Show A SELFISH SHAH the price of fenian lamb capco accounted for the shall of may bo only in abo class in matters of diplomacy and ho docs not dare exactly to slap queen victoria or kaiser wilhelm ou tho lack when tho potentates chanco to meet but BO far as matters in persia are concerned when abo shah makes a law it is generally enforced to tho letter A caso in point may bo cirod in abo matter of persian lambskin persian lambskins lamb skins are and havo long been an arciclo of staple demand in tho commercial world they havo commanded such good prices that tho supply ans hardly equal to tho demand consequently quent ly when the shah one day ordered spring lamb with mint sauce the cook was obliged to confess that the dish was beyond the command of tho persian treasury of course tho cook was promptly be headed rut tho shah could not find another cook who would agree to furnish spring lamb whenever his majesty desired to indulge in that dali cacy this naturally irritated tho shah after consulting with three or four of his most trusted advisers who could see no way out of the difficulty and who consequently disappeared from their homes and society in a mysterious manner the shah finally decided that the commerce of persia was threatened by the extinction of persian sheep and persian lambs consequently he made a decree that any person found with lamb skins in his possession for purposes of trade or commerce would be fined heavily since then the export trade in persian lambskins lamb skins has stopped with a blunt and nauseating jar boston advertiser ver tiser |