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Show II AMEER OF AFGHANISTAN I u " I Hnblbullah Khan, nmccr of Afghanistan, "Do- ggSgSStjk. loved of God," "Lamp of tho Congregation," Kgf&SfSl& "Light of tho Faith," and "Seokor Aftor God'a -Sgy Holp," la waging an ofllclal war ngnlnst BrltlBh 5ygy India. IIo has not declared war yet, but ho has T-sSr allowed 20,000 of his soldiers to lnvado India and V&4r 3$? attack tho frontlor gunrds. Tho first result of this flfir ' J&w Iml'sc'cot net will probably bo tho withdrawal 2St ' 11,0 B,,,IBl(,y ot $000,000 a year ho has been hI tSfo mtS&igll drawing from tho British government; tho soc-jA't soc-jA't Ky oml a B0,,ntl thrashing and tho third may bo tho vf& il 'Sr wlthdruwal of tho tltlo, "Your Majesty," cou-vn cou-vn a3L 7 ferrod upon him by King Edwnrd when tho nmcor Jt'M- s&hm visited India lately. fMm IsL. " was Invited to India In tho hopo that tho WffiXUti AsPlFl B,BMt of nn Asiatic nation of 300,000,000 peoplo fw&Hoa gn. Jftfrtk Prospering and'pencpablo undor Ilrltlsh rulo would lSJilM reduce his bumptiousness, for ho had begun to liareNraar I. 8Pi4ir'rTlll entertain tho Idea that his capltnl, Kabul, wus tho center of tho universe. Tho sight of tho riches of India seems only to have stirred up his cupidity and tho predatory Instincts of his robhor ancestors. Tho nmeor Is nn autocratic ruler and has an army of D0.000 men. This by no means nccounts for his full fighting forco, for every man of tho 4,000,000 population Is n born llghtor and goes about nrmcd at all times, rendy to defend his own llfo and toko that of Ills neighbor If a good opportunity offora. Tho Kentucky inountaliicors could lenrn much from tho Afghans. Tho ameer Is not u bud rulor, as Oriontnls go. Ho has a total lack of respect re-spect for human llfo, nud his punishments nro somotlmes what wo would consider excessive Tho story told by Budynrd Kipling of tho norvous sentry sen-try who rushed Into tho ameer's prcsonco nnd announcod that tho IlusBlans woro coming Illustrates this trnlt. Tho nmcor ordored him Into a troo to watch for them nnd posted guard bolow to kcop him thoro. Whon unablo to hold out any longor ho dropped upon tho bayonets below. |