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"TO MY MOTHER.
Bow fair yon are, mother!
Ah, though tis many a year
Since you were here.
Still do 1 aee your beauteous face,
And with the slow
Of your dark eyes Cometh a graoa
Of long ago.
80 gentle, too, my mother:
Just as of old, upoa my brow.
Like benedictions now,
Falleth your dear hand's touch;
And still, as then,
A voice that glads me overmuch
Cometh again.
- My fair and gentle mother!
How you loved me, mouw,
I have not power to tell
Knowing full well
That even in the rest above
It Is your will
To watch and guard me with your love.
Loving me still.
And, as of old, my mother,
I am content to be a child.
By mother's love beguiled
From all these other charms;
So, to the last,
W"iin thy dear, prowling anna
Bold thou ma fast.
My guard u an gel, mother!
Eugene Field In Chicago News.
THE STOKY OF YIN LING.
There once lived in the city of Canton,
China, a poor family named Tszun. ' The
father had once owned many large and
prosperous rice fields throughout the
province of Quang Tung, but his grief
at the death of his wife had been so great
as to cause him to neglect all his busi
ness for his opium pipe, and little by lit
tle all his possessions had been lost.
Now he was compelled to work almost
as a slave in one of the big fields which
had formerly belonged to him in order
to support his two children, Yin Ling, a
pretty dark eyed girl of 13 years, and his
eon, Ko Jou, 5 years of age.
But the terrible appetite for the opium
often caused Tszun to neglect his two
little oues, and then gentle Yin Ling
would weave a bamboo mat and sell it
to one of the neighbors that her darling
little brother might not go hungry.
Yin Ling even cut a hole in the wall
between the two little rooms of their
home so one lamp would give light to
both rooms, that her slender purse need
not be overtaxed.
Finally the little family became so
poverty stricken that there were many,
many nights when the two children
sought their little bamboo mats and
cried themselves to sleep for the want of
their supper of rice and tea; and, worse
than all, the opium had caused a terrible
change to come over Tszun, for he was
no longer even kind to his babies. One
day he came to Yin Ling and told her
that he was going to take her away and
sell her. He said he would have to do
it to save himself and little Ko Jou from
starvation.
Poor Yin Ling cried long and bitterly
all that night, but she knew that her
father's will must be done. The last
evening was a sad one for the little
family. Early in the evening Yin Ling
kissed Ko Jou while he was still asleep
and went away with her father to the
great city.
All day until nightfall they wandered
about the streets. Tszun at length
found a Tidoo general who paid 400
taels into his grasping hand.
' The general was the commander of
the troops of all southern China, and,
being a distant relative to the emperor,
Hein Fung, had influence with the im
perial family at PeMn. He was imme
diately fascinated with Yin Ling's pret
ty face and modest actions, and took
her home to his wife as her special maid.
The general's wife was greatly pleased
with her gift, and at once ordered a set
of pretty robes and gowns for her new
maid servant. She then put her in
charge of the private boudoir in which
she received all the distinguished ladies
who called upon her.
The sudden change from a life of
pinching poverty to one of luxury and
comfort brought out the gentle nature
and true disposition of Yin Ling as rap
idly as a sun scorched lily renews life
under the cooling drops of a spring
Shower. '
Her hands became white and soft and
her amiability, as well as her radiant
face, soon became so noticeable that the
ladies of the household became attracted
to her and showered many gifts upon
her.
The old general was especially delight
ed with her, and when a year had passed
he and his wife decided not to have Yin
Ling as a slave but as a daughter.
Yin Ling was summoned.
I'Yin Ling," said the general, "from
this day you are no longer to be a slave
in my household."
The bright smile faded from the
maiden's face and the tears gathered
quickly in her eyea Trembling she
turned to go. ,
"Stay, Yin Ling," cried the general.
"You must remain, not as my slave, but
as my daughter."
Yin Ling's face brightened, and smil
ing through her tears she ran to the gen
eral and fell Bobbing on his breast. He
kissed her tenderly.
"You have made me so happy," said
she, "that I would gladly die for you."
The delighted general bought a com
plete new outfit of gorgeous silk robes
for Yin Ling and a special tutor was
provided to teach her how to read and
write, accomplishments enjoyed only by
daughters of high officials.
Being naturally intelligent Yin Ling
progressed rapidly in her studies and in
the mean time her newly adopted mother
and other ladies of the household had
not neglected her other accomplishments,
such as the embroidery of the fine golden
silk and the playing of the little two
Stringed banjo.
At the age of 16 years Yin Ling was
known as one of the most beautiful
women in the province of Quang Tung.
About this time the venerable old
Tidoo general, on account of his age ana
the great service he had been to the em
- pire, was recalled to PeMn for promo
tion and honors as one of the heroes of
the great Tai Ping rebellion.
It was always customary for such dis
tinguished officials when they were to
receive new honors to take to the em
peror some rave gift as a tou of theit
respect and loyalty.
The general wanted to present to the
emperor something especially fine, but
he could not decide what it would be.
One day a happy thought flashed across
his mind. And his face, which had been
for some time clouded by deep thinking,
lighted into a bright smile. He called his
wife and told her he thought he would
present Yin Ling to the emperor as his
token.
"It is well," said she: "what could be
more honorable for our little daughter
than a home in the imperial palace?"
When Yin Ling was told what was re
quired of her she smiled, but there was
a tinge of sadness in her face.
The thought of becoming a member
of the imperial family was a distinction
of which she had never dared to dream.
"If it is your desire, father," said she,
"I will go. My life and welfare are in
your hands."
This answer pleased the general great
ly, and he kissed his daughter affection
ately. Preparations were immediately made
for the journey to Pekin, and early the
next morning Yin. Ling entered her se
dan chair and was carried rapidly away.
After a journey of nearly three months
over big mountains and across many riv
ers the Tidoo and his party arrived at
the imperial palace. They were at once
admitted, and after the general had re
ceived his new honors he stepped for
ward and presented the beautiful Yin
Ling to the astonished emperor.
Hein Fung was almost bewildered by
the wonderful grace and beauty of the
blushing maiden who stood before him.
The emperor was charmed with the
new addition to his household, notwith
standing the fact that he already had
seventy-three wives and many, many
children. But, strange to say, among
all the children there was not one boy.
Yin Ling was given an elegantly
decorated suit Of apartments and named
by the emperor "Que Fay," or "Exalted
Auxiliary.''
Two years later a son was born, and
the event was heralded throughout the
empire, as it was the first male child in
the entire household.
Yin Ling was his mother, and she was
immediately raised to the title of "Wong
Tai Ho," or "August Empress."
A few years after this she gave birth
to a second prince, and the entire king
dom rejoiced.
In the year 1865 the emperor Hein
Fung died, and his son Tung Chee, who
was but 5 years of age, ascended the
throne in the arms of his mother, Yin
Ling, who became at once empress re
gent. Thus she continued conducting the
affairs of the great empire for twelve
years, when Tung Chee died.
Then her second son mounted the
throne with his mother, who again as
sumod the title of empress regent, as
the king was but 14 years of age.
Yin Ling decided to find some trace
of her family, and sent to the province
of Quang Tung special envoys to look
np her wretched relatives.
The officer in charge of the envoy
found that the father had died five years
after he had sold his daughter, and the
boy was now grown up and living some
where in the province.
It took the mandarins many weary
months before they could get any trail
of Ko Jou. He was at length found
working as a farm hand in a small vil
lage. Although a stalwart, fine looking fel
low, he was deplorably ignorant. When
he saw two handsomely dressed men
with long, black satin' robes, heavily
jeweled, with strange shaped hats sur
mounted by big red coral buttons, and
great, gorgeous peacock feathers dan
gling at their sides, coming toward him,
he was terribly frightened and turned
and ran at the top of his speed. In a
few minutes a dozen fleet footed soldiers
had surrounded him, and he begged
piteously to. be let go. 1
"What do you arrest me for?" he
asked. "I have done nothing wicked for
years."
Then one of the mandarins stepped
forward, knelt low to the ground, and
all the soldiers and guards did the same.
The mandarin finally arose and told Ko
Jou of his good fortune, and at once pre
pared him for a suitable appearance
that would become the uncle of an em
peror. The meeting between the empress and
her only remaining relative was an af
fecting but a joyful one, and Yin Ling
ordered the entire city to celebrate for
two days.
Yin Ling at once ordered an annual
salary of 500,000 taels ($750,000) to be
paid to Ko Jou, who received the title
of "Imperial Orand Uncle." He was
also placed in the hands of experienced
tutors, and today is one of the leading
men in the empire.
Nor were the good old Tidoo general
and his family forgotten. They were
given apartments in the imperial palace,
where they are living today.
Yin Ling is now 45 years of age and
retains much of her youthful beauty.
And. this is the true story of the little
slave girl who has ruled China for the
past thirty years, and let us hope will
continue to rule for thirty years to come
New York World.
Pr-RaliLMlitlsm.
Pre-Raphaelitism was a literary rather
than an artistic movement. It was an
echo of the influence of, Wordsworth
and Coleridge, of the Tractarian move
ment, and of the Gothic revival. It was
a manifestation of certain moral and
philosophical preoccupations that have
little in common with the permanent
acceptation of art. We might even go
further and say that Roesettd and Burne
Jones are great artists not because they
were pre-Baphaelites, but in spite of
pre-Raphaelitism. Theodore Child in
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