The Lamar register., 1891-05-16
HE SAVED THE SHAH.
WONDERFUL LUCK OF A PER-
SIAN PEASANT LAD.
"hrn Three Years Old He Jumped Into
the shah's Arms and Would Not
Let Goa Snake Found
~ In the Royal Couch.

In the capital of Persia wouderfu,
stories are told about a little bow only
eleven years old, the son of peasant
who some years ago held an unimpor-
ant position in the Persian empire
hakhmade Kahn is at present a cn,,rt
minister. and to his little SON All, E.
sultan, he Is Indebted for his exalted
position. The boy Ais is great
iavoriie with the shah. whose compan-
on he was during the latter's Euro
Deln tour At that time the shah's
devotion TO hislit;ie favorite was much
oommented on by the press and public.
ms lucky boy Is treated like a min
lature shah. The court officials arc
obliged TO show him the greatest re-
ipect, and are In constant dread Of
losing his good will. knowing. well TO
lose his favor would be equal to losing
The favor OF the shah himself.
Ais has his own court conducted on
4 scale of oriental magniaccnce and
I'll his surroundings are the most lux
urious the Imagination can picture,
Limitess wealth IS at his command to
procure every desired luxury. Twelve
rooms in the shRh's palace are devoted
10 the boys use. Their appointments
ase exquisitely beautiful. Marble
fountains filed with gold fish. swim
ming csaselcssiy within their narrow
confines, are among the chief delights
Of this favored child. All kinds OF
-inctng birds, native and foreign. pour
iorth their sweet MARKINGS from
numerous golden cages Tho recep-
don han IL q lGTEc apartment furnish
ed In truly oriental style. The backs
Of tho chairs Hre Of gold. tho upholstery
OF purple velvet embroidered in gold In
various designs, birds aud flowers find
ing Tie gvcatest favor IN tho young
masicr's eyes. SitGated 10 different
pgrs of the hail arc three fountains.
Oae room Is devoted exclusively 10
toys, and every nation on tho globe
has contributed rs quota to this part
ot the child's amusement The most
expensive and rarest toys made arc
here found IN lavish abundance. A
miniature a1nory has also been fitted
up with AL kinds Of firearms. One
apartment Is given mp to the use Of
two strlngc guests, kept Tor the en-
tertaianent Of The young potsntate
Thgy arr two little dwnrfs. hideously
ugly. but withal very amusing Two
young negro boys occupy another
roam; they are the same age rs their
young master. and are his p'aymates,
For Azis . small garden has been laid
out which contains q white marble
iUuniaiR o little pond we.l stocked
wiih tiny members of the iinuy tribe
and sons rare tropical plants and
trscs under tho shs5e o5 which this
lucky boy plays or rests with his little
rompauions.
The yearly expenses Of the shah's
v1Ius ,avoriie aM0un: 20 1000 COO
fraurs Many orders and distinctions
have been conferred rpou tho boy. and
hp has bccn given . very fne portrait
o. hLl hns;r.ors patron. mounted in
large white diamonds Of the puroEt
Tafcr. In the army Ais has been
raised - lhs rank Of Marshal. The
shah las become so attached 20 this
bov tia, he seldom permits him to 90
out of his presence He bestows more
affection on him than on his own chill
dren. who. according 10 court etiquette.
on 1rico,iuy their father have 10 stand
bc'0se him With hands claspcd rs il in
prayer until he gives the customary
signal for them TO approach
With Azls & IS different; he Is re-
cCdvcd at al times without ceremony,
and embraced md kissed by the shah.
He does Whatsycr he pleascs in his
presence. exhibiting the utmost free
dom in jumping. dancing, singing and
telling stories in the latter OF which
ho Is an adept. One time when the
shah went hunting he loft his fayoritc
behind him Bt the palace. The Young
stsr became unmnnagGahle, turning
over chairs. tables and anything that
came in his way-in fact he literally
turned things topsy-turvy. Tho shah
Is 20 afraid Of poison being admins
tered 10 the boy that he VIII not per-
nit him to acce pt food from any hands
bat those OF the cook. in whom he has
implicit confidence
The question is often asked, What is
the reason OF this strong attachment
which the ruler OF Persia erinces for
the boy Ais Z. Sultan9 The follow
iuy story Is told in connection with
this Singular case OF favoritism' II IS
said that Ais, when only a child of
three years, spraug into the shah 5
arms and clung so closely to him that
when the hour for retiring came he
could not free himself from the boys
embraces, and was prevented from
seeking the couch hs had intended
This strange conduct on the part OF the
chiid aroused within the shah's mind
a suspicion that all was not right, and
he ordered the servants to examinc
tho bed In which he had intended TO
sleep. The result was that "a largo
poisonous snake was found coiled with
In the sheets ready to sink its death
dealing fangs into the first intruder
who should disturb its repose. From
tbat hour the shah has looked upon
the boy as his ''mpscot his lucky star
rrevantinr him from evil and bring
ing him only good luck and prosperity
This is believed to be the true cause
f1r tho shah's infatuation and for his
dislike of being separated from Ais +
Sultan.
Running The House.