The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-07-10
STORIES ABOUT tn 4 sHAD.
The roule.s Of Rnlers-n"w Be Mis-
behaves Himself


LONDON, June IL.
Horrible stories are whi-p, red about The
Shah of Persia, who is 10 arrive here OF
Wednesday. All the journals have beer
telling each other and the rest of mankind
how best TO EMPIRES" him with the great
meas of England, and if the secretary OF this
Eastern po!sniaie should collect all that has
been published on this head and read 1t to
his august master, should not like to an.
swer ior the consequences. .'nt If what i
hear be true, the Shan il not likely 10 be
Impressed" with anything that he may see
in England. He Is no fooi-but neither ID
he man who cares 10 bother himself. In
Russia he was tolerabiy we'll pieased-the
seni-barbarian magnifcsnce OF his reception
there jumped we'll enough with his fancy;
and waen ne wished for pleasure that may
be enjoyed only in private, they were pro-
vided :or him. Bu; the Empress OF Russia
was we'll advised when she let her imperial
husband TO entertain his + stern guest alone.
One cannot write about Ger ain thing, and
it is perhaps scarcely Pardonable 10 hint at
them. Ii any one will read a few pages OF an
unex pnriated edition Of the Arabian
N.sht,," aHi remember what Persia and the
Perslans were five hundred years ago, they
are the same substantially now, he Will
understand what l mean. The Car WAS
glad enough 10 get rid OF the Shah. When
the palace which he had occupied IN 81. Pc
,ersbury was examined after his departure,
j; was found in 4 sorry state. magniiceu.
carpet, costing ei50, pu! new into the sleep.
ing room of the Shah. wSs AZ badly ruined
tia; il had 10 be thrown away. and this was
only one of the least disayreeable incidents
Of the atf,ir 1t Berlin the Shah was fear
fully bored, aud Emperor William and the
German mobiles were scandaliz'd with him.
All his life long, this Persian Monarch has
been accustomed TO have lime and tide wait
for him; il annoyed him excessively To b-
compel!ed to go here at such a time, and
there at another hour; and ne sh'wei his
annoyance very plainly and very rndeiy.
One night lie fell into lowering passion b.
Cause n LADY of the court refused to pi &c
herself at his disposal; an! when he lett
Berlin his departure YVES unmarked by any
Of the parade which had ri .naiiz I'd his entry
into that capital. The Germans did moi
ike him at all, and he did not like the Ger
mans. They say he was extremely apa-
'hztic; he was dull and SILENT his suit we're
Is 'impassive' as himself; they LOOKED upon
everything they saw '~iihou; appreciation
and without intere-t.' He will he still more
bored in London, lear. We are living u,i-
der an 'economica,' government, and the i'm
preston Of England's greatness. is to lie
mede on him with the least y ,s-ibls expense.
A number OF the ships OF
the Royal Navy are To be assembled
in the channel they are TO fire a
salute, and thi. is to show bis" that Englan d
il the mistress of the seas. Buokingha m
Palace, the dreariest and most uncomfortable
house IN London il to be his during his stay,
and if he spoiIs the carpets there, it will be
no great loss. Seven thousand troops are to
assemble at Windsor Park, and this j. to i'm
press the shah with an awe Of Eaglsnd's
military s.rength-ju.t after he has -esa the
armies of Rnssia ard Germany. lie il - he
taken tc the Give It Garden Opera, after he
has sseE tie Grand Opera at 81. Pe'ershurg;
and he il ai-s &c he entertained with din
ner BY the Lord Mayor sEs 2 hall. And
above all, he is to be Impressed" y;.h the
spectacle of London mob. for he is to be
paraded through the city Gin state" and ii
that don't impress him, he must be "impss-
sive," indeed.
Bot a. L. tho horrible stories abou. him.
have already limited q; so;ns of them but
the al, j. Iuii Of others. The newspapers
ssy that he sent back his wives from Mos
cow. but Dame kueacr knows this 10 be false.
They are -wnh MIN; aud they are to be
lodged handy TO the palace, soHevhere
near Pimlico, you know. Then he
il a persec. savage. When a lady il
pressnte, TO him he simply glares at her.
At berlin, rhen great lady was brought
10 To him, &c took her by the arms and ac-
tuslly seated her 90 the aoOr! And then,
after all, tire whole o: this joCrnsy Of his ia a
clever dodge of Baron Reuter-, the teissraPh
man, who has virtually bought the whole
Of Persis, and is now parading its sovereign
in order 10 exploit his new purchase.
lis all true, fear; but, nevertheless, q
King is King, even in England; and this
King-who calls himself the King Of King
has the most splendid diamonds in the
world, and occasionally gives to those who.
please Lin magnificent presents. 81 he will
have plenty to run after himi and he will be
fooled to the top of his bent. All the kings
of the earth-eIcspt the Pope, the Emperor
of China, the Micado of JAPAN. the Lama
U. s. Grant, and 4 few o,htss-hsse, one
time or another, been IN London; and Lon.
don, which DERRY ioves Lord. common a
Lords are. adores King II j: does not get
sick Of THE King before it Is done with him,
then il must have a -e:y strong stomach.