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gold lace. judged that these were all adj
mirals, and so got afraid and went ashore
again. Our vessel was to carry the Shah's
brother also the Grand Vizer, several
Persian princes, who were unclcs to
the Shah, and other dignitares of
more or less consequence. A vessel
alongside was to carry the luggage, and a
vessel Just ahead (thc Vigilant) was to
carry nobody but just the Shah and certain
Ministers Of State and servants, and the
Queens special ambassador, Sir Henry
Rawlinson, who is a Persian scholar and
talks to the Shah in his own tongue.
| was very glad for several reasons, to
find that | was not to 90 in the same ship
with the Shah. First with him not imme-
diately under my eye | would feel less re-
sponsibilty for him; and secondly, as
was anxious to impress him, | wanted to
practice on his brother first.
THE sHAH's QUARTERS.
On the after deck of the Vigilant-very
handsome ship-a temporary cabin had
been constructed for the sole and special
use of the Shah; temporary, but charming
ly substantial and graceful and pretty 1t
was about thirty feet long and twelve wide,
beautifully gildcd, decorated and painted
within and without. Among its colors
was a shade of light green, which reminds
me of an anecdote about the Persian par
ty, which will speak of in to-morrow's
letter.
GETTING READY FOR his snAn5HIp.
1t was getting along toward the time for
the Shah to arrive from Brussels, so |
ranged up along side my own ship. | do
not know when ever felt so i'll at ease
and undecided. 1t was Il sealed letter
which Ihad brought froa the Admiralty,
and ! could not gtiessA what the purport
of it might be. supposed | was intended
to command the ship--that is, | had sup
posed it at first but. after sceing all those
splendid officers. had discarded that
idea. | cogitated a good deal, but to no
purpose. Presently regiment of Belgian
troops arrived and formed in line along the
pier. Then a number of people began to
spread down carpets for fifty yards along
the pier, by the railway track, and other
carpets were laid from these TO the ships.
The gangway leading ON board my ship
was now carpetted and lis ratings We're
drapcd with bright colored signal flags 1t
began to lool, as if | was expected; SO |
walked on board. A sailor Immediately
ran and stopped me, and made another
sailor bring mop for me TO wipe my feet
on, lest | might soil the deck which was
wonderfully clean and nice Evidently
was not the person expected after all. |
pointed to the group of officers and asked
the sailor what the naval law would do to
n m an ii he were to 90 and speak to- some
of those admirals-fOr there was an awful
air of etiquette and punctiio about the
premises; but just then one of those officers
came forward and said that if his instinct
was correct an Admiralty order had been
received giving me n passage in the ship,
and he also said that he was the first lieu
tenant. and that | was very welcome and
hn a "a IN 1pl Fool pt
home, and furthermore there was cham
payne and soda waiting down below and
furthermore still, all the London cores
pondents, to the number of six or seven,
would arrive from Brussels with the Shah,
and would go in our ship, and if our pass
age were not lively one, and a jolly and
enjoyable one, ii would he n very strange
thing indeed. | could have jumped for joy
if had not been afraid of breaking some
rule of naval etiquette and getting hanged
for it.
THE SHAH ARRIVES.
Now the train was signalled, and every
body got ready for the great event. The
Belgian regiment Strengthened itself up,a and
some two hundred Founders arrived and
took conspicuous position on a little mound.
| was Il little afraid that this would impress
the Shah but | was soon occupied with
other interests. The train of thirteen cars
came tearing in, and stopped abreast the
ships. Music and guns began an uproar
Odd-looking Persian faces and felt hats
(brmless stovepipes) appeared at the car
windows.
Some gorgeous English officials filed
down the carpet from the Vigilant. They
stopped long car with the royal arms
upon it, uncovered their heads and I'M
locked the car door. Then the Shah
stood up in it and gave lis a good view.
lie was handsome, strong featured
man, with a rather European fairness
of complexion had mustache'
wore spcctacles, seemed of good height
and graceful build and carriage and looked
about forty or shade less. He was very
simply dresscd-brmless stove-pipe and
close-buttoned dark green military suit,
without ornament. No. not wholly with
out ornament, for he had band two inch
es wide worn over his shoulder and down
across his breast, scarf fashion, which band
was one solid glory Of fine diamonds
A Persian official appeared in the Shahs
rear and envcloped him in an ample quilt
, or cloak. if you please which was lined
: with fur. The outside of it was Of viii
fish color and deliberately needle worked in
. Persian patterns like an India shawl The
, Shah stepped out and the official procession
, formed about him and marched him down
the carpet and on board the Vigilant to
slow music. Not Founder raised cheer
All the small fry swarmed out of the train
, now.
THE CORRESPONDENTS EXCITED.
The Shah walked back alongside his fine
cabin, looking at the assemblage of silent,
solemn Founders the correspondent OF
the London Telegraph, was hurryng along
the pier and took off his hat and bowed to
the king of Kings and the King of
Kings gave 4 polite military salute in re-
, turn. This was the commencement of the
! excitement The success of the breathless
/ 1ete9raph man made all the other London
correspondents mad every man of whom
ilourished his stovcpipe recklessly and
, cheered Justify. some of the more enthus-
asic varying the exercise by lowering their
, heads and elevating their coat-tails. See
! ing all this, land feeling that if was to lin
! press the Shah at all, now was my time
! ventured little squealy yell, quite dis
; tinct from the other shouts, but Just AS
hearty. His Shah-ship heard and saw and
saluted me in Il manner that was, con
sidered, an acknowledgment of my SUI
y perior importance.
do not know that | ever felt so ostenta-
!, tious and absurd before. All the cores
!. pondcnts came aboard, and then the Per
sian baggage came also, and was carried
q across to the ship alongside of ours: When
" she could hold no more we took some
: where about hundred trunks ana noNes
, ON board our vessel. Two boxes zen INTO
S the water. and several sailors jumped in
n and saved one, but the other was lost.
: However, II probably contained nothing
: but a few hundred pounds of diamonds
and things. ..ta
q UNDER WAY FOR ENGLAND.
e At last we got under way and steamed
!, out through rough slip, the piers ON either
4 side being crowded with Founders but
never cheer A battery of three guns ON
3 the stnrhnnld nier hnnned n roNnl salute.