The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-09
The Courier
BY F. A. mitchell
BY F. A. mitchell

tionary committee Macedonia was
full ~ Turkish soldiers and Turkish
E""bers, both ,oe whom oppressed the
Christians. The soldiers patrolleI the
coUntry, while Tie robbers swcoped
down on the farmers appropriated
their provisions and animals and. what
called for their undying Vengeance,
carried on their wouIen.
Damien III tines carried his mes
IsaGcs on foot fighting his way through
rnd"rbrusE. over The mountains Hnl
crossing Ia" streams either by cOrttnG
Tor on au Iu!pyuviscI raIt Hut he Was
usually cypccty-! I" cover c"nsIGerdh"
distances and at such tlmes Travelled
nm m"rsci,ayk Ills nurse his name
WAS Peter had been uhlaiE.l Tor him
from racing stock, >i..rc Il" needed
icpmcS- ID esrIp" from tie ustars
Or ThfGi>H soldiers, who. should they
capture him, would torture thea Put
him 70 death. Eut Damien always
cnrri"d Il tiUg hottie Of poison 10 en-
Gh!G him 10 escape ia" torture
OFTEN would Damien riG" into Il VII.
ugc ard warn the Inhabitants that
tEcir opprrSsorS We're az the Way to
ward th'm, which meant that thoy
must expect TO be looted This would
styr tiu,r for the Christians to hide ar
tir'"s Of yaiu" md Tor The w"mcn 10
climb int" III" mountains and h,I..
b.! Tho great work done 10y the courier
was carrying ID" mess, grs OF the Oi'
gIniXTs uc tue revolution and those u
tie revolutionary committees between
the towns. -.
| one evening Just before dark ia
iu!cn. loaded with messages that II
captured would draw dawn Oh numcr
oUS towns tin. wrath nj the fur&s u"
Ing evidence that they were plotting
rebellion was riding along r"ad.
suddenly Ills horse rrlcRrd up Ills ear.
turning them /" the right Presently
Damien heard IN" soft tread .! Horses
hoofs on soft 'Urf. They were IN nd.
vance OF him, and b" turned Ia -
back but ~ he did 90 h" sIW vurkl>l,
borSemcn leaving the timber Tor 'iit
road behind uim tie dcl"r"in"d 4,
keep oH, trusting - Peters Nprr,i. thai
had saved him Oh 50 many occasions
Peter" he said, You must max,
the effort OF yUrr lie Never wouIr
Il cpp;urr of dispatches with which !
have been Entrusted result - disns
trously to so many of our friends a.
now
Peter may not have understood VITA.
each word meant. hat he knew ~ HI,
! masters tone 'lnL a Supreme c;lur'
must lie map" H.. H"a;t tH,. sygah e.
horscmcn u,aEins for the rnrd IN nj
vance of him rs vel! rs that Of Ihr,,
behind. Gathering us legs under HIN
he made n Spriu: that was followed
by another ana another In quick SIZE
cesslon. He succeeded In passing H..
point where the advance Turks rnlct
ed the road several hundred yard
ahead of him. ~" prr.urrS sen
shots after him. hut did moi hit cithcI
him or his horse
Peter. us usual. ,Hrricd IFS mnStrl
away from his enemies. hut there won.
other nor,,es nnt ,,,s,,, f,r ft,r,I,,,
who Ind h,ru Informed ruop Hv 20
moks >I,h,nnt,, ,.r,,z,.us. nf ria. cam.
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