, 1873-07-06


ii. THE SHAH.
How " tho King OF Kings " Looks
and Acts.
European Correspondence ef the Neto FORK World.
Tho Sinh is q worry extraordinary man. 1Io ia
bo az actyo as deer. and ii, Bonlctimcs as crlol
al q Mo1oc Indian but ho can nlso be as la,l-
guild aud negligent as a fine Indy Of Mayfair, aud
aa kind, generous, and gentle az child: with
all this Ito il M aonAMal Ra tho tabled Grnnl
Turk himself, and ono cannot oven hint at what
has boon done 10 console him for tho loss Of That
fomdlo society which ho suffered when lie sont
back lis throo favorito wives from
Moscow Tile Court Of Borlin is by no
means me-: tho most fuHtltllous ono II Europe.
tlsat used to bo c1,rrent hero concerning what
went Oil III the palace cspocially during the oc
capio1lat wits Of the prnco of Walog, woro siui-
ply shocking, and tho worst Of it WIS tllat tho
whole truth nbont tlogo tIlingg was never l,onor-
ally known. but We arc much more moral nov;
tho old Emperor Inns received wnrlIugs that
mako him think Of death; tho Empress Augusta,
always sincerely good, has now much moro
Influence over him than sllo evor had bofore
tho Grown Prince, since his lato illness, has
grown worry serious, having many aoriouH tllingas
to think Of and, Aitogct1ler, Hlato Of external
dccornn., ut least, is kopt up. But through all
this tho SINH burs: throngh,--in ways cannot
arrangements were made for getting him
away from Berlin mitch sooner than
WIS at first intended. Tie know all
about 1t. D!ess yon, this King Of Kings il
remarkably vol served, and he, lias mon with
him, who, if nnytling, AFRO ayon keener III their
perception Than himBelf-bnt lie was glal to got
away. Lie was thoroughly borod md disguised
with Berlin aud tho Ger1nans, att he showed it
plainly. Lie has passionate admiration for
1,o jraf In 1,1tf
has an alnont equally passionate diAtil;o Of ugly
women, md ho hnB tho bad tnHto to chow tbis
without rcHor1o. Am extremely awkward Incl
don't thus occurred on*his first night ut tho lnl-
lady Of exaitcd -lnaenifcently lropscd' and
lin. % Mo A pta9ed % At her et'' for 'so' some mo, O.
n,onta without moving, \ muscle Of
hor Balute; md tiion he turned aw9y from hor
with Hi indoscribnblo Hhrug Ut lliH shoulders, and
nn expression OF inefrub1e disgust upon llB coun-
tonance. Truo, tho Indy in question IL not hand
sonlo; grant you that; but what would become
Of III ii wo all expressed our emotions as frccly
m ths Naaor- od-doen voi,turoB to do? Bloody
walt. llnyo been wagcd, and Empires ltayo boon
lost for losn ofrouRee than this, fnd don't alto
goilor diHbelioyo tho story that tho present sori
GUS Illness OF Emperor William is partly due, to
but dare not show~-to this ally aud
friend of his doar nephew tho CZar.
Tho Bliali was received at Berlin, as yol
know, with groat pnralo; but he WIS sent away
with none Mt nl. Glad WAS William to 500 the
last OF him, aud glad was lie to 500 the last OF
Willnul.
Tho slah Ia n very handsome man. His pic
tnres do not 10 him justice. T do not wonder Mt
this, for his il QUO Of tho faces over which tho
owner wears n mash, which ho removes at pleaa-
ure. When ho is borol, out Of humor, and un-
willing to please, le assumes 4 passive resorvo
tint might bo mistaken for stupidity. During
lia stay in Berlin, Whenever lle appeared in pub
lie, he wore this air Of c1tromo apathy. Wieth-
er ut review, at tho tlloatyo, or in conversations,
it was NIL tho same. Tile Prussians Thought
they could impruss tlloir guest wth
IN idoa Of j. tho thor Ere, great military
o59Ggh a nd I'D q aWaa S5 a ~ IN II aE %9 %
thought yory small beor indood Of them. But
ho made ronlark Oh ls last night in Dorlin TINT
showed how erroneous would bo the idea thnt ho
did not know all about Germany. "You aro OIL
gnmcd in n conflict with A. Religious organza-
tion," said ho to n certain pcrsonago. ''Lot mo
toll you that yon will get tho worst Of It unless
you axtorminato tho whole Of thom-loaving not
cvan a child. I hayo tried it aud know" And
his strange black Dyes blazol with wicked fire
as ho remembered how ho Ind sought to put
down tho sect OF tho BabH in hg own Empire +;
ami how to-day tlis scot, enrlclled by its own
blood. WAS porhnps Htrong enough TO wrest his
Kingdom from Lis grasp.
All tho metnbors Of his suite are mon Of manly
bcauty, but tho Shah IL tho noblost Of them all.
Evon tho habitunl oppression Of hiA faco, tho
faGo of u man who is Bntlntel with atl tho syopB
Of power aud of pleasure. although sud is still
noblo. IIo is II yonra old-Lo looks not moro
than 50 or IL but for twenty-five years he has
boon tho absolute r1lor Of tho Porsinn nation.
the Lord OF Lfo," and tho " King Of Kings"
Since le loft TeAoran. his nlother for whom to
choriallo1 groat affection, and who was virtually
| hia Primo Minister for many yoars, laa died.
| Ho received tho newB Of lor doath with perfect
outward composure, but loarnod from llis phys-
clan, who is wholly IN h'H confidence, Tint his
grief at her losu WIS yo!ont, and that for aolno
hours ho gaye way, whom In private, to a paaBion
| of SORROW, Some Of lliB personal habits arc
SHOCKING to our WcBtorn itloaa Of proprioty, ll.t,
thon. souo Of our customs nre equally shocking
| to Eastern nations. For instance, when tho
Sinh, dining at 2 public table. has mood Of n
MiniBter ut his side, uHos 1t, md tlrowa 1t under
tho table, taking 2 clean ono a|:aln IN TIM ha}1o
why when occ!nion arises. 70 ortentn,s our
custom of replacing n handkerchief in our
pockot after, using 1t III tho exsromo Of
lastinoss. Tho ordinary costume OF tho shnl,
whon ho gooH nbolt il = long black roho and
| n tnll Int. l[o l.as wisely giyen over wenrlng
| many iewota and contentH himself With BilIElo
string Of poarlH around his nooh, worth s260, ,n00,
| or a0me trito Of TINT sort. 1t IL to bo hoped
t,lnt IIA IIighneba will layo loarnod to le aome-
| whnt moro circunNpoct In tho oxpresaiDn OF hiH
emotions by tho timo ho ranches EngIani.
| Otherwise trom'lo to think What might happol,
wilen l0 mcots tho Quooll. Victoria is tho best
| OF Hoyorotgus-no ono will question that-
but slo IL 81 yearB Old, anil NIL her boa1ty has
! long since dopartod from lor. Lot MI hope FOL
the hest.
| The bl,nh arrived Mt Hpn on Friday oyoninH
| Qho 19tl) at oolocl, and lio enjoyed l!inlBotl
| thore moro than Mt any other spot In Europe
| JIo loyoa hills and fnrnHtH and wnter and there
| 10 lad all this III abundance. On Saturday ht