Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-22

al superintendent cOuiQ tell me,
and he said he didn't believe they
bad General Superlndent, and if
they had he didn't know anything
more about the road than the pas
sengers. { asked him who he re-
ported to, and he said nobody /
asked the conductor who he got
his orders from, and he said he
didn't taEe orders from any living
man or dead ghost. And when l
asked the engineer who he got his
orders from, he said he'd like to see
any body give him orders, he'd run
that train to suit himself or he'd
run it into ditch. Now you see
sir, Pm railroad man, and | don't
care to run or a railroad that has
no time, makes no. connections,
runs nowhere, and has no Superin-
tendeut. 1t may be all right, bnt
Eve railroaded too long to under
stand it,
Did you try the Methodist 2 /
said.
Now, you're shouting,' he said,
with some enthusiasm. Nice
road, eh Fast time and plenty OF
passengers. Engines carry pow
er of steam and don't you forget it
steam guage shows hundred and
CROUCH all the time. Lively road
when the conductor shouts All
abosrs,' you can hear him to tbs
next station. Every train lamp
shines like a head light. Stop-over
checks given on all through tickets
passenger can drop off the train as
often as he likes. do the station tive
or three days and hop on the next
revival train that comes laundering
along. Good, whole-souled, COM
panionable conductors; amt roac
in the country where the passengers
feel more at home. No passes, ev'
cry passenger pays full tariff rates
for his ticket. Wesleyan ali
brake on all trains, toe; petty SAFE
road, but l didn't ride on it ycster-
day
Maybe yoa went to the Congse
gational church 2 | said.
Popular road said the brake
man, an ola road too, one of th'
very oldest in the country. Coco
road-bed and comfortable cars
Well managed road 100 director
don't Interfere with division super-
intenden.s and train orders. Road
mighty popular, bnt IFS pretty III
dependent, too. See, Didn't OH
Of the division superintendets dis
continue one Of tine oldest station
on this line two or three years aga
But it's mighty pleasant road !;
travel on. Al ways has such a pleas
ant clsssa OF passengers.
Perhaps you tried the Baptist
[ guessed once more.
Ah, hat said the brakeman
she's "a daisy, isn't she! river road
beautiful curves; sweeps aroun
everything to keep close to the riv
er, but it's all steel rail and roc
ballast single track all the way
and not "a side track. from til
round house to the terminus
Takes heap OF water to run
through, double tanks at every sta
ton, and there isn't an engine i
the shops that can pull pound o
run "a mile with less than tw
guages. But it runs through
lovely country; these river road al
ways do river on one side and hi
on the other, and it's a stead
climb mp grade all the way till tn
run ends where the fountain hea
OF the river begins. Yes, sir L
take the river road every time fc
a lovely trip, sure connections an
a good time, and no prairie dns
blowing in at the windows. An
yesterday when the conducto
came around for the tickets with
little basket punch, [ didn't as
him to pass me, but paid my lar
like little man-twcnty-flve cent
for an hours run and little con
cert by the passengers throwed II
l tell you, pilgrim, you take til
) river road when you want
But, Just here, the long whist
from the engine announced ssa
ton, and the brakeman hurried
The door shouting -
, .Zionsville This train make
no stops between here and Indian
apolis =
ssDo you love me?' "Yes,' 81
, answered, ''better than anythln
IL - n L.