, 1879-01-21

agstnst tho authority of the Sulosso monarch,
thrFe IL little tlount TINT their conduct
wa+ s11canp!ovsd by tho 'nalorltv nt Tho D9-
rlH. But tic tBarutkerct wcre 40 strong III their
numbers nnl tl,ctr unity, ant also BY rcaeoii Ut
ihc nnneruna rastIea that tlMy held, mud ti'u
Afghan MonHrc:s ~ weak without rrgalfar
not prsotrnccd, and Shal, stu ia Malk was n
fugitive almost hefure llc t,ad coaugc Of Dllcr-
Ing resistance to bis otpoieuts. With his Hight
Tho second iynnsty ot tho Dueanl monarchy
not become do facto Sovereign Of his country
unttf many years attgFwarll, hn and his brothers
were supreme In Cahml, Candahar. and Balkh.
III fttrnt Il Sudnsye rrtnec contloucd to rule for
some years longcr, but tle fou gavo place at last
IL thc irresistible f}arucksre.
Dnst Malik'1'et1, tlG ydtliIgrst OF tho sons or
poyndal Khan bs n kizx!tbnst, woman. was tho
n,nst remarkable AssatEc who has appeared
carrer he suffered lrcsn every strissltudc Of
fortune, aut proved himself IN adversely alid III
Eool fortune to bc olit Of thosc ts,cn who arc
slammed with naturc's superiority as Cen
dispositions at Jatnrld against tho stkhs and ut
UrEhuntltb against keauo wbre both skilful In
conception and In. execution. On both ceca-
s,ons lis efforts we're jH.ratyxed by ths tlcscr.
VA. Is = ruler and statesman that Do..t
Mullomed shone down all competitions. liz
cerlainly was no unworthy Representative of
the monarchy founded III 1147 by Ahmed
lAuAllt HttA ll1 iElk %U ul1 bUu% 21!G|V 1tsf u
i,srs'arc of M mean prwcrr aid prosperity:
aiicru All himself Is ito unworthy descendant Of
10 distinguished ao ancestry, an.i, whatever
doubts wn may cntcytain un Tho powers Ut re-
admits Is yad.cttye anu easily excited, It. is i'm
EtosstbIt tn deny lin, the possession OF many
sofdlcrlY. and rcgat qualities. THOSE who saw
llin. Ut Unballa uekiowleeige sl'at tue MAJ, fs
the nhtory OF Ills life knuw tl,at lle must be
man of genius. ffc lIas coped with all tin Jitl1
tultl of his position In hummer ut once encr-
Rcttc hfsd able: and whcn his fortunes were at
tiscat Frederick after liue1tklrclcr. "The result
was ih the l,at,ds Of Allni," So aa1l tho Anicer
when 1ceIng from Candahnr towards fferat, his
Inst plnro Of rcfugc. NOR has thr ability anil
with tss present repsescntatlvc Often have
we told 10 tlIese columns the story OF tbs SUMS
{Yakoob khan'sl valor md skill aud II less bhs
btrn snid of Abderrahmau Khan, tho son IT
were less eminent. tut sElnptY because, - far
- We are concerned. he piaycp u minor pnrt.
Nor, III estimating thu abilities Of the family,
should we leave uut uf sight ahoro Airs hrotli-
other as superior tu the eo'nsnon hsri,-Aizul,
Aztf. Anccu, Scrccf and. ntbya all, Akbar, tho
hcr-utesumptlve OF tile dnyB Of tho old war. And
many hf the aous Ut tacse were ncnrccly less
distinguished t'1nr their siree, although itwoull
10 tedious to mention nan!cs thar could be but
littie known to tl,o tnass Of our rcatlrrs. Whit
nlnY le menttnne,l with perfect accuracy is, that
| tbs present Afghnn dynasty Is ono that hos
produced n line Of truly remarkable men, and
| that its vitality scens 10 be fur fr0m extinct.
These are Iacts which arc Ut actual Importance
ar,l value In tho present crisis, nud II Ii upon II
lsnowlcugc Of sitese that much of Our future
noble examples aiming his predecessors 10 III
apre him with tho necessary courage tU oppose
ua. but we may also learn from thu eatilu retro
spsct tho secret Ut Ills strength and OF hts weak
pesH.