The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-08-03
The Shah and His Minister.

When the Honorable Hadji Haesien
Ghooly Kahn 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 EfFsl Tower three times day.
When Mr.. H.H.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 t, -" CT md
and spread his hands hor:zrn,ul,y 'hree
| or four times, and then ventured into
the awful presence.
swell, Ghooly," said that potentate,
"how's things? thought you were
over in the States"
"Your most august tremendousness'
answered the minister, salaamiug
again, 81 have just come from there"
| HAb, ha,'' said the Shah, poklDg
him loosely in the ribs. "You heard
what time was having over here,
did you. and you wanted to come and
enjoy it yourself for awhile? This is Il
great town. Beats London all to
pieces. II New York is anything like
lit I am going over there on the hrst
steamer"
| "Alas, your sublime mightiness, you
wouldn't like it over there. came
laway in sorrow because of the Items
which the papers had been publishing,
referring in common, every day Ian
puaee to your most potential high
ness"
s.What did the Williams say about
me ?"
.Here it is, your gracious nsjesty.
Here Is an item from vile Dstroit pa
Der. which says: ellis majesty the
lShah has 1896 wives, and every Mon
dav being wash day, he never shows
up in the regal residence at all.
uAud does the varlet who wrote
that still live 20
"Alas, your gracious awfolness,' re-
piled the trembling minister, "he
does.''
uWhy did you not have his head
stricken of ?'' asked the Shah, with
> calm that was more terrifying to the
minister than the previous raIe.
eff you please, your gracious ms)es'
I ty. such is not allowed in that barbar'
GUS country"
q s.Nousense," cried the Shah, "yor
o can't stuff me that way. In that paper
!, YOU sent me over it says that his maj
! estv President Harrison had the heads
n of his Office. holders in basket, ant
q that his mightiness Wanamaker hac
d beheaded nearly all OF the postmaster
q belonging to the former government
8 Is it not SOP"
:. uYour majesty" cried the terrified
; minister, sit is SO politically, but no
J. practically
4 nWhat care l." shouted the Shah
i show it is done, politically or with TIT
10 broad ak or sword, it is the same Il
l. me. 1 care not how the heads ar
v shorp. go be it they are shorn. Has
e thou more of that stuff in your scrap
70 book %
n "Aye, your most gracious awfalness
o it is indeed full of similar extracts
% uAud thou hast dared to bring it ii
v nv presence" cried the Sbah, nov
r. thoroughly enrsged, "while the au
g. thors still live?'
;: The trembling OK minister made n
t. reply.
v tanners and said:
x "Just oblige me by taking this ma
id to the bath room, where 1t will nc
I, make too much OF muss, and tax
le off his head"
3. This was accordingly done. "A cab
l. dispatch to tho papers records th
unfortunate occurrence thus:
W "PAR1s, August The HonoraoI
We ex-Miutster Kahn died suddenly
ia the Grand Hotel this morning.
re- was ill but few moments with thros
as trouble, but by the time the cou
I'd physician of Persia arrived nothin
w could be done for the unfortuna
- man.''-Luke Sharp u, Detroit Fr
lg Press.
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