Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1889-08-08
THE SHAH AND HIS MINISTER.
An Account of Their Meeting at
Paris.
Detroit Free Press.1

Detroit Free Pressl
= When the Honorable Hadji Hassein
Ghooly Kahn 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 Effel
Tower three times a day. When Mr.. II.
II. G. Kahn called at the no ell at which
the Shah Of Persia was staying, and was
informed that his Tremendous Frightful-
ness was in, he salaamed clear down to the
ground and spread his hands horizontally
three or four times, and then ventured into
the awful presence.
"Well, Ghooly," said that potentate,
shows things? 1 thought you were over in
the States"
Your most august tremendousness," an
sweIed the minister, salaamiDg again, II
have just come from there"
"Ha, ha," said the Shah, poking him
jocosely in the ribs. "You heard what a
time I was having over there, did you, and
you wanted to come and enjoy it yourself
for awhile? This is great town. Beats
London all to pieces. If New York is auy-
thing like it 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, everyday language to your most
potential highness."
"What did the villains say about me ?"
"Aere it is, your gracious majesty. Here
is an item from vile Detroit paper, which
says: His majesty, the Shah, has 1886
wives, and every Monday being wash day,
he never shows up i'll the regal residence at
all.'n
"And does the varlet who wrote that
still live ?"
"Alas, your gracious awfulness," replied
the trembling minister, "he does"
"Why did you not have his head stricken
off ?D asked the Shah, with calm that
was more terrifying to the Minister than
his previous rage.
"If you please, your gracious Majesty,
such is not allowed in that barbarous
country"
"NoDsense,' cried the Shah, you can't
stuff me that way. In that paper you sent
ne over it says that his majesty the Presi-
dent OF Harrison had the heads of his Office
holders in a basket, and that his might
ness Wanamaker had beheaded nearly all
of the postmasters belonging to the former
government. Is it not o?"
"Your majesty" cried the terrified minis
ter, sit is so politically, but not practi-
cally"
What care l." shouted the Shah, show
it is done, politically or with the broad-ax
or a sword, it is the same to me. l care not
how the heads are shorn, go be it they are
shorn Hast thou more of that stuff in
your scrap book?
AYE, your most graciou awfulness, it is
indee full of similar extracts"
And thou hast dared to bring it in my
presence" cried the Shah, now thoroughly
epraged, while the authors still live?"
The trembling ex minister made no re-
ply.
The Shah turned to one of his retainers
and said
"Just oblige me by taking this man to
the bath room where it will not make too
much muss, and take off his head"
This was accordingly done. A cable dis
patch to the papers records the unfortunate
occurrence thus:
paris, August 1.-The Honorable ex-
Minister Kahn died suddenly at the Grand
Hotel this morning. He was i'll but few
moments with throat trouble, but by the
time the court physician of Persia arrived
nothing could be done for the unfortunate
man."