A WOMANS ADVENTUROUS EXPERIENCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 384, 8 April 1902, Page 3

A WOMANS ADVENTUROUS EXPERIENCE.

PARIS, Feb. 16 -Emily Barnaby, a Cincinnati girl, bas just arrived here fiom Tabreez, Persia, after a most cx- | traordinary adventure. She was among a lot of beauties sel--1 ected here two years ago by the Shall 1 for various offices at his court and sen. ahead to Teheran under escourt to await his pleasure. Emily then was a destitute student of music, and had applied to the recruiting Persian Minister upon the a*lvice of a friend, also an American, who had already accepted an engagement. Emily was duly presented to the Shah, who gave a short unintelligable order to iiis Minister, and the latter told her she was engaged. She left Paris three days later with nine other girls, mostly French, in charge of two old English shrews who had lieen long attached to the Shah s household. , . She remained at Teheran four months before she saw the sovereign. Then the two American girls were unexpectedly summoned at mmnignt and asked if they could entertain the Shah who was troubled with sleeplessness. The potentate was found in ,his bed surrounded by a crowd of attendants, among whom, was a physician who spoke English. Lmily | s friend played the piano whde Lmily sang and danced. The Shah at fi languid soon became interested. The next day Emily alone was summoned. Before being introduced she was dressed in Oriental gauzes by the same two English shrews who com plimented her on the act that t Shah had taken a great fancy to he . , At the second interview #ie Shah tried to express his fondness too warmly and Emily vigorous!/ objected When she finally broke down and cried the Shah’s anger was mollif el. and ne ordered that she be taken to> her < artrnent, afterwards sending hei: a cor siderate message accompanied wi valuable presents. .-.lmost Thereafter she saw the Shah almost a-,iii, hpine his favourite entertainer. I&T»te imnrt to like tte Stab well except when a tender fit seized

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