The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-10-05

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General on or before noon Of
November 9Th.
The BRAKEMAN At causoH
The darlington Hawkeye gets
off the following good thing on
THE Brakeman at Church,"
On the road once moro, with
Lebanon fading away 10 the dis
tanee, the fat passenger drumming
idly on the wia1ow pane, the
cross passenger sound asleep, aud I
the tall, thin passenger reading
"Gen. Graai's Tour Around the |
World, and wondering why |
Green's August Flower" should |
be printed above The doors OF "A |
Buddhist Temple at Bcnares.
TO me comes Che brakeman, ana
seating himself on the arm of the
seat, says:
~ went to church yesterday
"Yss?" / sud, with that in
iereNed infection that asks for
II ore "Anl what church did YOU
attcnd2"
(Which do YOU guess2 he
asked.
"Some union mission church"
/ | hazarded.
NO" he SAID. ~ don't like
TO ran on these branch roads very
much. l doa't often 90 to church,
and when ! DO, | waat 70 run oa
the main line, where your r.m u
regular and you 90 On schedule
time, ard don't have to wait on
connections. | don't like to run
on d branch. Good enough, but
/ cont like it,
"Epscopai?" ! guessed.
"Limied express, he sad,
"all palace cars, and two dollars
extra for seat, fast time, and
only stop at the big STATIONS. Nice
Inc, but too exhaustive for a
brakeman. All train men IN
uniform, conductors punch and
lautern silver plated, and no tram
boys allowed. Then the passen-
gers are allowed 10 talk BACK to
the conductor, and it makes them
too free and easy. M, ] c0uldu' {
stand the palace cars. Nice road
though. Don { often hear Of a
J receiver being appointed for that
line, Some mighty ni5i people
travel on If, too
sUmyersalist?" / sugge stcd.
"Bsoad gauge, said the brake
man, "d0es too much compimen-
tary business. Everybody travels
Conductor doesn't ct fare once
in fifty miles Steps at all fig
stations, and won rnn mo any,
thing but unio depot. Nc
j | don't 90 to the Uniyersalist,
J though | know some awfully good
: men who run on that road.
"PresbytcrIan?" ?" | asked.
, "Narrow gauge ch?p said ths
: brakeman, pretty track. straight
Z as rule; tunnel right through
G mountain rather than 20 arouns
e IT; spirit level grade; passengers
: have to show their tickets balOr,
5 they get on the train. Mighty
strict road, but the cars arc lit-
5 tie narrow have to SIT one in
! seat aud no room IN the aisle K
dance. Then there IS no stop owe
e tickets allowed: got 10 % straigh
through TO the station yoa re tick
eted for, 0. you can't get on o
5 all. When the cars full, no ex
2 ira coaches; ears ara built at tn
0 shops to bold just 50 many, art
z nobody else allowed on. Bot yo,
D don't often hear Of an accident oi
{ road. it's rau right up to tn
Z rgles.Y
Z "AaY be y0u joined the Free
: 1'hinkersYH | said
: "Sclub road, said the brake
. man, 4.dirt road bed and no bal
c last, 10 time-card and no trail
s dispatcher. All trains ran Wild
ard every engineer makes his owi
: time, iuss as lie pleases. Smok
Z # YOU want to: kind Of a go-a.
p YOU please read. Too many SD
+ tracks, and every switch wld
Y open all the time. with tho switch
+ man sound asleep aad the targcl
= lamp dtad pu Get cn as so
g please and of when you want 10