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2 HISTORY Off THE SIKHS.
3 Venturers*
4 not been realized, and who, disgusted, with the
5 treatment they have experienced, are merely
6 waiting an opportunity for bettering their condi¬
7 tion, by a departure from the Punjab.
8 It is somewhat amusing to hear the treatm
9 which some of the adventurers' resorting to tips
10 coini for employment, meet with, A young German
11 made his appearance two years ago, and represented
12 to Runjeet, that he was well versed in military
13 tactics; this did not, however, satisfy the Maharajah,
14 who, to put him to test,ordered a few companies of
15 soldiers to be paraded, and requested the aspirant
16 to manoeuvre . them. This was rather more than
17 the young man had bargained for, and a complete
18 failure was the result. After remaining a few
19 weeks at Gmyitsir, he at length obtained hip
20 “ ftookhsut/’ oi- leave to depart, with a present of
21 one hundred rupees, and a couple of shawls. On
22 this occasion he was asked by Runjeet whether, lie
23 intended to proceed to Cabul to join Dost Mohura-
24 med r He replied that he did ; on which, Runjeet
25 remarked, that it was a matter of indifference to
26 liira if a hundred such as he joined the standard of
27 his bitterest enemy. Another gentleman, who had
28 ibi merly been an officer in the French service, made
29 ins way to Lahore in spite of the obstructions
30 opposed to his crossing the Sutlej. On his arrival
31 at Lahore, he readily obtained employment with
32 Runjeet, at a nominal salary of 500 rupees, pgr
33 month, and he commenced the drilling of recruits,
34 for which he was well qualified. Monsieur Ac