Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18
A Fight With Trioesmen.

The next letter was from Ispahan:
The only regret have had in this trip
is the worry it is causing you. but here
am after a wild and exciting trip. robbed
q little, but not injured, and am in per
feet health-a trip and a wealth OF mem
cries never to be forgotten l took the
route against everybody's advice. even
going against the protests of my Sood
friends the English. who felt That the
journey must end In trouble and possible
disaster. Today l received teieeram
from the British consul congratuiatihs
me on getting safely through. This pieas.
ed me- as / now know that they still
feel kindly toward me In spite OF the
fact that l was rather headstrong-
!, Il am stopping here with Consul era
ham. who is kindness itself. l have visit
cd Mr.. Sark.es here. who is the Iathef
In law OF Mr. Arathon. He has charm-
ing home and is very much interested III
ms trip. i also paid a visit to the Ar
rneni4n archbishop. who was coroial IN
his welcome. ] must strike the tran 1or
shire to Ispahan, while crowded with eX-
element. was the finest journey ever
made. We had a running hSht INTO Ispa-
han. as the tribesmen attacked US tnTee
miles from the walls OF the town met
a Persian general who has quite body
OF troops. He is trying 10 march south'
but so far he has not round II either wise
or convenient 10 strike camp He asked
ders;and how l got through with only
four men. The secret OF IL was they
knew seine of the triDesmen and taught
me how to treat them. FearIessness, with
Kindness, and little money thrown IN.
went a long way. Besides l bound up a
e,,,,shot wound of one OF their men and
cared for some of their sick. That pleas
ed them and In a way won their frfend-
ship
An Audience With the Shah.
The next letter was from Teheran
The English have been so kind to me OF
this entire trip that my views about then
have greatly changed. They had begun Il
change at Singapore. / now know tina
blood Is thicker than water. for l have
seen demonstration after demonstration
OF tina: truth on this long journey NJ.
stay in Teheran has been eventfui-
called on the American minister MI Rus
sell, who has taken me in as his guest
called on the minister or war. Safda
Assad a Bakhtiari. He was formeri.
prime minister and is one OF the srea
men of Persia. l visited the meJllss.
parliament which was intensely inter
esting and the proceedings at that tim
WERE at least dignified and orderly.
Yesterday the American minister mao
a presentation OF President Taft's lette
to the young shah. congratulating mn
upon his accession TO the throne. He In
vitsd me to accompany him. We drov
10 the palace in a gorgeous Persian equi
page, with brilliantly uniformed Outrid
ers. felt lost at first, but found my
self before We reached the palace. wher
we we're conducted by ten members of tn
palace guards to the anterOom. Their
the minister was received by three couI
tiers who soon had served with tes
They accompanied us for a stroll throug
the palace gardens. which are very beau
tful and well kept. After a half a
,r,c conducted
the gorgeous reception room. where tn
young shah. fourteen years old. decora
ed with many diamonds, and the venel
able and feebe-looking regent received u
AS we approached the august presence {
the little shah, who held a sword so lare
that 1t required both his hands. and II
fioor to hold 1t, we bowed. and bowe
and bowed some more. until We stood Ia
to face with the boy ruler of the anciel
kingdom Of Cyrus the Great.