The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-02-19

1 suSpo W uv'u lunt ~ many o0u NO
body slvs Allowed on. Bat YOU dom,
oftsn bear Of Al accident on ths,
road. lt's ruu right up to the rales
"Maybe you joined Che FrvS
Thinkers 7" said -
Thinkers ?" said, l-- ..'as ,..'t
"Scrub road" said the brakeman
dirt rosd bed and no ballast uo
tims-card and no train dispatcher
All trains ruo wild aud every eugi
neer makes his own time Just az be
plsasss. Smoke il you want 70
kind OF go-as you please road. Too
uaany side tracks, and every switch
vide open all tue time, with the
switehman sound asleep, aud tho
target lamp dead out. Got on as
you please aud get of WHOM YOU
want 10. Dou't have to show your
tickets. and the conductor il not ex.
psetsd to do anything but amuse
tue passengers. No, sir, was Of
fsred pase bot 4 don't like the
line. l don't like to travel on a
road that has hd terminus. o. 70,
know. sir, | asked 4 division super
intendsut whero thai road run
70, snd he said he hoped to die il
he kuew. / asked him il tue gen
oral superintendent coulI tell me,
aud hs said he didn't believe they
had q general superintendent aul il
thoy had lie didn't know any more
about the road than the passengers.
! asfed hini who lie reported to
aud he said "noboiy.' asked q
conductor who he got orders from,
aud he said he didu't take orders
from any living mau or dead ghost.
Aui when asked tho engineer
where he got his orders from. he
sail hs Il like to see anybody give
hin orders, bed run that traiu to
suit himself, or he'd run it into tho
ditch. Now, you gee, sir, LIN u
railroad man, aud don't care to
run on road that has no time,
makes No connections, runs no.
where, and hss no superintendent.
II may 10 all right, but I've rail
roadod too long to understand it,"
"l'id you try tho Methodist'' i
said.
Now, yod'ro shouting hs said
With some enthusiasm Nice road,
eh Fast time and plenty OF pas
sengers. Engines carry u power Of
ste"m, and dout you forget il F.,
steaai-gauae shows u hundred aud
en'u8h al the time. Lively road
When the conductor shouts all
aboard you eau hear Him to tue
next station. Every train -lanip .
shines Ike o headlight Stop.ovsr
checks given on all through tickets 1;
passenger oan drop off tho train as
often as he likes, do the station two
or three days snl hop on the next
revival train that comes thuuderiug
along. Good, whole-souleR, cont,
pauionable conductors amt q road
III the country where tho passenger
foels moro at homs. No passes +;
every passenger pays full traffic
rates for his ticket. Wesleyanhouse
air-break ON all traius, too : pretty
safe road. but I didn't ride over it
yesterday" -s.'"
"Msybs you went to tho Con.
grs3ationAI church I" l said.
Popular road, too QUE Of the
very oldest in this country. Good
rosdbsd ani comfortable cars.
Well managed road, too; directors
dont interfere with division super-
intendents aud train orders. Road 9
mig shty popular, but it's pretty in.
dependent, too, Sss, diln't one Of
the division superint sndents down
east discontinue one Of the oldest
stations on this line two or three
years ago But it is q mighty
pleasant road 10 travel on. Always
has suoh pleasant class Of passsn-
gers"
"psrhaps you tried the Baptist I"
! guessed once more.
.Ah, ha," said the brakeman,
shes q daisy; isn't she I River
road beautiful curve sweep around
anything to keep close to the river.
but it's oil steel rail add rock ballast
singls track all the way not side-
track from the round-house to the
terniinua Takes q heap OF water to
run 1t, though /; double tanks at
every station, and there isn't an
engine In the shops that oan pull
pound or run milo on less than
two gauges. Bot u runs through d
beautiful country these river roads
always do river on ous side aud
bills on the other aud it's o steady
climb up the grade eli the way till
tho run ends where the fountain
head OF the river begins. Yes, sir.
.H take the river road every time
for . lovely trip, sure connections
aud good time and no prairie dust
blowing 10 at the Windows. And
yesterday. when the conductor
came around for the tickets with q
little basket punch. I didn't ask him
70 pass me. bat I paid my fare like .
little, maa---twenty>6vs cents for al
hour's rdu aud . little concert by
the passengers thrown id. 4 tell
you. pilgriaA yoa take the river;
road when you want.
But just here the long whistle
from the engine announced . sta>
tion.snd the hraksmaa hurrisd 10 the
door. shouting. Z !. s. ssara
sziouvillsi THIS trsiu msIss no