Telegram-herald., 1889-07-19

has the names only. OF liberty he has
not even tie name.
10 Va, ss-verc, bat true. aud Il is more
generally true to,iay. for Europe has i'm
proved. while Persia has rctfograded
The surprising fact, 70 western people,
about many Oriontals is thar thes 90 not
regard dirt and deformity. For the
latter they actually have a sort Of un
natural affection. Those INDUSTRIOUS dis
tortiOns Of humanity which are kept out
OF sight in Christian countries are made
much of IN Turkey and Persia. A man
with one horrible eve IN a pulled cheek.
: man with all his foot mashed into one
revolting and diseased toe. a twisted.
distorted. most unhuman looking dwarf
-thess are in a sense heroes In Persia
They like 10 see animals slaughtered and
skinned and dressed the sight and smell
of warm, flowing blood aud offl Is
agreeable 10 them.
And Nast-El-Dcen is in all these re
spects the most Persian of Persians. ON
his first visit 10 Europe he had tie sheep
for his cookery slaughtered in the recep-
tion halls Of the palaces IN which ho was
lodged AID this was rather the least
offensive of his domestic performances.
In England some of the clergy and noble
ladies tried 10 impress on him their ideas
of the proper dignityof women; he could
not even understand what they were
talking about When the Princess of
Wales was presented in court dress,
he laid lis hand OH her bare shoulder
and said she was fit for her place What
further liberties he might have taken
had not the princess retired can only be
conjectured. AT Berlin he asked Enl-
pcror William why he did not cut OFF
that ugly old woman's head and get
young princess TO be the mistress of the
harem.'
Nasr-Ed-Deen was born in 1880. and
ascendcd the throne in 1913. occupying
by strange train of circumstances 4
position somewhat similar 10 that held
by James | in English history-that is.
all the old royal lines are supposed 10
unite in him by descent. But this Is not
proved. and the recent claim that he is
also 4 descendant of Cyrus and Darius
has nothing 20 support it. The general
statement about the iiithiness of Orien-
tals does not apply. of course, to the vari-
Gus princes and mobiles of India, Siam
and eastern ASIA generally who have
visited western Europe; they have gen
orally displayed both. elegance and re-
tinement, while that branch Of the Tut
ranians which overran Persia and Asia
Minor appear destitute Of both and hui
manity as well. The late princes Of
Persia are Of the Mongol stock. and the
Persian branch of it has shown all the
bravery OF the race but few of the re-
deeruinE qualities Of the Mongols in
China and India.
Nasr-Ed-Decn has waGed three terri
bic wars. two with Russia and one with
England; in the first two he lost third
of his territory. and the latter ended in
1851 by his granting all that England
asked In 1873 he made the grand tour
Of Europe, leaving behind him a trail Of
stencil and vermin. IL cost Sl50.Oo0 to
put Buckingham palace in repair after
he left il. His sleeping room had To Dc
drenched with disinfectants before the
w0rkncn would consent to work in il;
all the furniture and hangincs were
burned and the plaster scraped from the
walls At Paris he did better. but the
jewelers. and artists levied on his bag
gage and the government had 10 pay
them for articles he had bought. At
Vienna Emperor William got sick after
tie first interview, and thereafter the
courtiers kept the shah soaked with
champagne, and therefore comparatively
decent
And now TIE poor monarchs Of Europe
have to stand repetition of this thing
because Nasr-Ed-Deen Is their royal
brother and monarchicol etiquette de
,alands it. How thankful we should feel,
as Tho Sunday school books say. that We
live IN free country and can kick
shah outdoors If ne don't behave himself.