ASTONISHING THE NATIVES.
Adventures of a Bicyclist ir the
Capital of Persia.
A Vehicle that Was Hold in Awe by the
Ouricras Persians.
The Shrill's Idea.
Thomas Stevens, tho bicyclist, who
Is now on n tour around the world,
writes from Teheran tho following to
January Outing: In tho afternoon of
Oct. 7, just b!x days after my arrival in
Teheran, whilo sitting alono reading,
chair tilted back, and bootless feet ele
vated upon a newly-arrived package of
Outing magazines on tho table, All
Akbar, ono of tho servants attached to
our bachelor establishment, (by "our"
I mean myself and three young Eng
lishmen, employes of tho Indo-European
Telegraph company, who upon my
arrival hero cordially invited mo to
make one of their party during my stay
hero), announced a visitor for "Sahib"
meaning mo. Upon being admitted
Iho visitor proved to bo an otllccr from
Nassir-cl-Mulk, tho Shah's minister for
foreign affairs, who in broken English
announced that his majesty, having
hoard of tho extraordinary journey I
had just finished from San Francisco to
his capital, had expressed a wish to sco
both 1113'sclf and tho bicycle; and would
I favor them by following tho soldiers
who would bo sent around for mo to
morrow morning aS 8 o'clock.
Fcronglii time? Certainly I would; I
should bo most happy to accommodate,
and to show his majesty tho latest won
der from Frangistan, that mysterious
wonderland of Orientals, tho land from
which they obtain every mechanical
thing, from tho tiny cambrio needle,
whoso eyo is tho only Fcronglii eye to
which tho innermost secrets of their ze
nanas aro revealed, to tho big Krupp
gun on tho public square, tho concus
sion of which nearly scared them out of
their wits by shaking down tho flimsy
towers of ono of tho city gates, elo3o to
which they had unwittingly fired it at
Its first trial.
Punctually (strange to say) at tho
hour appointed, a couple of cavalry
men presented themselves, and, mount
ing my over ready bicycle, I follow my
escort, being accompanied by two of
my young English friends on horsoback.
Togothcrwo pass through several fair-'y-ridcablo
streets to tho foreign oilioo,
tho soldiers proceeding and clearing tho
road of pedestrians, laden donkeys,
camels, and horses, driving thorn un
ceremoniously to tho right or to tho
loft, on to tho sidewalk, anywhere, in
fact, out of my way; for I am for tho
timo being under tho . slmli's special
protection, tho latest novolty and won
der that has arrived at tlio Persian cap
ital, on my way to gratify the not un
natural curiosity of tho "shah in shah,
king of kings, and greatest monarch on
earth," as he is blindly believed and
popularly understood to bo by his un
enlightened subjects; and also, in a less
broad sense, by himself.
Tho foreign olliee, like every building
of pretensions, either public or private,
In tho land of the lion and the shah, is
5 largo, substantial edilico, built of
brick and mud, surrounding 11 court
yard or garden in which splashing
fountains play amid n wealth of vege
tation, this latter springing, as if by the
wafting of magician's wand, front tho
sandy soil of Persia whorovor water can
bo abundantly applied. Tall poplars
aro gontly swaying in tho morning
breeze; tho less lofty almond and tho
pomegranate, sheltered by tho sur
rounding buildings, rustlo nover a loaf,
but seem to bo offering Pomona's
choicb gifts in tho slmpo of rich almonds
hud, rosy pomegranates, with modest
mien and silence; whilo beds of rare
sxotics, indigenous to this sunny clime,
impart to the atmosphere of tho cool,
shaded garden iv delightfully refreshing
perfume. Hero, by the aid of my two
companions and tho shah's interpreter,
am introduced to Nassir-ol-Mulk, a
kindly-faced yet business looking old
gentleman, who, I think, has previous
ly been Persian ambassador to England;
and at his request 1 mount and wabble
several times around the confined and
unsuitable footwalks of the garden.
This performance causes no small won
der, and elicits not a little admiration
from tho crowd of olllelals anil nobles
gathered hero, who, truo to their Per
sian instincts of inqulsitivcness, forth
with proceed to catechise 1110 unmer
cifully for tho next half hour concerning
tho mechanism and capabilities of tho
bicycle, tho meaning of my L. A. W.
badge, and about tho past and future of
my journey around tho world.
In company with tho interpreter I
flow rido out through tho suburbs to
tho Doshan Tope gate, ono of tho twelve
gates of Teheran, whero wo aro to
await tho arrival of tho shah and his
suite; tho foreign minister going part of
tho way with us in his carriage In order
to sco mo ride to bettor advantage than
was possible in the garden. From tho
Doshan Tope gate there is a stretch of
two forsakhs (seven and one-half miles)
of fairly good macadam road leading to
thq royal palace and gardens of Doshan
lope. Ills majesty goes this morning
to tho mountains boyond tho palace on
hunting excursion, and wishes mo to
tldo out with his party a fow miles,
thus giving him a good opportunity of
seeing something of what bloyclo trav
eling really h. Tho tartly monarch
keeps ue and a largo crowd of attend
ants waiting fully an hour at tho gat
cro ho puts in nn appearance, but I fln
plenty of amusement satisfying tho
curiosity of newly arriving horsemen
beaters, etc Amonir tho crowd in the
shah's chief shikaree (hunter), a griz
zlcd old veteran, beneath whoso rille
many a forest prowler has fallen in the
great boxwood forests of tho Caspian
slope, whero but n two days' rido from
Theheran leopards, wild boars, and
oven tigers aro said to bo plentiful
Tho shikaree, irpon seeing mo ride, and
not being able to comprehend tho pos
sibility of keeping one's balance on
vehicle that can not stand alone, eyes
tho bicycle a moment in silence, and
then exclaims nloud: "Oh, aj'ab Jmjil-
islil" (Oil, tho wonderful English!)
Everybody's face is wreathed in smiles
at tho old shikaree's exclamation of
wonderment; and when I jokingly ad
vise him that ho oucht to do ins tiger
huntinir for tiio future on a bicycle, and
once more mount and circle about and
rido without using my hands, to illus-
trate the possibility of shooting off tho
saddle of a bicycle, the delighted crowd
of horsemen burst out into a hearty
laughter, many of them exclaiming
'Bravo!''
At length tho word goes around that
tho shah is coming. Everybody dis
mounts, and as the royal carriago drives
up every Persian bows his head nearly
to tho ground, remaining in that highly
respectful attitude until tho carnage
halts and the shah summons myself and
tho interpreter to his side. 1 am tho
only Ferenghi in tho crowd, mv two
English companions having ridden back
to tho city. Tho shah's carriago is drawn
by six splendid dapple-gray stallions,
two abreast, the near horses being rid
den by jockeys in a tasty livery of quiet
gray and gold braid. Tho horses aro
richly caparisoned, and tho carriago it
self is a magnificent English brougham,
upholstered in crimson plush, tho into-
rior being, furthermore, embellished by
much mirror-work and a small, unique
specimen of a clock. Tho shah is tho
sole occupant of this marvelous vehicle,
and on this occasion all those features
of regal splendor and magnificenco
which wo aro accustomed to read of and
expect in tho costume of an eastern
monarch are conspicuous by their nl
scuce. Ho is simply dressed in tho ordi
nary costumo of a wealthy Persian
nobleman partly Europoanizod; a Pers
ian headdress of fine black Astrakhan
lambskin, an albaz of rich cashmcro
shawl material of flowery pattern, a pair
of broadcloth trousers, and patent-leather
shoes. I lis majesty impresses ono as
being a much more intelligent man than
tho average of his subjects; and although
they are, as a nation, inordinately in
quisitive, I have never yet met a Persian
who took a more lively interest in every
thing concerning tho bicycle than tho
shah seems to take, as through his inter
preter ho plies 1110 witii all manner of
questions. Among othor questions, ho
asks me if tho Koords didn't molest 1110
when coming through Koordistan un
guarded; nnd ho seemed greatly amused
upon my relating a certain incident in
which a small party of thoso nomads
was held in check by the revolver until
ridable ground was reached, when I
sprang into tho saddlo and distanced
them.
Another cloud of horsemen had como
with tho royal carriage, swelling tho
company to perhaps two hundred.
Throe jilowdars (outriders) went ahead
of tho carriage; 1 rode alongside in tho
best position for tho shah to sec, whilo
tho crowd brought up tho rear, many of
them galloping their chargers over tho
stony plain, through which tho Doshan
Tope road leads. After half a mile tho
shah deserts the carriage and mounts a
horse, in order to tho bettor "put me
through some- exercises." First ho re
quests mo to favor him with an exhibi
tion of speed; then 1 have to rido a short
dlstaneo over tho rough, stony plain to
illustrate tho possibility of traversing a
rough country; then rido at tho slowest
possible pace, etc.. in all 6f which ho
appears greatly Interested, and ho seoms
even more amused than instructed,
laughing quite heartily several times
ns ho rides alongside tho bloyclo at a
smart canter. After a whilo ho again
exchanges for the carriage, and in duo
timo wo arrive at tho palaco garden.
Hero 1 am requested to make a spurt for
the royal edification down a long, smooth
footpath. Tho garden is traversed by a
network of irrigating ditches, but his
majesty solemnly assures mo that thoro
is nothing o! tho kind across tho pat li
ho wishes to see me ride down as fast
as possible. Two hundred yards from
tho spot whero this assurance is given
sees mo executing a lightulng-liko dis
mount whilo going a twelve-milo pace,
to avoid running into tho very thing I
had just been told didn't exist. It was
tho narrowest possible escape from
what might havo proved a very serious i
accident.
Hiding back toward tho advancing I
party 1 pointed out my good fortune in
escaping tho tumble, The shah tusked
If people over hurt themselves by falling
off bicycles; and tho answer, "that a
fall such as. I would havo had by run
ning full speed into tho ditch miht pos
sibly result in broken limbs," seemed
to strike him us particularly humorous,
and from tho wuy ho laughed I could
not help thinking that tho sending me
Hying toward a certain header was one
of thoso little practical jokes of hit
which ho is occasionally in tho habit ol
playing. Ho next wanted mo to go at
full speed up a newly-made walk oi
loost) deep gravel; but this again, J
think, was only a littlo pleasantry on
his part, or perhaps a desire to seo
what 1 could do in that sort of stuff.
With some difliculty I mounted and
forced my wav through it for a few
steps to satisfy his curiosity, and then,
dismounting, trundled nlong with the
party to a small menagerie included in
tiio garden. On tho way the shah in
quired about tho number of cyclers
there arc in England and America, why,
they don't use iron tires instead of rub
ber, and many other questions, proving
tho great interest aroused in him by tho
first bicyclo visiting his capital. (There
has been a tricyclo here, but mine is
tho pioneer bicycle.) Tho monagcrio
consists of a cage of monkeys, about a
dozen lions, and several tigers and
leopards. Wo passed along from cago
to cage, and as tho keeper coaxed them
to tho bars the shah amused himself by
poking them with an umbrella,
At tins stage of tho programme my
two young Englishmen, who left us at
tho Doshan Tope gate, suddenly appear-
d upon a side avenue. In turning to
greet them I came near making tho un'
pardonable breech of etiquette of turn
ing my back to tho shah, and was only
prevented doing so by tho ever atteu
tivo interpreter, who probably moro
for himself than for mo grabbed mo
by tho shoulder just in the nick of time.
Southern Generals.
Most of tiio visitors to tho house of
representatives notice on tho demo
cratic side of tho chamber, a littlo in tho
rear of tho center, a small man with a
very full beard that shows a tendency to
become white, and when they ask who
ho is aro told that it is Gen. Wheeler, of
Alabama
This gentleman attained tho highest
military rank that was ever conferred
upon 0110 of his ngo on this hemisphere,
for ho was commissioned a lieutenant
general in tho confederato army when
ho was but 28 3'ears of age, and by far
tho youngest olllccr of his rank over
known to cither army or navy on tho
North American continent, and younger
than any general oflicer who has held
an equivalent command on tho conti
nent of Europe in our time, except in
tho case of one royal prince of tho houso
Df Hapsburg.
There wero twenty-two lieutenant
generals in tho confederate army from
beginning to end. Gen. Longstrcot
was tho senior when the war closed, and
Gen. Ewell was next. Of tho twenty-
two thoro aro still living Longstrcot,
Hamilton, E. Kirby Smith, Wheeler, A.
P. Stewart, D. II. Hill, and Bnekner.
Of tiio five full generals mado lato in
1801 110110 remain but Gens. Johnson (J.
hi.), and Beauregard. Tho latter was
Iho first general oflicer ever nominated
and commissioned under tho confeder
ate government, and should havo been
ts senior general oflicer under tho or
dinary military usages, but tho act cre
ating tho military establishment of tho
confederate states provided that ollicers
from tho United States army who might
accept confederate commissions should
take rank according to tho grade they
held in tho United States army when their
resignations wero accepted. This made
(Jen. Cooper, who was adjutant gener-
il of tho United States army when ho
resigned, ho senior general oflicer of
tho confederacy, and placed Gen. Leo
who only became a full colonel about
throe months before his resignation)
and Gen. Beauregard (who was a maior
of engineers when ho went south) at
lie bottom of tho list. Gen. Beaure
gard took tho ground that ho was tho
tirst brigadier goncral that tho confed
erato states over commissioned, and was
holding that position when at least ono
of tho ofllcers promoted over his head
was yet in tho United States army, and
he hltould havo been tho senior gener
al. And tho persistence with which ho
unavailingly insisted upon what lie bo
lioved was his by right induced tho first
difference of opinion, which soon grow
into a breach that was irreconcilable,
botwoon him and Mr. Davis.
When Gen. Wheeler attained tho
rank of lieutenant general he was just
tho sumo ago ns Napoleon Bonaparte
was whon ho took command of tho
army of Italy and commenced u career
that In brilliancy is uucqualcd in tho
world's military history. Wheeler, too,
is about tho height of Napoleon, who
was livo feet threo inches in stature,
and in quickness of movement and tho
facility with which ho changed his
plans in an etnorgeney ho is not unlike
the great Corsiean in mental character
istics. Tho ollicers of tho United Statci
army will havo no moro devoted and
intelligent friend in tho congressional
ranks than the old timo comrade in the
1st dragoons, "Point" Wheelor. Wash
ington JleruM.
Know Him.
Several days ago, on an eastern rail
way train, a ministerial-looking gentle
man approached a man whom ho knew,
and said:
"I havo just had such a pleasant con
versation with one of the most enter
tabling gentlemen whom 1 havo ever
mot. 1 would llko for 3011 to meet him.
Ho is wonderfully fertile of statement,
but when I expressed surprise at some
thing ho had said, ho warmly assured
mo, upon tho honor of a gentleman,
that never lu his life, oven in a jest,
had ho beon guilty of a departure from
tho truth. Thoro ho is now."
"Don't you know him?" asked tho
man who had beou addressed.
"No."
I do. He Is Tom Oohlltroe,"
Arkamaw Traveler,
AN ELOQUENT LAWYER.
The Queer Defense "Which IIo rnd
In a Very Queer JJIunmy Case.
Jacob Cozine, n shabbily-dressed
though wcll-prcscrvcd man, whoso long
hair and dingy-colored beard gave him
the appearance of a Latter Day Saint,
was brought before Judgo Moore in tho
court of sessions this morning to answer
a charge of bigamy, it being alleged
that on tho 7th day of March, 1885, ho
married Mary Ycrks while his first wifo
was still living, to whom ho had been
married since Jan. 2, 18 jj. When ar
raigned, through his counsel, Charles
Kruth, ho pleaded guilt. In extenua
tion of tho offense Counselor Kruth
said: "This man pleads guilty to the
charge, because legally ho is guilty.but,
there aro circumstances surrounding it
that, in my opinion, make him morrally
innocent. It is 1113' fluty, as his counsel,
to lay before ou thoso circumstances,
so that you may bo induced to deal le
niently witli him. I don't believe ho is
morally guilty. IIo had been married
to his first wifo some twcnl years. Ho
loved his wifo dearly. Slio loved him
as dearly as he loved her," and as tin:
counsel said it lie sighed deep.
Judge Moore moved uneasily in his
scat, whilo a sarcastic smilo played
about his lips.
"Their married life had been a happy
one," continued the counsel. "In the
last few years of her married life sho
sufl'ered from elephantiasis. Her liniba
began to draw and her bones began to
rot, so that sho became offensive to all
her relatives and friends. The only two
persons who would go near her wero
her husband and tho woman whom ho
mado his second wife. This man loved
his tirst wifo fondly; dearl loved her."
This was too much for Judgo Mooro
to stand, and ho poured a bucket of ice
cold water over tho 3oung lawyer's pa
thetic oloquenco when ho said: "Mr.
Kruth, leave tho poetry out and give us
the fact3."
Tho laugh that rippled through the
court quite disconcerted the young bar
rister, but after a few moments ho re
covered, and stated to tho court that
the accused at tho request of his wifo
married tho woman who was now his
second wifo. She thought that sho
might bo sent to a hospital and thoro
havo a leg cut off. Fearing this, sho
said to her husband that she wanted
him and Miss Marry Yorks to many
and caro for her. At her request they
wont out and wore married. When
they returned sho had them kneel down
together at her bedsido so that sho
might put her hands upon their heads
and bless them.
When counsel said this the smilo
again appeared upon tho judge's face,
and it looked as though counsel was
about to catcli another ice-water dose,
but lie escaped it by quieki finishing
his story. He said that tho first wifo
lived six months after tho marriage cer
01110113. During that time the prisoner
and tiio second wifo had never baen
married 'save in name. Tho second
wifo cared for tho first wifo until her
oyes wero closed in death,
that, to legalize the second
anil after
marriage,
again per
Cozino had tho ceremony
formed.
"Did 3ou know it was against the law
for 3ou to man' a woman when you
had a wifo living?" asked tho judge.
"I did'nt at tho time," was tho pris
oner s response.
"What!" said the judgo. "How old
aro 3011?"
"Fifty, was the answer.
"And 3our business?"
"House painter."
"How long havo you lived in Brook
lyn?"
"Eight years."
"And 3011 mean to tell 1110 that 3011, a
man 00 3'ears old, an intelligent man,
did not know it was against tho law to
marry a second wife when the first wifo
was living?"
Cozino hesitated a moment, and then,
in a low voico, said: "I did not under
stand tho law."
"If that is so," said tho judge, "yours
is a case of ignoranco on tho part of an
intelligent man I nover saw equaled. I
mean to saj I don't boliovo you. That
is all for tho present."
Cozino was then led back to tiio pen
to await sentence. llrooklyn Union.
Gates of Happiness.
All men and women should rejoice
to remain part child all through life,
howovcr long its course ma3 run. Tho
gamos, tho dance, tho anecdote, tho as
sembly of friends, tho feast, aro as much
a part of humanity as its natural power
to laugh or to perceive tho points of
wit Amusement is ono of tho points
of human happiness. This happiness,
llko old Thebes, has n hundred gates
for its coming and going tho gato of
tears, for man weeps when ho is happ3',
amid musio or in revisiting his mother's
home, tho gato of pensivencss, for ho is
happy when ho reads "Gray's Eleg3" or
walks in tho rustling autumn leaves;
tho gats pf admiration, for man is hap
P3 amid tho beauty of nature and of
art; tho gate of friendship, when heart
finds it companion heart; tho gato of
hope, for man is happy when tho com
hig days aro pictured with these angel
figures of expectation. Of thoso hun
dred gates of happiness amusement
makes ono planned by tho Builder ol
human lifo. It must open beforous and
wo ma all pass in and out as long as
tho heart shall remain unbroken by
death or grief, licv, David Swing.
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