefer to hh
friend, "do you know that one N IN i.
of the same value in this case ns two
It will do Just 40 we'll if only ono Of u,
Watches Do you not agree"
Maruf assented.
81 propose" continued Sefer, ''thst
se play game of chess the loser will
pave to watch, and the winner may
,le4pl"
Maruf accepted the conditions.
The two Bedouins prepared the
ground in front Of where they stood,
md with their spears they traced a
square, dividing it into sixty-fou,
smaller squares. Then they substitut.
I'd for the regular pawns the fruits oi
The woods. The wild pears became
kings, the apples queens, the castles
were represented by acorns, the bish-
ops by rose-hips, tho knights by nuta
and the pawns by berries. The men
thus provided, the gamo began by thu
light of the camp fire.
At first, Sefer had the advantage.
out that inebriatins drink overcsme
him, little by little, SO tina. he wsa
not in condition to distinguish his
pawns. He lost his queen. and WA
very near being checkmated
''Sefer, you are in q bad mess" re-
marked Maruf when he cav that the
game as in his hands.
: "Yeu are right. lam as eleepy rs
the "a when Il is calm"
'rYss are losing the ssms."
II Ssh see that, tool"
"Well, like down, I'm the name I.
Allah, / will wltoh 1er yeR"
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