Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-12-06
1.HEC CITIGEN-
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Shah's Minister.

| Detroit Free Press.
q When the Honorable Hadji Hasseir
Ghooly Khan arrived in Paris he found
| that his august master, the Shah of Persia
was there ahead of him, enjoying the
sights of the city and going up the
Eiffel Tower three times day
| When Mr.. II. Ii. G.. Khan called at the
hotel at which the Shah Of Persia was
staying, and was informed that his Tre-
mendous Frightfulness was in, he salaam-
ed clear down to the ground and spread
his hands horizontally three or four times,
and then ventured into the awful presence.
"weil, Ghooly," said the potentate,
''how's thingsf 1 thought you were over
in the States"
"Your most august tremendousness,
answered the Minister, salaaming again.
'1 have just come from there"
'.Ah, ha," said the Shah, poking him jo-
cosely in the ribs. 'fYou heard what a
time I was having over here, did you, and
you wanted to come and enjoy it yourself
for whilei This is great town. Beats
London all to pieces. If New York is any
thing like it am going there on the first
steamer"
"Alas, your sublime mightyness, you
wouldn't like it over there. came away
in sorrow because of the items which the
papers had been publishing, referring in
common, every day language to your most
potential highness"
| "What did the villains say about mef
'Here it is, your gracious majesty. Here
is an item from vile Detroit paper, which
| says; "His Majesty, the Shah, has 3,695
wives, and every Monday being wash day
he never shows up in the regal residence
at ALL"
"And does the varlet who wrote that
still liver"
"Alas, your gracious awfulness," replied
the trembling Minister, che does"
'why did you not have his head strick-
en- off" asked the Shah with calm thai
was more terrifying to the Minister thar
his previous rage.
'1f you please, your gracious Majesty
such is not allowed in that barbarou'
country.
Nonsense" cried the Shah, "you cant
stuff me that way. In the paper you sent mt
over it says that his Majesty the Presiden
of Harrison had the heads of his office
holders in basket, and that his might
ness Wanamaker had behcaded nearly al
of the postmasters belonging to the forme
government Is is not soi'
'Your Majesty" cried the terrified Min
lister, "it is so politically, but not practi
cally."
| ''What care /, shouted the Shah, ''hov
it is done, politically, or with the broad
axe or the sword, it is the same to me.
care not how the heads are shorn, so be j
they are shorn. Hast thou more of tha
stuff in your scrap-booki'
"Aye, your most gracious awfulness,
is indeed full of similar extracts"
"And thou hast dared to bring it in m.
presence" cried the Shah, now thorough.
enraged, ''while the authors still live"
The trembling ex-Minister made no re
ply.
The Shah turned to one of his retainer
and said:
"Just oblige me by taking this man t
the bathroom, where it will not make to
much Of muss, and take off his head"
This was accordingly done. A cabl
dispatch records the unfortunate occur
renee thus:
"The Honorable ex- Minister Khan die
suddenly at the Grand Hotel this morning
He was i'll but few moments with throa
trouble, but by the time the court phys
clans of Persia arrived nothing could b
done for the unfortunate man."