The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08

ton to come to court. where he gave
him banquet at his own table. II was
given In the hall already described.
which was decorated with rich brOcade
and handsome cushions. In the assem-
bly, was the King seated In the midst Of
ten persons. That IL to say. on his
right hand Azamat- I'D daulah. then
three OF the great officials. and in the
nth place the Ambassador, and on his
left hand other five men. who were ths
chief generals then actually present at
court.
Below the royal seat, which was
raised the height Of a foot. there were
on each side thirty persons. all men OF
rank and position.
They placed in front Of the King
twelve large basins OF gold filled with
polas (pulao) Of various kinds and four
dishes Of different roast meats. six
porcelain vessels holding various other
meats and several boxes having their
covers Ornamented with all sorts Of
precious stones. Each OF those who
were.on the two sides OF the King had
the half OF what the King himself had
placed before him and the sixty who
were further down away from the Kings
side had each Of them four basins OF
pulao. At this banquet wine was alb
sent, and although the King knew how
to drink a drop or two, on this occasion
he refrained as matter Of dignity.
When the first course was finished the
second was brought, consisting of much
fruit and numerous sweet dishes.
The reader will be pleased to learn
what pulaO means. PulaO ~ rice cooked
with many spices: cloves. cinnamon,
nlvv do
saffron, raisins and almonds, to which
goats and the whole dressed with plenty
Of butter. They make these pulaos Of
many sorts and Of different aavors.
In the speech he made he (the Am
bassador) told how the King, Charles l.,
was unjustly beheaded by his subjects
who into his place had raised q man Of
low origin. banishing King Charles ii.
and his brother James from the king
dom and prosecuting them. He had
therefore come to his Majesty OF Persia
to ask for help in accordance with the
friendship which had always existed be-
tween the crowns Of England and Of
Persia.
could his King give aid such az he re-
that he should call to mind the word
given long ago by the King Of Persia to
afford help to the King OF Great Britain
should occasion arise. That also he still
owed for the expenses incurred by the
King Of England when he sent feet to
take the fortress Of Orumus (Ormoz)
from the hands Of the Portuguese and
made It over to Persia. 1t was also
most desirable that he should assist
King Charles ii. at this cOnjuncture, by
expelling from his dominiOns all the
English who were partisans Of the re-
bellion and compel them to abandon
their trade. BY thus doing the praise OF
the generous acts Of the famous Persian
King would go through all the world.
'Azamat nd -da ulah. having listened to
this reasoning with q solemn counte-
nance, replied with a smile that he would
report to the King all that had been
said and would give an answer after
ward, With this ended the interview.
During the time the Ambassador was
in Isfahan the King decided to have u
parade Of his armed force and make q
display Of his power. For this affair he
sent an invitation TO the Ambassador.
We repaired to the very large royal
hall, containing forty pillars, which has
an outlook on the great square. In this
hall the King takes his seat but rarely
and only when he has . review Of his
cavalry. These reviews are held twice
a year; each time they last three days.
We went one day only. We saw the
cavalry enter at one side Of the plain
and march out at the other. The SOL
diers, forty thousand In number, were
mostly clad In mall and bore maces;
some sQusdrons had lances. others bows