Northern Soldier Not So Black as Painted: The Farmer and the Schoo] Teacher From Our Own Correspondent Yenchow, Che. Nov. 6.
During the past week this "sleepy hollow"? of a town has been aroused! to the highest pitch of excitement. The - dreaded Northern soldiers have arrived at last. Ever since the exodus of the Chekiang troops—our own flesh and blood, as the natives say, all kinds of rumours have been spread abroad of the dire things which may be expected to happen whenever these _''Northerners" should set. foot in Yenchow.
Well, they have come and, contrary to all expectation, they seem to be a very fine set of men—some 1,500 strong. On their arrival the General issued proclamations setting forth the purpose of the military occupation. It was a message of peace and protection for all and there was a special exhortation to the shopkeepers that in their business transactions with the men no short weights or Measures were to be used and under no consideration were accounts to be opened with anyone connected with the army on pain of severe punishment.
The soldiers are billeted in the various encampments and temples and from morning till night the military machine is kept in motion. If the sound of the bugling is any criterion this small army must be pretty fit For the din of the bugle and the ° stentorian voices of the commanders is even gotting on the nerves of the Chinese.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.