While searching about for the hakim, we pass near the zaptieh headquarters; the officers are enjoying their nargileh in the cool evening air outside the building, and seeing an Englishman, beckon us over.
Just beyond Koehne, the roads fork, and the mudir kindly sends a mounted zaptieh to guide me aright, for fear I shouldn't quite understand by his pantomimic explanations.
Upon returning to the zaptieh station, a quiet, unassuming American comes forward and introduces himself as Dr.
This incident reminds me of Yusuph Effendi's warning, that even though I had come thus far without a zaptieh escort, I should require one now, owing to the more lawless disposition of the people near the frontier.
It would be useless to attempt a description of how we finally managed, by the assistance of two more zaptiehs, to get back to Tifticjeeoghlou Effendi's, both myself and the zaptieh simply unrecognizable from dust and perspiration.
The zaptieh is, of course, delighted at seeing me thus mount, and not doubting but that I will appreciate his company, gives me to understand that he will ride alongside to Angora.
The photographer stood serenely innocent, and winked at the zaptieh to give the proper explanation.
Our zaptieh on his jaded horse faded away in the dim distance, and we saw him no more.
Late in the evening I received orders to start next morning at four with some traders and a zaptieh as escort.
About half-way through it Yakoub announced that he thought it was safe now, and that if I were not afraid the second zaptieh might go back.
God knows," said the zaptieh stolidly, "how should I?
We got ahead of the drushtvo, but as the light was beginning to wane the zaptieh called a halt, and we waited for them.
I walked on and the zaptieh followed, and we came to the end of the gorge.
The air was hot and heavy, and the constant clamour of imploring voices ceased only when from time to time a zaptieh bounced in and bellowed.
I divided the last lump of dry bread with the zaptieh and Radovan as we tramped out from under the trees, and the valley was wide and bare.
The zaptieh banged the heavy knocker, the gates were opened cautiously, I slid from my weary beast, and we entered.
Those were traders," said the zaptiehpresently (there were two stones this time).
This was a great convenience to me, as it is usual to exchange the zaptieh at every successive district.
My zaptieh galloped after him and brought him to me.
Horses andZaptieh left behind—Heavy Work in the Snow—Scene from the Summit—Alone!
With his usual kindness, my good friend the pacha had sent a zaptieh who was to accompany me throughout the island and give an account to his master on his return.
Zaptieh Hussein, my man, was a fine fellow in his way, prompt and quick at expedient.
Whilst I reposed, my indefatigable zaptieh had been exploring the village and inquiring for its principal inhabitant, for the purpose of securing lodgings for me at his house.
We rode on slowly for an hour before my zaptieh overtook us, and when he reached me, he drew my pouch from his breast pocket.
But if the zaptieh is torturing his father for not paying a tax he does not owe, or giving up a rifle he has not got?
Miss Celandine's influence had obtained them, and she also procured for the travellers a zaptieh to guard them on their journey.
The Zaptieh on guard poked fresh sticks into the dying fire and sighed heavily between the snores of his companions.
We are very pleased to have a visit from the ladies," said X to the local Zaptieh who had accompanied us back to the raft, "but they must go on land now, as we are starting at once.
You shall have a good supper to-night," said Ibrahim; and throwing his reins to a Zaptieh he plunged in on foot.
Long experience had taught them that a visit from a Turkish Zaptieh meant extortion of some sort.
The more we edged our horses away from his side and tried to put a silent Zaptieh between him and ourselves, the more persistently would he pursue us, propounding some new problem which required an answer.
Achmet and Ali had bidden us a tearful farewell, and we now had one Zaptiehonly as escort, an Arab also named Ali.
The Zaptiehs would stand round us and keep off the dogs until some of the village men would appear and call them away with a half-scared look--for the Zaptieh is the tax-collector, and they suffer from extortion at his hands.
Rejeb sent out a Zaptieh to see if there was any sign of the arabas, but he returned with no news save that of increasing rain.
The Zaptieh in front of me pointed with his whip at the rock just over our heads and also at the one fallen in the bed of the stream.
X had a soothing influence on Calphopolos, and gradually extracted from him that the local Zaptieh had come up for our tezkerehs and wanted to know our names.
We each seized a Zaptieh by the hand and were included in the circle.
Over the portal of the Grand Zaptieh Prison, Stamboul, might well be inscribed "All hope abandon, ye who enter here.
At the Zaptieh and Arsenal were marines from the Invincible.
Our zaptieh seemed to have exhausted his resources and said no more.
Then the pile expressed itself emphatically, the zaptieh did the same more emphatically, each in turn louder and louder, all with necessary and unnecessary gesticulation.
We rode up together and the zaptieh pounded on the door.
Our zaptieh took us to the house of the "Villageman" (each village is provided with such a personage whose duty it is to see that shelter is provided for travelers).
Seeing our man with the upper hand, Monty and Rustum Khan now hurried into the melee, where two Turkish officers and eightzaptieh were fighting to keep Maga from four gipsies and us three.
Order your pigs of zaptieh to throw their arms down!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "zaptieh" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
