National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-27
The shah a Dead Beat.

ttrom Wattefsona Lotter 70 the CouriersournAlJ
Briefly, the Shah is said 10 be dead-beat.
lie Is pronounced not only dead-bcat but
he Is dead.beat Of genius. There are those
who declare him fraud-no Shah at all
only an advertising agent Of Renter. This,
take II, Isl caiumny. He may DO the spccu.
lative Barons middlc-man; but he Is still the
ruler over that squalid, licc-covercd and dis
eased country, which Ia famous chiefly as
having given the world Darius aud the chol-
era. Hereafter II viii be better known as the
home of Nasr-cd-Dcen, the peer OF Victoria
Woodhull and the superior oil George Francis
I win try to tell you the story rs they are
now telling II everywhere over here.
II seems that the Shah Hrst showed his
cloyen paw at st. Petersburg Hcwus stand
ing al bay window with the Princess Dag
mar. Her royal higliness observed that the
diamonds worn by her Asiatic COMPANION
were exceedingly rich and rare. Not so
rich nor so rare says the gallant SHAH, 'as
yours" throwing his arm about the Princess
royal neck. Now, q scientific princess Is usu-
ally woman Of spirit, and In addition to this
professional character the Princess Dagmar
Il COOS girl. She raised q royal row about
Gus Persian out the country upon down
mouths shut. They said, .IIc has sold us,
we don't want TO be the only dupcs, let him
10 and sell our enemies" The cvcr-ready
Nasr-ed-Deen was willing enough, and, EN-.
boldcned by his escape, he augmented the
measure Of his daring. Ensconccd IN Buck
owed Queen, he began career OF unbridled
liccntiousness. The worst characters were
picked up on the streets and carried into Vic
,oria's private apartments. Brulsers and cock
fighters were introduced to the halls OF state,
there TO exhibit their art and skill. Allniglit
long, and every night, there was an orgie 10
which the Shah and his suite made themselves
as free and easy rs though free-love wcrc the
law OF the land. But this was byno means
all. The King Of Kings. not TO be outdone
In liberallty by his entertainers, bought huge
quantities Of jewelry, taking some OF II away
with him and leaving behind him many costly
presents. The presents the jowcersh have got
back again; but what w Shah took away
with him they will never sec any more. IL Is
even said that whilst In Paris some o. the
members Of his suite had to be demonstrated
with touching their designs on the plate Of
the palace In which they were lodged.
To all this, II any Of 1t be true, and where
there Is so much talk there must be some
truth, one Is disposed 10 say, SERVED them
right" Therewas never more absurd and
In some respects more unprinciplcd aud dc.
thoh wv
series Of pageants, oyations and hopors which
greeted this filthy Asiatic vagabond from bis
advent into Europe to his exit into Persia.
That he insulted Russian princess; that he
befuuied the home OF an English queen; that
no swindled gaping rid-ran o. boot-kissing
jewellers, would scem TO bc most natural
thing for such varict 10 do. His personal
behavior was conspicuously ill-bred aud un'
bearable. lie did only what the within Of the
moment suggested, regardless OF persons,
usages and consequences. He paid not the
smallest attention TO his entertainers, except
as II suited his caprice. His table manners
were particularly bad. He would take up 0
peach, bite bit Of II, and throw the remain.
der on the floor. He would suck q plum oil
| stance on the cloth. In all things he affected
the king-of-klngs, wrapped In tho mantle OF
his own heather originality and dirt.
A good many years ago, away down In the
wilds of Tennessee, Tom Neil, Of Dye .sburg
discovered darky who had found q bag o.
diamonds hid In . hollow log, Originally Il
was bag Of gold, but for present purpose.
i will answer better as q bag OF diamonds;
took from the first q spiritual and imagi
nary interest In that darby, stealing hiu
away from Albert Roberts, who had dramatic
designs on him, and carrying him through &
| series Of extraordinary adventures. Al
proper intervals took him 10 Mexico witt
Macmillan, and made him duke OF TIT
empire; carried him to France with Bazalnc
and made him the keeper Of an American
bar In the Rue do Ia Paix, and finally lief
him with Theodorus In Abyssinia. nevel
wrote line about that darby that was no
Immediately gobbled up by all the news
papers. Al last got to half believing I'M
own romance--or rather Tom Ncars-and q
this mo nent am almost persuaded that m,
quondam colored Tennessee hero Is the Shal
Of Persia. / observed striking llkeress be
tween the two, and am sure that one o
these days 1t will come out how Ba. on Route
caused the real Shah to be privately assassi
mated; how, having become acquainted witt
our Tennesseean, and finding him man O
parts and experience, he smuggled him int
Teheran, and how, wishing 10 advertise hi
Persian railway scheme In Europe, h
planned this recent visit.