The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-22


usual dyspeptio style. It is rich, how
ever:
Briefly, the Shah is said to be dead
beat. He is pronounced not only a
dead d-beat, but is q dead-beat of genius.
There are those who declare him fraud
no Shah at all-only an advertising
agent of Reuter-. This, take it, is q
calumny. He may be the speculative
Baron's middle man, but no is still the
ruler over that squalid, lice and
diseased country, which is famous chiefly
as having given the world Darius and
the cholera. Hereafter, it will he better
known as the home of Nasr-ed-Deen,
the peer of Victoria Woodruff and the
superior OF George Francis Train.
It seems that the Shah hrst showed
his oloven paw at st. Petersburg He
was standing at bay window with the
Princess Dagmar. Her royal highness
observed that the diamonds worn by her
Asiatic companion were exceedingly rich
says the gallant Shah. ''As yours, I"
royal neck. Now a scientific Princess is
usually woman of spirit; and, in addi.
tion to this professional character, the
Princess Dagmar is good girl. She
raised a royal row about it, and, among
hands, they hustled the amorous Persian
out Of the country upon down grade.
Wisely, however, they kept their mouths
shut. They said, "He has sold us; We
don't want to be the only dupes; let him
go and sell our enemies" The ever
ready Nasr-ed.Deen was willing enough,
and, emboldened by his escape, he aug
mented the measure Of his daring. En-
sconced in Buckingham Palace, the vir-
tuous dwelling Of widowed Queen, he
began career Of unbridled lIcentious-
ness.
The worst characters were picked up
on the streets and carried in Vlctora's $
private apartments. Bruisers and cock
fighters were introduced to the halls of
State, there to exhibit their art and skill {.
all night long, and ovory night, there
was an orgie, in which the Shah and his
suite made themselves as free aud easy
as though free-love were the law of the
land. But this was by no means all /.
The King Of Kings, not to he outdone
in liberality by his entertainers, brought
huge quantities Of jewelry, tAking some
of it away with him and leaving behind
him many costly presents. The pre-
sents the jewellers have got back again.
But what the Shah took away with him
they will never see any more. It is
even said that, whilst in Paris, some OF
the members Of his suite had to be re-
monstrated with touching their designs
on the plate OF the palace in which thoy
were lodged. :
70 all this, if any Of it be true, md
where there is SO much talk there must
be some truth, one is disposed to say,
"Served them right" There was never
more absurd, and in some respects a
| more unprincipled and demoralizing
theatric perform ance, than the series of
pageants, ovations and honors which
greeted this filthy Asiatic vagabond,
from his advent into Europe to his exit
into Persia. That he insutci Russian
Princess; that he befouled the homo of
an English Queen; that he swindlel O
gaping riff'ran of boot-kissing jewelers.
would seem to be most natural thing
for such variet to do. His personal
behavior was conspicuousy ill-b.ed and
unbearable. lie did only what the whim
Of tho moment suggested, regardless Of
persons, usages and consequences. He
paid not the smallest attention to his
entertainers, except as it suited his Gu
price. His table manners were particu-
larly bad. He would take up peach,
bite bit OF it, and throw the remain
der on the floor. He would suck q plum
of about half its juice and drop the
pulpy substance on the cloth. In all
things. he affected the King of Kings,
wrapped in tho mantle Of his own
heathen originality and dirt.
The ART OF HANGING As long as
capital punishment is the law OF the
land, and hanging the mode of accom-
plishing it, there is satisfaction in the
thought that men arc TO be found who,
regarding il as o scientific proccss or an