Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-03-28

Chinaman.
Yin Ling, assisted hy the old General,
fought the question and at the expiration
much iubilation, and having with her the
respect and h0nor of all the people, both
Chinese aud Tartar, for her wonderful
mind and power
Now that all was known the beautiful
Empress looked back upon The time when
she was once simply Yin Ling, the poor
little Chinese girl with no shoes to her feet
and hardly enough IL eat, and with these
recoilections came many sad thoughts
Ncro her parents alive ar dead and where
was dear brother Ko Jon. who had suffer
ed alike with hei' Hastily wiping away
her tears. she commanded that party of
special envoys be sent to her native
province of Qaang Thng two
thousand miles away, and a thorough
search instituted ior her wretehei rela-
tives
The party found that the parents had
died few gears after she was sold and
siil alive and working somewhere Ia the
province For many weary months tie
mandarins searched, and at last they were
rewarded by finding him at work for
farmer in small village near Canton lie
was line looking fellow, but had never
risen from the poverty in which he was
born, for he was working for - year aud
his board. He was also very ignorant and,
having never been inside 0f any city, did
not know what a mandarin or 'Kwan Foo
looked like
When he saw The two handsomely dress
ed gentlemen with long black satin robes,
with many jewels on their fingers, and
wearing strange shaped hats with big red
coral button ON top and great gorgeous
peacock feathers dangling at their sides,
step out of their sedan chairs i'll front of his
humble home he trembled like tea plant
IN heavy typhoon. As the soldiers and
guards drew mp in line, ore OF the manda-
rims made sign, whereupon the entire
assemblage bowed their heads 10 the royal
but now terror stricken ko Jon. His face
blanchcd as white as the mountain tops,
and he suddenly turned and ran swiftly
away, begging to he let 90 as he had done
nothing.
"Oh, why do you arrest met' lie cried,
''isr it was many years ago that ! stole the
old chicken, and then ii was case ot
necessity, for my dying mother had In he
nouished Only let me 60 and III meyer
do ii again"
Thus pleaded The royal relative until he
was made To understand the good luck
which had befallen him. He was
Immediately hurried Ia Pekin, and it is
needless to say that the meeting between
the long separated brother and sister was
deeply affecting one.
Although happy at meeting her brother
it made the great Empress very sad TO
think that he was an ignoramus, but as
the best way out Of the woods she had
given him the title ol Imperial Uncle of
Emperor kwang Swey" on a salary of500,
900 taels $3.50, 000), 10 keep him in the
style becoming a man ot his connection.
Able tutors We're placed IN charge Oh hm,
and to day he is one-e.s Chinas brightest
men.
The Empress continued her reign unti!
last year, when her son, Kwang Swey, be
came of age and ascended the throne TOR
himself. She is now AZ years ot age, Is
still handsome as ever and commands the
respect Of her entire people frem one end
of the empire To the other
Thus ends the history at the present
great 'Kwo Tai or Empress Regent
over two successive Emperors, who during
the past tweuty-three years has been CON
suited upon all matters concerning the
welfare OF the nation, and, as her son Is
yet young, may be consulted for many
years 10 come.