1 tence ; he is an intelligent man, and possessed of
2 considerable information on general subjects. The
3 champion is tall and athletic; on great occasions,
4 he is armed to the teeth; even in ordinary, he is
5 gorgeously dressed in the favorite colours of the
6 Sikhs, green or yellow, with sword and shield; he
7 stands before the Maharajah, and seems not a little
8 proud of his office. His self-importance induces
9 him to believe, that he must be known to every¬
10 one, He has no great liking lor the English,, or
11 indeed for any foreigners; but this appears to origi¬
12 nate in the little intercourse he has held with
13 strangers, as he is in other respects a shrewd,
14 sensible roan, though his appearance and manners
15 are not prepossessing. He lpoks on the Maharajah
16 as the greatest of monarchs, and for this he cannot
17 be blamed. Among the sirdars, the name of
18 Goojur Singh* must not be omitted: he is younger
19 brother to Lena Singh, and though inferior to him
20 in talents, he is still a pleasing young man. He Goojur siugh.
21 was selected by Runjeet as ambassador to the
22 government of India, on the occasion of his sending-
23 presents to the king of England. Being young
24 and sanguine, Go«;jur Singh was highly flattered by
25 his selection for this post, and appeared delighted with
26 the attention he received in the “ City of palaces.’
27 Go vind Juss was associated with the sirdar; the
28 former is a Sedate middle-aged man, and the choice
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30 * Poor Goojur Singh has paid the debt of nature since this was written,
31 haying fallen from the top of his House id Umritsir, and been hilled on the
32 spot.