The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-04

major-domo. He Invariably wore a
black frock coat, even in the kitchen
and the picture he presented bending
over the roasting oven with his coat
tails stuffed into his trousers pockets
to protect them from grease spots
was one of the sights of the hotel
kitchen.
Perhaps the most interesting mem
Der of all the Shah's suite was his
personal physician DR.. Fattah. This
gentleman, who had pursued his med
ical studies In Paris and other Europ-
can cities, was far and away the
most cultured individual of the Shah's
following. Neither were his studies
confined entirely to the healing art.
When he arrived with the Shah at
Meran, he had just completed the
compilation Sof Persian-English die
tionary. He was, in fact, the only
member of the party who had COM
plete and correct knowledge of the
Persian language. The Shah himself
and his other attendants who all
came from Tabriz, where Mohammed
Ali had acted as governor before his
accession to the throne, speak chief
ly Turkish and Russian, and their
knowledge of the Persian language
proper is very imperfect.
The story of DR.. Fattah's personal
connection with the Shah is an in
teresting and romantic one. While
Mohammed Ais father still ruled in
Persia, certain members of his court
engaged in revolutionary conspir-
acy. Their plans, however were dis
covered, and DR.. Fattah was. the first
of the conspirators to be arrested.
The old Shah himself visited the
prisoner in his cell, and by means OF
fair words and promises, endeavored
to extract from him the names of his
fellow conspirators. DR.. Fattah, how
ever. refused to be cajoled, and then
the old Shah resorted to stronger
methods, and himself applied the
torture to his prisoner. To this day,
DIR. Fattah bears on his body the
fearful scars of the Sha's red hot
rons Finding that his prisoner still
remained obdurate, the Shah changed
his tactics. He caused DIR. Fa.tah's
wounds to be dressed and handageG
had him restored to health and then
brought before him.
+ you have shown yourself man OF
courage" said the old Shah on
have proved that you can be q true
friend. Will you promise to be a
i friend to me and mine instead Of a
servant?' DIR. Fattah gave his
pledge, and today Mohammed AZ, has
no stauncher friend than tho man
i his father tortured.
i Mohammed Ali himself, understood
A thick-set and stout has not tao out
ward appearance of ruler of men;
neither would his intellectual attain
ments appear to be those of man
aspiring to rule over a kingdom. In
deed, 1t is said that he himself is
unambitious and would be perfectly
satisfied with his lot were it not fol
! the people with whom he is surround
: ed and the constant shortage Of
money with which he has to struggle
: to maintain The crowd of followers
who have accompanied him into exile
:, He is said to have only the slightest
geographical knowledge even of his
own country, and as for his European
travels, he knows that he has been in
Venice, Rome, Genoa, Nice, Paris
Brussels and Berlin, but of these
, cities he has learned nothing, seer
nothing. One of his best traits how
ever, is his fondness for his children
which is shown in every possible way
He recognizes that what he has no
acquired in Europe himself they
should learn for their own benefit
: and he is constantly impressing upoI
} his two sons the necessity of learn
| ing as much as possible from the
> civilized nations. For his eldest son
| he charishes even greater affections
l and reads with tears in his eyes the