The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-11-01
The SHAFTS MINISTER.
An Account OF His Meeting with Nasr-ed-
Deem at Paris.

An Account oA us mGeAbnS WIN -NaSA-SN-
Deem at Paris.
When the Honorable Hadji HasseIu
Ghooly Khan arrived in Paris he found
that his august master, the. Shah Of
Persia, was there ahead OF HIM, en-
joying the sights OF the city and going
up the EiTel Tower three times a day.
When Mr. II. II. G. Khan called at the
hotel at which the Shah of Persia was
staying, and was informed that his
Tremendous Frightfulness was in, he
salaamed clear down 10 the ground
and spread his hands horizontally
three or four times, and then ventured
into the awful presence.
We'll. Ghooly." said that potentate,
''how's things? / thought you were
over in the States.
Your most august tremendous
ness" answered the Minister, salaam-
ing again, Il have Just come from
there.
''Ah, ha." said the Shah, poking
him jocosely in the ribs. You heard
what q time / was having over here.
did you, and you wanted to come and
enjoy it yourself for awhile? This is
a great town. Beats London all to
pieces If New York is any thing like
ii am going over there on the first
steamer"
Alas, your sublime mightiness, you
wouldn't like it over there. | came
away IN sorrow because of the items
which the papers had been publishing,
referring in common, very-day Ian
guage to your most potential high
ness. -,a-=-ts'' -
What did the villains say about
mc?' - .s2.-
Here it IS, your gracious majesty.
Here is an item from q vile Detroit
paper. which says: His Majesty the
Shah has 3,695 wives, and every Mon
day being wash day he never shows up
N the regal residence at all -
'.And does the varlet who wrote that
still live?"
ALAS. your gracious awfulness," re-
piled the trembling Minister, she
does"
why did you not have his head
stricken oG?' asked the Shah, with a
calm that was more terrifying TO the
Minister than his previous rage.
''lf you please, your gracious MaJes-
ty, such is not allowed in that barbar-
Gus country
Nonsense cried the Shah. you
can't stuff me that way. In that paper
sou sent me over il SAYS that his
Majesty the President Of Harrison had
the heads Of his office-holders In a
basket, and that his mighuness Wana-
maker had beheaded nearly all OF the
postmastors belonging TO the former
government Is it not sop
Your Majesty" cried the terrified
Minister, lit is so politically, but not
practically"
''What care ]" shouted the Shah,
chow it is done, politically or with
the broad-a.5e or e sword, it is the
same to me. l care not how the heads
are shoru, 80 be it they are shorn.
Hast thou more of that stuff IN your
scrap-book?"
AYE, your most gracious awful
ness, il is indeed full of similar ex-
tracts"
land thou hast dared to bring it in
my presence" cried the Shah. now
thoroughly enraged, while the au-
thors still live?''
The trembling ex-AIiuister made n.
reply.
The Shah turned to one OF his re-
tainers and said:
just oblige me by taking this man
to the bathroom, where it viii not
make too much of muss, and take of
30 hea@-
Tins was accordingly done. A cable
dispatch to the papers records the IN
fortunate occurrence thus:
The Honorable ex-Minister Khan
died suddenly at the Grand Hotel this
morning. He was i'll but a few mo-
mcn:s with throat trouble, but by the
time the court physician of Persia ar
rived nothing could be done for the
unfortunate man. - Detroit Free
Press.