Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-28

Who he reported to and he said, 'aobody.'
| | asked a conductor who ne GOT his or
ders from, and he said he didn't TAX
orders from any living man or dead
ghost, And when l asked the engiL eel
| who he got his orders from, ne said, he'd
like to see anybody give him orders; he'o
run that train to soft himself, or he'd rul
her in the ditch Now, you see, sir, In
G railroad man, and l don't care TO ruu
on road that has no time, or makes Nc
connections, runs nowhere and has no
superintendent. 1t may be all right, but
I've reilrosded too long TO understand
it.n
"Msybe you went to the Consregs-
tioDsl church," / said.
Popular road" said the brakeman,
! ian old road, too; one Of the very oldest
in this country. Good roadbed and COM
Portable cars. Well managed road, too;
directors don't interfere with division
superintendent and train orders. Roads
pendent, too. Yes, didn't one Of the di-
vision superintendents down east discon-
tiuue one of the Oldest stations on this
line two or three years age? But it's q
mighty pleasant road to travel or. AL
seDgers."
"Dld you try the Methodist" said.
"Now you're shouting" he said wi n
some enthusiasm. "Nice road, eb?
Fast time and plenty Of passengers. Eu-
gines carry power OF steam. and don't
you forget It; steam gsuge shows hun
dred and enough all the time. Lively
road; when the conduc or shouts 'all
aboard, you can hear him to the next sta
ton. Every train light shines like
headlight. Stop over checks are given
on all through tickets; passenger can
drop G q the train as often as he likes, do
the station two or three times and hop on
the next revival train that comes thun-
dering along Good, whole-souled, compsn-
iopable conductors; amt road 10 the
country where the passengers feel more
It home. No passes, every passenger
psys full traffic rates for his ticket.
Wesleyan sir-brakes on ell trains, too;
pretty safe road, but didn't ride over it
yesterday"
"Perhaps you tried the Bsptist?" l
guessed once more.
'tAh, ah !" said the brakeman, "she's a
daisy, amt she? River road, beautiful
curves; sweeps around anything to keep
close to the river, but It's all steel rail
and rock ballast, single track all the way
and not side track from the roundhouse
to the terminus. II takes q heap of
water TO run it through; double tanks at
every station, and there isn't an engine in
the shops that csn pull pound or run q
mile with less than two gauges. But 1t
runs through 10 ely country; these
river roads always do; river on one side
aud hills on the other, and it's steady
climb up the grade all the way TIL the run
ends where the fouutainhead of the river
begins. Yes, sir, I'll take the river road
every time for q lovely trip, sure connec-
tons and good time, and no prairie dust
blowing in 81 the windows. And yester-
day, when the conductor csme
arour for the,tickets 18th little basket
punch, didn't ask him to pass me; but
paid my fare like little man; % cents
for an hours run a little concert by the
passengers assembled. 1 tell YOU, Pill
grim, you take the river, and when you
want"
But Just here the loud whistle from the
engine announced q station, and the
brakeman hu ried to the door shouting:
"ZionsViceI This train makes no
stops between here and Indisnspolis!"