The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-01-20

The "HsWkeye" Man has . Talk
With Q Brakeman,

With Q Brakeman,
Who Dssceibes the Different
Tracks Taksn to Heavenly Re-
elona. ~ --
In Q letter to the Burlington Haw
eye. dated at Lebanon. Ind., Burdeite
says:
There are not many c+dars left in
Lebanon now. I suppose the news
|pxpen here used them up for pencils.
Or may b the. tornado DESTROYED
then. tor this bright little city had q
matinee q few years ago with q
tornado that pulled down ali the
trees, walked of with some roofs.
kicked in the west end If the court
house and sat down on the new
Presbyterian church. handsome
ediice that has since been only parti.
ally rebuilt. Since the cedsrs are all
gone, live here under the protecting
arm Of Charley Wilson. Of the Patriot.
who makes my sojourn so pleasant
that don't. want TO hurry away.
This is also the old home Of II. V.
Dooley. of the Ncde,a Argo. Of Quincy,
and have met more of his friends
here than ] can connt. Maj. H"rner'.
old army comrade, Capt Hudson. OF
the Seventeenth Iowa. Is prominen,
man If Leianon. whom have a!so
had the pleasure of meeting. 1t Is d
good city. thi. Lebanon, and has a
population OF 5000 people waiting f,'
The census n,srshals I" come along
Lebanon is tie capital Of Boone
county. aud Boone county Is ti.'
thirteenth county IN the state tn
agricultural wealth and resources
Aud there is one remarkable tact j,
the history of the city and county
They have no debt, either blondes! al
floating. And wha. Is more remark
able. neither city or County ever ha'
n debt. They paid as they vent. AM
they are consequently rich. contentes
and prosperous, and Il all the peopi'
in Labanon are like the people ] met
they deserve to I've rich. They n.a,
b. some stupid people in Lebanon
hut I WASH, introduced to any "
them.
i On the road once more, with Lehan
on fading in the distance. the ia
passenger drumming Idly on lin
window pane, the Cross passenge
sonndly asleep. and the tall pa-senge
reading ''Gen. Grant. Tour Aroun:
the World" and wandering VII,
"Greenis Angus, Flower" should h
printed above the doors Of A. Bod
dhist temple at Benare." To mn
comes the brakeman. and seating him
elf on the arm Of the seat SAYS:
Il went to church yesterday"
"Yes?" 1 said. with that interested
. infection that asks for more. "Anc
what church did you attend!"
What do You guess?" he asked
''SOme union mission church ?"
} hazarded.
Nov" be said. Il don't like t
. run on these branch roa'is very much
/ don't often 60 to church, and whel
d., want t. run on the main line
where your run is regular. and yo,
leo ON sche ]u!e time. aud don't like L
wait on connections. l don't like t
run on q branch. Good enough. bu
I don't like it,"
"Episcopal::" ! guessed.
. "Lmited express" he said. al
palace cars and 81 extra for a seat
fast time and only stop at the BIZ
stations. Nice line. but too exhau;
tive for . brakeman. All train me-
, in uniform. conductors punch ar
lantern silver-plsted. aud Nd trail
boys allowed. Then the passenger
are allowed to talk hack at the coz
ductor: and it makes them So FIRE
and easy. No. l couldn't stand tn
palace cars. Rich road enough. Don
hear Of receiver being appointed ia
that liue. Some mighty nice pecpl
! travel on it. too"
"Universalist:" suggested.
"Broad guage. said the brakeman
! ''does too much complimentary bus
ness. Everybody travels on u pas.
Conductor doesn't get fare once il
Fifty miles. Stops at all flag stations
. and won't run into anything but
union depot. NJ smoking cars on tn
train. Train orders are vague though
: and the trainmen don't get along We
D with the passengers. No. I don't &
to the UDiversalist. though / kno
some awfully good men who run q
that road"
Z presbyterian ?" I asked.
r "Narrow gauge. ell :" said tn
, brakeman, ''pretty track. straight q
Q role: tunnel right through a mou,
tain rather than 90 around it; spiri
/. grade; passengers have To show thei
tickets before they 60 on the tran
Mighty strict road, but the cars are
little narrow; have 70 sit one in
: seat and no room in the aisle to dance
+ Then there's no stop-over tickets a
. lowed: got to 60 straight through
the station you're ticketed for, yo
can't get on at all. When the car
full. "n extra coaches: cars built q
, the shops tn hold just 50 many an
nobody else allowed 90. But yo
don't often hear Of an accident @
that road. It's run right mp to tn
rules"
.'Maybv you Joined the Ere,
thinkers!" said.
Scrub road" said the brakema
! dirt r0ad bed and no ballast; n
) tine-card and no train dispatcher. A
trains run Wild and every enginee
snakes his own time, just as he please'
, Smoke IL you want to: kinds Of gd
as-you please road. Too many sid
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