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Story of an Emigrant.
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them belong to the Sikhs and Gourkas, two Indian nations.
The Sikhs are tall, stately fellows, in my opinion ideal
soldiers for a standing army. The Gourkas are smaller in
sikh cavalry man.
stature, but very energetic and hardy; and both are renowned
for their courage and endurance. It is said that a Gourka
soldier would rather fight than eat, w^hile a Sikh takes the
matter more philosophically, and eats first and then fights.
All native regiments are commanded by British officers, and
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