Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-07-10
Mark Twain and the Shah,

tbe occasion Of the visit of the Shah of
Persia was sent 10y the Herala repre-
sentative to Ostcna to accompany His
| Majesty TO The shores of Albion. In a
letter to the HeraQ he saws:
II was oetting along toward the
t;mo for t5e Shah to arrive from Brus-
scls 60 I ranged up alongside my own
sbin do not know when | ever felt
| 50 m ot o,se and undecided II was u
so,I,d letter which | had brought from
~. Admiroltv and could not gress
what tbs nnrport of it might he. I
srnroscd was intended 10 command
Ia sbin-tAo+ is ! had supposed it at
fret hut after seeiur all those splendid
oeicors | had discarded that idea. |
coritated a good deal. but to no pur-
nose Presently q regiment oe Rrlgi-
- troons o,,,ivyd and formed in line
aiono, ,,ic Nor Then = number Of peo-
lnIo Leg,n 70 snread down carncts for
ff,y Yards aIon% tbc pi,r. bv the rail
Nov tracl and other rarpciy were laid
,.~,, ,hrso 70 fine ,bps The ganr-
,..,. lcodirr ON hoard my shin wa.
not. cornct9d and il railjro we're Grnr-
rJ with brinbt colorcd s:anal nags. II
bcron 70 look as if | was expected:
80 / walked On board \ sailor immc-
aio+olr van and storncd me and made
onotLcr .,i,o~ brine a mop for me to
Vino INV feet on let | mirht soil fbc
G,rI, Which wa, wonderfully clean and
nice Evidently | was not the person
rr,octad. after in. | pointed to the
rrar, af ol,.,rs aul asked Tie sailor
,lat the naval .a7 would do toa man
il he were to 90 and speak To ,ome "i
those admmIs. Tor 'itfe was an avn"
.air o. etiquette and ponc''1o an9"J me
premises; out Just 'ieh one 'l u'o,' .. OF
dccr> came Forward '''' S.,'I ,., ''.a' IL i..'
instinct was correct an A"N''"''' Or
der haa ncen recei'Sa GIVING me Il pas
sage IN the Slip; ana i'' also So" ''''I
he was 'he 1 'f'' Lieutenant, ''I' ''"I ,,
was very welcome ana hc Wou'' ''"I I
pains TO MAKE me Ieei AT Io'.Y' '"J i
furthermore there was cilaIhP%'S" anu
soda waiting down DeioWi au' 'u''''cI-
more StiI AL the London corre>P'nu-
.cntS, TO the number oI S'T or SVEN i
would arrive from bruS' els WIN L"e ,!,
Shah, and ToRId go IN cur Sn'P' ana i Il
our passage were Io' d 'ie'' ', arJ ",r, 'lo ho
a jolly and eHjoyao'2 c"T' II "I''u I5 pg
a very strange 'I'!"S !roIIu' 'o",' I','
have jumPg" iot Jo! i ! ',.'l i '0, g ,,.,i' o,i
afraid ol breaking SouIc i"' VI {"
quette aEd ge}uHg .a''-'" i'' ~
TIE SHAH ARRIVES,
Nov the train was signaled, and cv-
orvbodv rot ready for the great event.
T5o BcIuion regiment Strengthened it
solr nm and some two hundred Flound-
cr4 arrived and took a conspicuous posi-
t;or an Tttla mound. ] was a little
or,,id that this ~onld impress TIE
Shah, bpt | was soon occupied with
otLcr interests The train Of thirteen
cars came tearing in. aud stopped
abreast the ships. Music and guns
began an uproar. Odd-lookiug Per
sian faces and felt hats (brimleSs stove
nin.,) appeared at the car windows.
Some gorgeous English officials filed
down the carpet from the Yigilant-
They stopped a long car with the royal
arms upon it. uncovered their head, aud
unlocked the car door. Then the Shah
Stood uo in il and gave us a good view.
! IL was . handsome strong-leamrcd
man with = rather Enrouean fairness
If COMPLEXION: had a mustachc, wor,
! SpecIacleS' seemed q Il So'u ~ -,
ana "Iei1I c. po'lU '.''' 49, l..s
IIoAcu ,I "oo"' . ,i,. ;o- ~ drossa5Nbrim ,ee.
ile ""S ,;,,o W. and ,i'' close-bnttoped darl