Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-13
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Buriiugton Hawkeye.
On the road once more, with Lebanon
fading away in the distance, the fa'
passenger drumming idly on the win
dow pane, the cross passenger fas'
asleep, and the tall, thin passenger
reading General Grants Tour Around
the Werld," and wondering Why
"Green's August Flower" should b.
printed above the doors Of "a Buddhist
Temple at Benares.
To ms comes the brakeman, and seat
| ing himself on the arm Of the CHAIR,
says: ;,
ewes ?" Isaid, with that interested
infection that asks for more. "And
what church did you attend 7"
"well, which do you guess y he
asked.
"soms union mission church, F" l haz'
arded.
SNOW" he said," l don't like tc
run ON these branch roads very much
I don't 20 to church, often when DO
want to run on the main line, where
your run Is regular and you go on
schedule time and don't have to wait
on connections. l don't like to run on
branch. Good enough, but l don't
like it,"
Episcopal :" guessed.
"Limited EXPRESS" he said, "all
palace cars, and two dollars extra fol
seat. fast time and only stops at the
big stations. Nice line, but too expen-
I'VE for a brakeman. All train
men in uniform, conductors punch
and lantern silver-plated, and no train
boys allowed. Then the passengers are
allowed to talk back OF the conductor,
and 1t makes them to fres and easy
No, l couldn't stand the pelace cars.
Rich road, though. Don't often hear
of 3 receiver being appointed for that
line. Some mighty nice people travel
on 1t, too"
"Universalist 7" | suggested.
"Eroad gauge" said the brakeman,
Loes too much complimentary business
Everybody travels on pass. oouo"o'
tor doesn't get fare once in fifty miles.
Stops at all flag stations, and won't
run into anything but a Union depot
No smoking car on the train. Train
orders ere rather vague 'noosu' "uo
the train men don't get alohg well Win
the passengers.
"No, | don't go 10 the uhiVefsal'S''
though know some am'ui'y so'' 'nea
who run on that road.
"Presbyterian,' /! asked.
"NarroW gauge, ehf saia tne pfake-
man, pretty track, stra'ght as RUE
tunnel right through a mountain ram
er than 60 around it;spirit level crane;
passengers have to snow thelr t'ckeI
before they get on the tram misny
strict road, but the cars are a h'lle mar.
row; have 70 sit ons IN ssA' anu ~, No
room in the aisle TO nance' lheh
there is no stop oVer tickets allowed;
got to go straight through to the sta-
ton you're tickeled Tor or you can
get on at all. When the cars iull no
extra coaches; cars built at the shops
to hold just so many ana nooooy else
allowed on. But yon Don, ot'eh near
OF accident on that road. l!s run right
mp TO the rules"
"Maybe you joined the Free Th'nk-
ers" | said.
Scrub road" SAID inc brakeman,
"dirt road bed and no ballast; no time
card aud 10 dispatcher. All trains run
wild, and every engineer makes his
own time, just as be pleasea. Smoke ii
you want to kind OF go.as-you, please
road. Too many side tracks, and every
switch open all the time, WIN the
sWitchman sound asleep and the target
lamp dead out. Get on as you please
aHd get Oil when you want to. Don't
have to show any tickets, and the con-
dnctor isn't expected to DO anything but
amuse the passengers. NO, sir, was
offered a pass, but don't like the line.
| don't like to travel on road that
has no terminus. DO you know, SIR,
asked division superintendent where
that road run to and he said he hoped to
die if he knew. asked him ifthe gener-
al superintendent could tell me, and he
didr't believe they had general super
intendent, and If they had, he didn't
know anything more about the road
than the passengers. asked him who
he reported to, and he said nobody
asked conductor who he got his or
ders from, and he said he didn't take
orders from any living man or dead