Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-14
Gllc Church Road.

ming IDLY on tho window pane, the c:oss pas-
scngGt sound asleep and tho tall thl passenger
reading "Gcnoral Grants Tour Around tho
World" and wondering Why Bulls Cough
Syrup should bo printed above tho door of
"A Buddhist temple at Bonarcs." 70 mo
comes the brakeman, and seating himself on
the arm Of the seat says:
II went to church Yesterday
| Yes x l said, with that interested ittlau.
tlon that asks for more. And what church
did you attend ~
| (which do you guess 2" he asked.
"Somo union mlssion church p | ha2ardcd.
| Nov" he s,id, II don't like 10 run op
| those branch roads vory much. | don't often
20 to church, and when do, want 70 run ON
the main line, where ycur run is regular and
yCu 20 on schcdnlo tlmU ei:d don't havn to wait
on connections. | don't like 10 run On O branch.
| Good enough. hut don't Eiko it,"
"Epicopal?' 70 guessed.
INmited express he said, "alI palac, cara
| and two dollars extra Tor n seat; last time and
only stop at big stations. Nc1 line, but foo
exhaustive Tor u brakeman. Altrain men 10 uni.
| loTm, Conductors puEch and lantcrn silver
| plated aud n0 train hoyS allowed. Then the
| passengers arc allowed 10 talk hac. at The cou-
ductnr, ard 1t makes them too free and easy.
No, could not siaGd ihc pnaco cara Rich road,
| though. Don't often bear cf a civer boiug
| appointed Tor That line. Some mighty nigc
people travel on il. tro."
"Univefsalist j. suggested.
/ "hroad gauge" said ttc brakeman; docs
| too mucl; complimentary business Everybody
| travels on q PASS. Conduetnr locs;:'t gct
faro crcC III fifty Ei'es, Steps at ali ilag stations
! md won't run into anything hut z rnGn depot,
NO smoking cav on tho traiu t'raia orders arc
rather vaeua though. and the train man dent
! get along well with the nassGD2c9a. No, ilou':
90 10 The unlvess=list, though | krow s1r,n
| awful geea men who run c1 ;hc road"
"l'reshyterian p asked.
Marrow gauge, ch?' said Tho Liakcr,sD,
pretty track, STRAIGHT as ;ula; iu5ne! right
through mountain rather than 80 around il
] splTiG IcTcl grade; passengers have 20 ehos
| their tickets before ,iey eat Gu ihG iyau.
Mighty s!rc5 road, iut Tho cars agi, 3 r!t;O nav
| row liaVu to SIT nnc ia p seat, and no vorDl 10
tho aisle &c daccs. Then ti1rr'r; 81 f!Gr over
! tickets ailo'ecd eot ;r 80 s!Ea;gh: th;nug! to
! tho station yen 10 trketc; tor or yn, can't act
; on Mt a. MhcH i!n Car = full, 10 cx!,a c,sa!eS.
cas hu.t! AZ t!,a rilArs 70 Iold fsi 80 .,,a9y an.;
/ nobody oIsa allowed on. Bat yon ,iGn't oiion
hear OF no acCidrs5 ON tint road It's run
I right up 30 rules.
/ Maybe yo's joined li.o Free i'hinkrrs2"
| said
] Scrub road. said thn brakeman, ',lirt fo.,i
; bed sad nn ballast 80 imn card aiit: 10 train
dispatches. All traina TIN s2iII, 5n,l cgnry en-.
| Gineer mikes ms own !i!nc usi as !c pioaeeG
| SAoke II you want 10 kind Of 90 8. sou please
| rGsd iun DaIy Eiic tracks. with iiiG switch.
man sUln,t asleep AMI n, target doa.l out. Get
on HI yousploeSn and gel otf when you want &C.,
Don't hayn to show yGur tickets, aud Tho nan
duoor isn't expected to do aGYtniDg but amusc
tho passengers. No, sir, wns offered pass,
but don't like tho line. | DON, like to travel
on road that has no terminus. Do you knew,
sir, asked division superintendent where that
road run to, aud ho said he hopcd 10 dio if ho
knew. asked him II the general superin.
tondcnt could tell me. and no didn't believe
they had general superintendent, and il they
had. ho didn't know anything moro about the
road than the passengers ! asked him whu
he reported to, and be said nobody" asked
| a conductor who he got his orders ifon anu he
said he didn't take orders from ary living man
or dead ghost. Aud when | asked thu cnei
necr who ho got his orders from. he said he d
| like 10 SEQ uDybcdy give him orders; he run
that tran TO suit himself or he'd run it into the
ditch. Now you sec, Fir, I'm a railroad man,
and don't care to run on Q road that has no
time. makes no oonntc ions, runs nowhere aDd
has no superintendent. 1t may bo all right,
but l'vo raiIroaded too long to understand it.
ibid you try tho Methodist :" said.
Nov your shouting" he said, with some
lonthusiasn. "Nico road ch?" Fast time and
lplcnty Of passengers. Euginos carry q power
Of steam, and don't you forgot it, steam gauge
shows q hundred, and enough all the time.
Lively road; when the conductor shouts all
aboard. you can hear him to the next sta
tlon. Every train light shines like head.
light. Stopovcr checks given On all through
tickets; passenger can drop Of the train
as often as no likes, do the station two CT three
days and hop on tho next revival train that
conductors; amt road in tho country where
the passengers feel moro at home. No passes;
every passenger pays full traffic rates for hi$
ticket. Wesleyanhouso air brake on all trains
too: pretty safe road, but didn't ride over il
yesterday.
MAYBE you went to the Congregations
church ?' [ said.
, Popular road" said the brakeman, San old
road, too; one Of the v7ry Oldest in this couu.
try. Good road bed and comfortable csre
Well managed road, too; directors don't intor-
fero With division tuperintendents and traiI
orders. Roads might popular, but lis pretty
independent, too. See. ddl't oEo Of tht
division superintendent down cast Giscoutinu,
ono Of tho oldest stations oD this Inc one O.
two gears ago? But it Is mighty pleslnt roat
to travel on. Always has such splendid cas-
OF passengers
"pcrheps 7ou tried the Bnntist?' guesse,
oDc, more.
"Ah, hs?' said tha 57aSatnan, "shs'a 8 daisy
ia,,'. she? River road; beautiful curves; sTeo
around snpthiDg to keep close to the river, bu
l., it's all steel rsil end rock bsllsst single trsc
. ell the way snd moi p sidn track from tho roua
{ house to the terminus. Takes heap of Xster {
run it through: double tsnkg al every static
and there isn't An engine in tha shops that ca