Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-03-28
BUTLER Pa FRIDAY, MARCH 2S 1890


so present to his benefactor, the Emperor,
/ some present token uf their respect.
/ The news Of his coming promotion had
/ been al great joy Ia the General but when
1 he commenced to think al what he could
J appropriately present To the Emperor lac
/ became badly PeTplexed. For several days
/ he went about with a sad, thoughtful look
I upon his face, aud No one but little Yin
! Ling could Comfort him
| One day his face grew radiant, and he
burst into a merry laugh. His wife saw
| the sudden change and asked him what
/ had turned his humor ~ suddenly lie
hesitated about replying, but finally said:
/ II was only wondering what his Majesty
would think if should give him our little
Yin Ling
why, that is glorious!T exclaimed his
wife Where could our little one get q
better home or wear. more magnificent
| clothes7"
Then she went up to her husband, aud,
seeing that no one was near, whispered in
his ear.
II think the Emperor would only he too
glad to have our pretty Yin, and, between
You and me, he might take her for one IF
/ his wives.
Then they talked over the matter and
decided that if Yin Ling lid not wish to
60 Why, she could stay with them as long
as she pleased But under no oonsidera-
ton would they force her to leave them
When Yin Ling was told that she could
! live at the imperial palace il she wished,
she cried softly and said that although it
would give her great jog to be placed in
such an exalted position, sill she would
gladly abide by the judgment of her new
parents
You know what is best for me, said
she ''Aly life and welfare are in your
hands entirely, and whatever your decision
may De in the matter I will only be too
happy Ia obey, as yOu have given me so
many happy moments that | would now
sacrifice everything, if necessary to do
what you desire
This obedicnt answer So pleased the old
General and his wife that they immediate
ly gave great dinner in honor of their
daughter, at which many great officers and
mandarins were present. The preparations
were then commenced for the journey to
Pckin, which is Il three months trip over
land Tin Ling was adorned in her hand
aome5t robes and most costly jewels and,
after a fearful parting with her foster
mother, entered her sedan chair, which the
swift coolies soon carried out of sight.
After an uneyentful journey the party
reached Pekn in safety and engaged rooms
at a small inn,
When the day finally came for the Gen
erals promotion he went To the palace, ac-
companied BY his guards and Yin Ling
with her two maids After the ccreno-
nies had taken place the General stepped
't"Fward an1 la-~1nted Yin Ling as his
token Of bis esteem to tlie-EEnpcfar He
became very much affected as his dangh
ter kissed him goodby, and in his haste to
leave he merely mentioned that the girl
was his adopted daughter.
Helm Fung was Immediately fascinated
by the handsome features of Yin Lind, and
as she stood before him, binshiug a deep
crimson she looked more beautiful than
ever He had fallen head over heels in
love with the pretty maiden, aud there de
termined to make her his wife, as he fully
believed she was Tartar girl az the cir
cuInstances have shown although she was
in reality full bIo"ded Chinese girl.
Now the Emperor would have been very
angry had he known Of the girls birth for
ii Tartar ruler was never allowed In marry
any other but Tartar ladies' for fear that a
Chinese son might become heir to the
throne, and this they did not want, as he
Tartars had been iu possession of the i'm
perial palace for over four hundred years
Yin Ling was given special apartments
IN the palace, and the next day the LIN
peror called upon her. He told her iii a
very few words that he wished to make her
his wife This sudden proposal greatly
abashed Yin Ling, although she had hoped
that it might be SO Tie next day they
were married in high state in the palace
notwithstanding the fact that every one
of Hem FuDg's seyentjtwo wives wit
messed the ceremony.
But even this did not disturb lin Ling
for she stw the Emperor loved her and she
was happy.
The Empeor is allowed u have three
principal wives. The first one Is known as
Hwmg III (Empress), while the other two
are called Fu Shin (Queena). The laws
state that the Emperor must choose his
successor from among the sons of his three
wives, but his selection must remain q
secret until after his death. The children
of any of his other wives are given the title
of princes and princcs5es and married oil
among the mobility.
Yin Ling grew daily more loyable to the
Emperor, and lie became SO infatuated, not
only by her beauty but her education and
amiable nature. that he made her first
among all of his scyenty-two wives. He
had even changed her name so that she
was afterward known as ''Tuc Fay" or
"Exalted Lady 4 year later she pre-
sented the Emperor with beautiful boy
which happcned to he the first male child
that had been born TO any of his wives
He Immediately selected the little fellow as
his successor. and named him Tung Chce
This birth Immediately raised tue Fay
to "W Ong Tai Ilo" or august Empress"
Six months after lac had named his sue
cessor the Emperor died, and IA short time
aiterward II second young prince was
born. In the mean tim" little one year
old Tnng Chce HSccndcd the throne in the !
arms of his mother Yin Ling, The latter !
then casting aside all former titles and be
coming empress agent, aud in fact the real !
power behind the throne. For three years
she rcigned in her sons name. and then |
Tung Chcc died without ever occupying |
the throne of the great nation. During |
this time Yin Ling had grown handsomer !
than ever and was IA great fuvoritc with |
all her people. Her reign had been n |
prosperous and peaceful one, and, with
the assistance of her private advisers and |
public boards, the nation had been kept in
splendid order During all these years she
had carefully guarded the secret of nation
alty, and aa she had given the good old |
Tidoo general and his family apartments in
the imperial palace, she had little t" fear
of the story ever being known.
iIa oil ,.,tb1ic t,annI. hnW.U.r tho had |