The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-03

| door of my durbar room. [ have also
ordered that a considerable number Of
| gold coins should be sewn into the sad
| dies Of my horses when required for a
| journey, and on both sides of the sad
/ dies are two revolvers. think it is ne-
| cessary in such warlike country that
the sovereign, and especially a sover-
eign who Is a soldier himself, should
| always be as prepared for emergencies
as soldier on the field Of battle.
Though my country Is perhaps more
peaceful and safe now than many 9TH
err countries, still one can never be too
cautious and too well prepared.
All my attendants go to sleep when
do, except the following, who keep
awake in turn: The guards with their
officers, the tea bearer, the water bear
er, the dispenser, the hubble-bubble
beater, the valet and tailor.
For my wives, my daughters, my
sons and their wives, my grandchildren
and their servants, in addition to their
food, clothing, horses and houses, there
is a special monthly cash allowance
granted by the government, in accord
ance with their positions and require
ments Both my eldest sons, Habibul-
thousand rupees a month each for their
pocket expenses and their wives and
other personal attendants are likewise
paid separately My wives (two of
whom are the daughters respectively of
Mir Hakim Khan and Mir Jahan Oar
Shah, the latter the mother of Habibul-
lah and Nasrullah); the mother of Ma
homed Omar Jan; the mother of Ami
nullah Jan; the mother of Ghulam
Ali; the mother of the late Haf1zullah
and Asadu1lah; the mother of Fatima
Jan, my daughter-have all their sep
a rate allowances paid monthly, for
their pocket money from three to
eight thousand rupees Kabuli; their
dresses are not to be paid for out of
this money, neither are their houses
food nor other requirements. Their
dresses are many, and of various fash
ions, some being in the European, 9TH
ers In the Oriental style
In my country the people who are be-
levers in other religions are tolerated
and treated without prejudice-more
even than the people of my own reli-
gion they are appointed to the highest
posts under the government, which is
quite opposed to the law that people
who do not belong to the Established |
Church of England are deprived of the |
right to hold certain offices. For in |
stance, I am a Sunni Muslin, yet some |
of the highest offices are filled by Hin !
docs and Shias.
My entertainments are very simple; |
throughout the whole of the time / am
working, at intervals of few minutes
after have finished answering a letter
or piece of work, T stop for moment |
and chat and talk with my officials and
courtiers. The professional chess play
ers and backgammon players play their
games before me in the evenings; I |
watch them sometimes, and sometimes
I will play myself, though this is not
often. Musicians keep on playing and
singing for the pleasure Of those who
are present, and sometimes I also steal
a minute or two to listen to them. l
love music and the best pianos, guitars,
violins bagpipes and other musical in
are always to be found in
my palaces. I know music myself we'll,
and can play the violin and rubab. 1t.
must therefore be a luxury and pleas
ure for my officials to be in my presence
to enjoy all the various pleasures that
l provide for them, and those who serve
me sincerely and honestly are treated
as my personal friends sometimes be-
ing playfully leased by me, and some
times teasing and joking with me;
there Is always laughing and joking 60
ing on, but with those who are insin-
cere and hypocritical I am very severe
and harsh. Monthly Review.