Year: 1873

reeklessly to ordinary mortals.


FAREWELL.


The transient glory OF Laxenburg was about
disappearing. The Shah was about to pay visit
to his BROTHER the Turk, who, like himself s Vice.
regent Of the Prophet. In leaving Austria, there
fore, the Shah would leave Christian civilization.
do not know whether this parting produced much
emotion In his miuo. As he drove into the station
with the Austrian Emperor he looked tired and
peevlsh, and evidently, would have been satisfied
to have ordered some Of his suite into the hands
of the executioner, BY way OF exhilaration and as
q revival Of his spirits There was much hand
shaking between the two mOnarchs and many
words OF cordial respect. The Oriental brother
said how deeply he had been astonished-hOw
gratihed and impressed-by the Austrian well
come: and then the Austrian brother replied that
glory Of bis lie had equalled that OF the honor
Of having SO distinguished . guest az
Nassr-ed-Dn. Then the Persian monarch got
into his carriage, and as the train did
not move or for some minutes there was the Per-
sian monarch looking out OF the window and the
Austrian monarch standing in the sun. Then the
Shah said to his interpreter In Persian, which was
repeated in French. that His Majesty was very
sorry that the Emperor was compelled to stand
out there In the blazing sun, to which little courtesy
Francis Joseph replied promptly that 1t made no
difference; he was accustomed to 1t. by this time
the cars began to move, and the Kaiser cried out
bon uOva0e and his Persian guest raised his fingers
to the diamond aigrette and bade farewell, and
was seen no more by your correspondent


Notes OF the Persian Visit.


VIENNA, August IL, 1873.


It Is the intention Of the Shah to go by way Of
the Brenner Pass and Brindisi to COnstantnople
l am told that this trip to Vienna has only par
in nIa m He
hend the isolation Of the Empress. he made but
one short visit to the Exposition, where he saw
little else than the women who crowded around
him. He does not like reviews; and as the
fireworks in the palace at SchOenbrunn must have
cost at least $500 he no doubt had his own feelings
as to the paucity OF the display. and only wished
that he could show His Austrian Majesty what he
could do in the way OF entertainment at Teheran.
Then 1t must have come somehow into the mind
OF His Majesty that he has after all been tolerated
guest that in the hOnOrs paid to him there was the
least touch OF mOckery; that the potentates of
Europe, and especially Francis Joseph, were not
disposed to regard him as the abounding source OF
all mercy and power and the representative OF Ma
homet, who was the prophet of God. Certainly, If
he could have read the Vienna papers. or even
merely looked at the pictures Of the comic Journals
he would have noticed this feeling running wild.
Far be 1t from the correspondent OF an
American journal and representative OF
that press which is regarded by the Europeans
generally as being far from perfect in the art OF
journalism to critclse the press OF city as old as
Vienna and under the patronage OF this ancient
and illustriOus Empire. But with one or two ex-
ceptOns, since the Shah has visited this city-its
guest the guest Of its Emperor and entitled to the
courtesy which every host is bound to pay to those
who accept his hospitality-he has been rldculed
opposed, set upon, treated with contumely and
contempt and the air filed with most extraordi-
nary fabrications as to his character and move
ments. do not know whether 1t is the custom Of
Austrian journalists to regard the guests Of their
Empire as subjects for amusement and ridicule;
but have been amazed at the general bestowal OF
opprobrium upon the Persian monarch, and II the
papers have been at all read to him can very well
understand his leaving Vienna without any feelings
but those OF modification and anger.


THE AUSTRIAN PRESS ON THE SHAH.


From beginning to end the accounts of the Shahs
movements as reported by the Vienna papers,
have been indeed degraded and degradation to
the journalistic profession. The Vienna writer's
had had good months notice beforehand OF the
Shah's coming, and had culled from Russian. Ger
man, English and French journals the very essence
OF all the ridiculous stories that had ever tickled
the fancy OF oeerhouse politicians in the various



The stories were Of q character whose indecency
should have forbidden their publication more so
as there was not the least possible breath of truth
In them. could not venture to repeat them here;
but one thing cannot omit to say-that, amid all
the Shah's Indifference his fOllies, his ideness he
had traits Of good disposition and showed
remarkable shrewdness Once, when the
Emperor had invited him to hunt at
Laing when deer and game were driven
before the barrels Of the guns and Kaiser
and princes rejoiced in the noble SPORT the Shah
said he did not like such slaughter-house work;
he would have preferred q hunt where the beasts
had chance-in the Letha Mountains Where
was the barbarity In this case AS to the many
curious customs to which he is attached by trad-
ton and religion, such as the Staying Of rams &C.,
We see nothing ridiculous In 1t when properly
understood. We are positively informed more.
over. that the apartments occupied by the Shah at
Laxenburg are scarcely the worse for their Occu-
pants. Beautiful window curtains have not been
wipe the blood from their hands after killing the
sheep thereoni the only damage Is caused by the
& aa %s e
were ,!l wild Gannieal; 'anin,: 4 party Of Ger;
would have done more damage to the
furniture, have destroyed more tables and
sinse night snan these o Persans @ have DONE in

q fortnight Then his court astrOl0ger. The Aus
trians make game OF nim Wei, 1t is not 80 very
very long ago since such individuals played an i'm
portant role In the destinies OF Europe, and Ger.
man Emperor OF the very house OF Hapsburg,
Rudolf the Second, had an astrOlOger who held
great influence IN the court. Has Europe herself
got over the era OF superstitionS II so, then she
may cast the stone at NasSr-ed-Din.


HUMORS ABOUT THE SHAH


The Shah has furnished an inc xhaustible amount
Of material for the small wit Of the Vienna comic
journals Taxing up the Figaro, we are fav ored
with two ATTITUDES of the Persian monarch, one OF
which represents him being wheeled through the
Exposition In perambulat0r and fast asleep. A
short letter from some iamished Persans to their
shah In Vienna is not without point:-"King
of Kings-IhOu hast been gracious enough
to permit us to die OF hunger, and hast permitted
our souls to shine as glistenlng diamonds on thy
precious coat; we find ourselves rewarded above
our merits, and are delighted that thy far-famed
coat, with the bright soul diamonds, should have
caused so much to be said Of thee in Vienna and
that we have contributed to increase the briliancy
OF tiny majesty. We have only this wish that IL
be known in Frankistan that thy Persians would
sooner die OF hunger than see one diamond less on