These zaptiehs did their work faithfully; and it seems that some of them at least were won to regard their charges with respect and liking.
As they were killing my grandfather, zaptiehs passed by with Shushan guarded in their midst.
Miss Celandine therefore was not only left unmolested, but given a guard of zaptiehs to protect her premises from the mob.
My zaptiehs have just found them in a mosque, and brought them to me," Miss Celandine explained.
Jack found that his companion was a theological student almost ready for the ministry, to which he had been looking forward with eager hope, when one day he was suddenly seized by zaptiehs and flung into a dungeon.
The zaptiehs brought back word that Boghos Meneshian was dying, and prayed that his daughter might be allowed to come to him, in order that he might give her his blessing.
You remember how sore afraid I was that day the zaptiehs came for the taxes?
Her entreaties prevailed on Miss Celandine to send a couple of her zaptiehs to ascertain the truth.
It means safety too, for they have zaptiehs to guard them.
Besides, if the zaptiehs should come back, and find you gone?
The zaptiehs promised to return for her in an hour.
There was a long string of khartijes, or muleteers, there were some servants on horseback, and a few zaptiehsto act as guards.
And that last visit of the zaptiehsdid him no good--What is that noise in the court?
The interview ends by the Vali inviting me to ride the bicycle out to his country residence this evening, giving the order for a squad of zaptiehs to escort me out of town at the appointed time.
A bountiful supper of scrambled eggs fried in butter, and then the miilazim of zaptiehs takes me under his special protection and shows me around the town.
This the Mutaserif readily agrees to, and once more I venture into the streets, trundling along under a strong escort of zaptiehs who form a hollow square around me.
The most that the inadequate squad ofzaptiehs present can do, when we arrive opposite the muncipal konak, is to keep the crowd from pressing forward and overwhelming me and the bicycle.
The Mayor is indulgent to his people, allowing them to throng the roadway, simply ordering the zaptiehs to keep my road through the surging mass open.
At Jelova, the first village the steamer halts at, a coupleof zaptiehs come aboard with two prisoners whom they are conveying to Ismidt.
This I very naturally promise to do, only, under conditions that an adequate force of zaptiehsbe provided.
Later in the evening a Turkish Bey arrives with an escort of zaptiehsand occupies the same apartment, which would seem to be a room especially provided for the accommodation of travellers.
Time and again the Caimacan is compelled to supplement the exertions of an inadequate force of zaptiehs with his authoritative voice, to keep down the excitement and the wild shouts of "Bin bacalem!
This predicament of their accomplice furnished the zaptiehs with a plausible excuse.
After a rather mysterious parley, our zaptiehs signaled that all was well.
Two hours vanished before our gentlemen zaptiehs condescended to rise from their peaceful slumbers; then a great deal of time was unnecessarily consumed in eating their special breakfast.
Far from being an assistance, our zaptiehs proved a nuisance.
Two zaptiehs were to accompany us in the morning, while others were to go ahead and announce our approach.
It dawned upon us that this was only another trick of the zaptiehs to get a rest.
We knew that this was only a scheme on the part of the Kurds, with whom the zaptiehswere in league, to extort money from us.
Nothing, now, was too heavy for the donkeys, and even the zaptiehs themselves condescended to relieve us of our alpenstocks.
Looking up we saw, sure enough, our two zaptiehs and muleteer on the very spot where we had left them the evening before.
The muleteer gave up in despair, and refused even to help us carry our loads to the top of an adjoining hill, whither the zaptiehs had proceeded to wait for us.
We returned to the tent to find that the zaptiehs had been given the best places and best covers to sleep in, and that we were expected to accommodate ourselves near the door, wrapped up in an old Kurdish carpet.
The zaptiehs dashed ahead with the mutessarif's letter to the Kurdish chief.
We cut off discussion at once; told the muleteer he would either go on, or lose what he had already earned; and informed the zaptiehs that whatever they did would be reported to the mutessarif on our return.
Our zaptiehs advanced rather cautiously to meet them, with rifles thrown across the pommels of their saddles.
An escort of zaptiehs is really of little use; for when brigands are come across here, it is not in twos and threes, but in overwhelming numbers.
The evening was exhausting, as the whole party, zaptiehs and all, took it in turns to keep me company and ask me questions, and displayed endless patience in making me understand and reply.
No danger now," said Yakoub cheerfully as we rode out into the open, and the second man returned with a party of four zaptiehs and an officer that we here fell in with.
The student and the schoolmaster took me, and the two Albanian zaptiehs and Yakoub came too.
At last we arrived at the Sud, went into a yard full of zaptiehs and armed men, were sent into an office by the entrance, and told to wait a little.
A final message to the Sud brought the reply that the passport and two zaptiehs would arrive at the monastery at eight next morning.
Whereupon he gallantly said that he would escort me thither, and I returned in great style with five zaptiehs and an officer.
He was exceedingly kind, and said he would see that I had zaptiehs to take me back to Berani.
Two mountedzaptiehs clattered into the yard at one o'clock, and I was told to start at once.
Of well-armed zaptiehsand of Nizams there was no lack--the place swarmed with them.
Leave your zaptiehs here, and ride off with your friend to Faris's camp without an escort.
It took a few days to get things in order: the firman from the Turkish Government examined and signed by the governor; servants and horses engaged, and an escort of mounted zaptiehs provided.
As I awoke with a start, I found that the whole place was in a wild state of commotion; the zaptiehs were all around us with lanterns, and Edwards was standing by the side of his bed, with revolver in hand.
The Arab Zaptiehs and the Kurdish boatmen represented tribes whose traditions told of constant deadly feuds and warfare.
Arten had an important, self-conscious bustle about him and looked mysterious; the Zaptiehs seemed awed and asked questions under their breath; the greedy muleteers were distinctly interested; we pretended to be unmoved.
Our Zaptiehslay stretched on the ground in front, apparently asleep; but their rifles were never laid aside, and the least stir in the bushes made us realise their state of alert watchfulness.
The Kaimakam had sent his servants to ride our horses; they and the Zaptiehs followed in a long string behind.
The Zaptiehs forming our escort begged us not to stop.
At the snap of a twig or the rustle of a leaf our Zaptiehs grasped their rifles tighter, and without turning their heads moved their eyes in that direction.
Two Zaptiehs forming our escort made up the number.
The road is dangerous here, we are told; two extra Zaptiehs and a Yuzbashi are sent with us.
Meanwhile, the Zaptiehs and the boatmen had been yelling and shouting at the brigands as they kept pace with us on the shore.
The Zaptiehs were very much on the alert here; they unslung their rifles from behind and rode with them across their knees.
The Government Protection, in the shape of twoZaptiehs and a captain, followed in a close carriage.
The ladies are most welcome; if they should wish for fifty Zaptiehs they would be at their service.
When one gets inside, the people look dourly at one, and the Zaptiehsride closer together.
The Zaptiehs spoke roughly to him and he gave a cringing reply.
At midday we arrived at Gulek Boghaz, where we found a new detachment of Zaptiehs awaiting us, for we had crossed the borders of the Konia vilayet and were now under the Vali of Adana.
Please thank his Excellency for sending the Zaptiehs to meet us; we were very pleased with them.
You ought to have engaged zaptiehsfor your protection on your journey.
Two elderly zaptiehs were looking on from the opposite side of the street.
Seeing that the zaptiehswere looking on unconcerned at a set of ruffians assaulting the premises of your army contractor, excellency, I think that perhaps a foreigner's intervention may have done you a service.
The zaptiehs escorting them told us then that, since the massacres, the Armenians had cherished such hatred against the Turks that the latter had always to go in fear of them.
When asked the "wherefore" of this, the zaptiehs explained that the people had been in collusion with Russia.
The Zaptiehs (police) shall not be permitted to locate themselves in your houses, but an appointed place shall be set apart for them in every village.
The Tchouch of Zaptiehs positively declined to give me a guide; and it was only by sending for the Mudir, and threatening to write a complaint to the Serdar Ekrem, that I succeeded in obtaining one.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "zaptiehs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
