, 1879-02-14
AMEEII HARLAN.

S$Ifnn3HH III lkHQhl EnftY 1DNFH ATU-iAA
A!ste..la.Cn.np OF Dost 31ulln,nna"tt-T,r
star.spanglca lsnnn-r OIL tho ltlEhts Of
KharxRr-TlIe Ealrlio2t nf tho Free. Lnncna.
Xtp 1Hrk Isn,es.
Lutc English reviews 'lavc called attention to
book entitled IA Memoir OF India und
Atghauistan." 1u discussing the various routes
to bu taken by slc Eafglis soldiers through ,l,r
lnountaIn passes Of AlGt.an!stan, frequent ref
erences can bu found to this memoir.
1t mag be curious to nlany readers to learn
TINT j. Harlan, who wroiu, this ncInoir about
1912, was al American. As tic writer rcnleln-
bcrs lin some 30 odd years ago, I1allan wns II
ilne-!ooking mau, Quttu Oriental IN faro und
dress, with a manner anh action which solne-
what surprised tic nrosaic PhIlndepEian Ut
those days. With black picgciug eyes, nsld long
pcndulous mustncllr, with high ,op boots, md
As.raknau-trlnlmcd coat, Harlan was un object
OF great surprlae, and, possibly, no lftsla sus-
pican.
lIarlan's book, rather searce one to-day, Is
worthy Ut passing comment, Strco his time
moro than one American has taken tho rolo
Ut the military Swiss, but this Pcnusylvaniau
was. undoubtedly. tl!e trst Of our frct-tauces.
Originally surgIbp. Harlan took service III tle
East lntlia Company, shout the titno.o the
burmese war, In whit exuet capacity Is not we'll
known, nor docs lIarlan ssate 1t exactly; 1t was
possibly In a1,ne subordinate ,nedlcal caparlly
With detachment Of the Bengal ARTILLERY.
Speaking Of himself, fur Ameer liarlan writes
love Of trayol. tho ambition Of military glory,
ecllucctE hlni from tho beaten trlck of n,ouotu-
nous utls! supfnc routnc,nl.l llu visited Kabut In
lsas WIZ! view, an'ons Other nlot1ses' to per-
At Kabul HARLAN appears to hive. held thu
peculiar t0sitton Of secrvt agGnt, his cnpl0ycr
huinr ShuIa!l nj Nook, who was tbs cxiled
King q Knbul, at tlnt time NIL English stlpendi
tile Atg',aas TO revolt, and 10 sccure tl'c return
OF ShMinh. II Hartan Is to o" beloved. l,o
played an important part In this sccnu OF East
rnfntcleucx Taking t!!c diegufso Of dcrysh,
guest In tl.o house ot tho retgnine rrlucss
Irofhfr, under wnnsu patronage and BY Whusu
assistanca determined to effect my psirpose.h
Those who bad tho plcasnra OF Iiourint, afa].
delivered bufore tho Geographical Society, wero
no doubt au,axcu ut tho srcaker's detail Of tho
frntricldal .pccusilristcs of tho icudins Afghan
families. lIartun repeats. ID yardlts poTtos Of
lis memoir, tlIesu murlerUns trnts ~ peculiar
10 tbs hfghans. In taEtcixing tile word brother,
he writes: "Let no Christian bo deceived By
tho fruternal appcltation. Among tho customs
OF tle Oricntals We meet with stfnHge pcrScr.
siuua Of our conuloncBt received principles, nlu
the term brotllcr III community which springs
from a sysscm Of Mlygasny, 1',cans q nyturaI
enemy, q domestic adversary, cxrectaut heir Of
saptsioas pareu eon!enalnE f ter te aseTs n
otlicr stgnttlcntlUn OF conflicting import VII tln
kind ailectiuns A,n frnternul love, thu union OF
design und submissive regard, prevalent for the
| most part among Christians" It tuok Harlan
| seven long years beiorU his Intrigue bore ITS
fruit md Hhujall waA restored. Gen. Harlan
WIS at Lahore, most of the time In Tho srrylce
Of Runjeet'h Singh, aiding tho accession Vt the
lpgfttMlate sovereign, As tcWurd Tor Ills
services our American received fruM tltu CRATE
| ful Sinh 6hujull tho t[tle Ut Uates vi U0p an
D'hadrr, or, "King's Nearest FRIEND, !" which
| OrtrntnE glandiloqucnce was further supple
t Mcnte1 with the prefix Of .HVkurrit II! Rhafdn,
Or, companion OF t|lu "lmper!al htirrlp.h
! llu1lan states that Eo wns invested with u
| swurh, Ut elephant, a1,l magnificent dress ot
honor,
tIaytng declared t!lat ho knew no guide sayu
that VI thu spirit Ut adventure, uur Icnnsyl-
yauiau seeks 01lcr REALMS. *4Atlet srye,! yrnfs'
rts!deneo IN tl.e eu1ny'Hrnt of wealth Anl tl.c
luxury Of Tho l1ost slll.iptMoAs court IN As.a,
thu Fnmtuub ii telt," usA liurlan entered Tho
+! srryiec III lost Mutalnn.ed. There Is little
Bit Of Thackusny's .44j. GahayaH about Iiar-
Ian. Listeu to tAa description III tllr reception
| of tho American by uost alahoullncd: "iiu
tho uentrall wAa received by D0st NlohanIn,tta
with much TIE satllu feeling pt txnltatien li.t
tho King u pcEsal IL hnn~n II laws lnlluigctl
| Nhen 1is eulrt wus yistfcl hy 1Aelatstuc.ev." ("
1t tre.ls that Heu. Harlan was Dissatisfied witt,
the OLD Hon Ut tic i'untlub, i:uhicel'h slngb,
and. like true nlcreeuury, u trap orleittallsnl
lur tllr l!oncc, went navk un hhu. Illis
Is lluw Gen. fiurlnn expresses u: "a:onortil
M hp Wuk. nbsvlHtt HA1 lu1urlu15 III Tic ulys-