One could not but meditate on the difference from former days. When the elder governor left the yamen the streets were lined with soldiers; special police at certain points armed with whistles would send a note ringing down the street, and then pedestrian and rider alike, who might be on that street, must clear away on the first side road and leave a cleared road for his excellency to gallop through attended by some 50 horsemen. Here no special guards, no alarms, no scurrying, no angry protests, but just a quiet process sion, and a quiet arrival.
It was very evident from the addresses that were read to the new Governor that the welcome was hearty and sincere. And the assurances of wholehearted cooperation in all that pertains to the better government of the province were no less sincere.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.