The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-04-24
THE tiIt lttii EUtt,.

On tha road once more, with Leb.
anon iaane away M the distance, the
fat passenger drumming idlv on the
window pane, tic cross passeuge sound
asleep and tile tall thin passenger read
ing Con Grants Tour Aronnl the
World, and wondering whv Greens
August Flower" should lc printed
above tho doors of a Buddhist Ten.
pie at Eenmo@" 10 me comes the
brakeman, and, seating himself ON the
arm ot the seat, says:
| Went to church yesterday
les22 ! said, with that interested
infection that asks tor more And
what church dia ven attend =
Which da You gHess?' lie asked
some union mission ehurcl
lalaricd.
Nav, ne said / don't like 10 run
on these branch roads very much. |
don.t often so to church. and whon |
g., Wstnt 10 ran au the main line,
where yor nm is regular and you 80
en schedule time and don't have to vait
On connections. Idon't like to run 81
branch. Good enough, butt don't
like Il"
Episeopals / guessed.
Limited express, lie s9id. MI pal
acc cars and - extra tor a seat; fast
time and only stop NJ the big stations.
Nice lilHe, hpt too exhaustive ior a
brakeman Al trMn-men in uniform;
conductors punch and lantern silver
plated. anl no tgain-boys allowed.
Then the passengers are allowed to talk
back at the conductor, and 1t makes
them too free aHl easy. No, / couldn't
stand the palace ears. Rich loaa,
though Don't often hear OF receiver
being appointed for that line Some
mighty nice people travel on it, too
Iniyer,alist2s | suggested,
Broad gauge, said the brakeman;
'.iees teo much complimentary busi-
ness. Everybody travels on a pass
Conductor deesat Get 4 fare once IN
hfty miles Stops At AL flag stations
and won't run into anything bllta Anlon
depot. Nc smoking car on the tram.
Tram orders are rather vague, though,
and the trnn.men don't Get along we'll
with thc passengers. ~, ! didn't Sc
ia tile Univ rsaist. though ! know
somc awfuliy good men who rrm ou
tllat road.
"presbYteuan? Iasked.
"Nmraw gauge, eh?' said tile brake
man: "p.rtt4 track, straight Al arule.
tunnel right through mountain rather
than 80 around III; spirt.IeyeI grade ;
passengers have to show thelr tickets
before thty get on tAn train Mighty
strict road but tie ears ale little mar
row; have 70 sit one "A seat and ne
room in tie aisle to dance. lien thefe :
y, ston-oyer tickets allowed, got to go
straight through K tie station You're
tirketel for. ar you can't got on at alI.
Nhenthe ears full, no extra coaches J,
ears bniH III taa shops To hold INST ~
many anl nobody else allowed on h''.
Won dol.'t hear ~ an aeeiieht 81 ttat
road I'd Il rGn night up fo tne fnlgs
Maybe you joined It's tree lhlah.
ers2' | SAID
Scrub road, said the brakeman +.
adirt foad-bes. and no ballast; 20 tllae
card ana no tram dispatcher All trans
run Wild. and every engineer makes ~ y
own time Just as lie pleases. Sohiohe =
Won want tn. kind Of go.as-you.piease
raad. Zoo nlanv side tracks, aud every
switch wide unpH Ill the time, with 'ile
switchman soun1 ,sleep, and the target
lamp dead out. Get on as yon l,e'''s' ]
and get off when yor want t.. :. Doa "aa. /.
have to show your tickets, and the con, con-
ductor isn't expected to 90 ahs ~. s,llA T !
but amuse the passengers no, ,,, 81 a.
was offered pass, but | don't iike na .na
line. | don't like to travel Oh y ,',, TOW
that has no terminus. Do you ki,oM'
sir, asked q Division Supeflhaen,a'bhs IL
where tina. road run to, and he saia y J,
,'..~al ia IL ha knew. ] asked nm