The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-24

nowhere .ld mas no superintendent.
1t ma y alright. but I'se railroai l..
ed too ny to understand it,
May you went to the Congre>
gational?" ] aske,l.
popular road" said tine brake
man. IAN old road, too; one of the
very Oldest in this country. Good
road>bed and comfortable cars. Well
managed road, too; directors don't
interfere with division supeiinten
deuts aud train orders Roads
mighty popular. but it's pretty indie
pendent. too Yes. dldn one of th o.
division superinter d.'nts down East
discontinue one of the oldest stations
on the line twp or three years ago?
But lisa mighty pleasant line to
travel on. Always has such a splen-
did class f passengers"
did you try the Methodist |
said
"Now you're shouting lie said
with enthusiasm. '"Nice road, ell?
Fast time and plenty oil passengers .
Engines carry q power Of steam, and
don't you forget il; steam gAu e show,
a huRdred and enough all the time.
Lively road; when the conduct ,r
shouts 'all aboard you can hear him
to ihe next station Every train.
light shines like headlight. Stop
over checks are given on sll through
tickets: passenger eau drop fl as Of.
ten as he likes, do the station two or
three times aud hop on the next re-
vival train tha; comes laundering
along. Cool, whole-soul. d, com.
panionable conductors amt q road
IN the country where the passengers
feel more at home. No pass. =; every
passenger pays full traffic rates for
his ticket Wesleyan air-brakes on
all trains, too; pretty safe rUad, but
| didn't ride over il yesterday"
'l'erhaps YOU tried the Baptist ?" /
guessed unce more.
'Ah, ah!" said tine brakeman.
'she's a daisy. amt she: River
road, beautiful curves; sweeps
around anything to keep close TO
the river, but its all steel rail and
rock ballast, single track all the way
and not a side track from the round
house to the terminus. II takes a
heap of water 10 run it through;
double tanks at every station, and
there isn't an engine in the shop.
that can pull a pound or run a mile
with less than two gauges. But it
runs through a lovely country:
these river roads always do; river on
one side and hills on the other. and
it's steady climb up the grade all
the way till the run ends where the
fountainhead Of the river begins.
Yes, sir, Ill take the river road ev-
cry time for 4 lively trip, sure con-
nections and good time, and no
prairie dust blowing in at the win
dows. And Yesterday, when the
conductor came around for the tick
ets with a little basket punch. |
didn't ask him 10 pass me; but |
paid my fare like a little man: twen-
ty-five cents for an hours run and
a little concert BY the passengers
assembled. | tell You, Pilgrim. YOU
take the river road and when you
want"
But jast here the loud whistle
from the engine announced a sta
tion and the brakeman hurried to
the door shouting:
"Iionsville! The train makes no
stops between here and Ind .anapolisr
"fhis letter Is 10 my nuspand.'
she said, as she lickei an q stamp nt
the window In the corriilor Of the
pps'otiice.
"Ips'm."
"wiIl itgo out to-day"
"Yes'm."
"By first maill"
"Yes'm."
"He ought T. g't il day after 10.
morrow
"Yss'm."
"And | ought to have hts letter b,
Saturlay!'
"Yes'm."
at isn't over wsigblS"
"No'm."
"And if he gets Il, aud II Al get biz
answer by Saiu day, | can write."--
"Please d'n't obstrucl the window,
ma'am; here's E,rty people waiting"
Oh, there are. That's always
the way tfit. | can't get q wurd Of
information out Of this postofiice. tr,
40 | will. Good day, sir! I'll u,
across % Canada after this!"
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