The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24
THE FtN>x AasER.


LONE, Afsril Miss Iilsas -,
ton' ~ ID. physician 10 the a.nssr -
- i.a.s-s S1a, hsas amused the tSordon a.
sls'y with some interesting srs,s.,>,~.
Here are . few OF the be<., =.
speaking ssEasrsaiiy. she sss;,s ,,,a. -. -
tsa.sshss ef Asghanissaa had no ,fgStsns,
gus s.se1s Fisttcs. aad Il might "a
-. ." al natfess nsade up OF Sc
ments as diverse zss Erens,A s,er,,,s. ,
aegroes- Men Sc Aanasa.,s 49,. sssa
might stand Ter Greek statues w., s'' -
seh si9e oy Side with Ghe,rno ret,,,sss,.aIs.
us4s creatures imEsinahle They shnxss
great aoHiy As ar.iaceys and ynaehs,tss.
N the workshops, however. T,he ,,ys..,s,s
o. Aighanisi8n MAS perfect. fa. j, -.
country ~ sunshine With Just a n,s, 80.
Wsa'ss season. and lis flowers wsre rlar,.
0vs. Wa'se US ifolE were wcFla-fafned
AFTER an interesting survey Of AYgha.
history and 2 description az INA -
stances under which the r.ewsrs 80 ~
3aa ueata were vested IN her rnvsrs 80
neid oy the p-esen; sovereign. Ma rg.-rss-
ton dwsit at considerable length an -.
airleers own character She ,ia,s,,ss ,s-.
as an extraordinary amalxamat,nn NJ 80
most refined aud thoughtful Kindness ws.s
q severity shst was often aewurtsht
ntutah RE was however. a seeker altar
iiKhs. and was intensely inhued x,,n .
spirit OF national ambition. He eans.sn,,.
freis over his country's lost onno~s,,,'.'
t'es-opportunities she win never hav~
again IN spite of hts own wonderful ,nf,n-
ence over them. ON one occasion 4, ~.
capacity as medical adviser. she hsc
urged him 10 rest. and he had answer,s
her mournfully: ''Hew can + take ~.
ease? l must work. ] must SLAVE, for ra,
iaha. because no one slse would do it far
her. Rude people undoubtedly ren,,,rs1
strong handling upH
Ballad of the Kings Jest rose in mar.
or her hearers minds as she drew Al ~
screen photograph OF an iron cage a.. :
high pole. in which the ameer had orders
10 be starved to death. In sight az mis- ,wr
tribe. famous border thief Miss u.r,,,
ton had ventured once or twice 10 annaai
iof less uarparous measures. but en- such
occasions ne would remind her that n A.
not very long since men were haursd IN
England for sheep stealing and poaehlns,
ana he was never tired OF siiscogrsing an
the barbarit.es. of slavery under White
rule. "-''
once heggar had solicited aims IN
kahui from him, and in answer to mis- IN.
quiries Informed the ameer tina; he haa
never worked in bis life and had no in
iention Of doing SO. Then" said Ah,lur.
raham, we can do without YOU" ana
forthwith directed that he should ia
.s"HeNe. nv "aSs however, susceptible u
nattery and could sometimes be cajoied.
A man whom he had sentenced 10 have
ms ears cut OF for some iadiscretion han.
pened to be friend of his chief secre-
fary, who ingenious.y averted the mutila.
ton by Offering to perform :he task him.
sell, provided IL might he done I'm tho
ameer's presence. To this he Asxen.ed-
whereupon the secretary mentioned that
ne had never executed this form OF run.
ishment before. and would his n;ghuesa
show him how much was to he removedf
The ameer passed his hands over both
members. whereupon the secretary turned
around and reminded him of a passaRe in
the Koran TO the effect that ANYTHING
touched By the representative OF tho A.
mighty became sacred and 80 the eari
were saved.
On another occasion he had a ,iisputA
brought before him for settlement h.
tween three land owners and two tan
gaiherers. and no complained that as each
one told his story. the rest talked 80 loudly
that he could not hear IL, till he hit upoa
the exped.ent OF calling in five soldtes.
one to stand behind each Iltigant. and =
soundly box his ears sf he spoke on, AZ
turn.
As a patient he appears 10 be exacfsns.
During hts long Illness, Misc Hamiiinn
said that once she had hardly left rim
for three days and nights. and had at last
gone TO take little rest She had AMY
just gone to sleep when she WAS urgently
summoned. and on arriving In trepldat.on
at hesbedside. WIS asked by him ~ xhs
thought 1t would hurt him IL he ate
peppermint lozenge."