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written an appeal which they hoped might be seen
some day by British or French warships. When
matters were looking worst they still held out and
retained their hope and faith, and planned fresh
attacks upon the Turk. A day came at last when
their flag and board were seen by a French cruiser
she summoned help, and before long this hardy Zeitun
remnant from the mountains of Albistan were safely
landed in Cyprus. If any Armenian wishes to do
well by his race, he should compile a short history
of Zeitun, particularly during the last fifty years,
making no large claims, avoiding foolish legends
and religious squabbles, and letting the story speak
for itself; for there is nothing to equal it in Asia
Minor.
From Zeitun I reached a nameless Armenian village
in a green glen above the Gureddin the same night,
and the next evening entered Marash again.