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

pass, but | don't like the line.
don't like to travel on road that
has no terminus DO YOU know,
SIR, nsked division supouu-
tendent where that road run to,
and he said he hoped 10 die If he
knew. ! asked him if the general
superintendent could tell me, and I
he SAID he didn't believe they had /
"A general superintendent, aud il |
they had, he didn't know any |
thug more aoout the road than |
the passengers. asked HIM wao
he reported to, and he said, No
body / asked Il conductor who
he got his olders from, and he
said he didn't take orders from
any living man or dead ghost.
And when ] asked the engineer
who he gos his orders from, he
SAID, 'he 4 like TO see anybody
give him orders; he'd run that
tralu 10 suit himself, or he'd run
her in the ditch. Now you see,
SIR. I'm railroad man, and !
dJn care 10 ran on u road that
has 40 time, OF makes no connec-
tlous, runs nowhere, and has 30
superintendent. IL may be all
right, bse | ye rmlroads d too long
10 understand u.
"May-be you went to the Con-
81 egatiOnAl churchf / SAID.
"Popuiar road. said the brak e.
man, Gaa ollroad, too; one Of
the very ol Test in this country.
Good road bed and comfortable
cars. Well managed road, tooi
directors don't interfere with di-
>islon superiutendenls and train
orders. Roads mighty popular,
but IT'S prstty independent, too.
Yes, did Int one OF the diyiHen
supeautcndents down East dis.
continus enc Of the oldest stations
on tins line two or three years
age? Bt lisa mighty pleasant
road to travel on. Always Las
such a splendid class Of pl5sen-
gers
Odd YOU try the McthodIst?''
said
"New you're shouting" h'
sali with soaic enthusiasm, "Nict
road, eli? Fast time and plenty
Of passengers. Engines carry !
power Of steam, and don't yo,
forget it; steam gauge shows {
hundred and enough all The tine
Lively road; when The conductor
shouts AL aboard, you can hea
him to the next station. Ever
train-lght shines like head llgh
Stop-over checks are given Oh al
through tickets; Passengers cai
drop off he train as often az b.
j., likes. do the station two Or lhre
: times and hop on the next reylva
) train that comes thanderinga along
G5od, wh9le souled, companion
able conductors; amt r0al j
the country where tie passenger
fe more at home. NJ passes
every passenger pays fail traai
! rates for his ticket Wesleyan ell
brakes on all trains, to-; prcti
safe road, but / didn't ride oge
! II yesterday
''Perhaps you tired lhe Bar
i tistY' | guessed once more.
"Ah, ah Z" said the brake.oai
.'she's a daisy, amt she? Rive
q road, beautiful curves; sweep
4 around anything to keep close {
4 the river, but its all steel raj an
i rock ballast, single track all til
; way and not SIDE track from "a
= roundhouse 10 the terninus.
g takes a heap Of water to run
: through double tanks at ever
4 station, and there isn't an eagla
o IN the sasps that can pull a poan
! or run d nils with less than ts
Il gauges. Bnt it lans tarough
: lovely country; these river roaa
II always d.; river on one sile al
I hills Oh the ether, and it's
Ie steady climb up the grade al il
u way I'LL the rua ends where Il
ia fountainhead of the river begin
n Yes, sir, IN take the Ilver 70
ic every time for 4 lovely trip, SUI
connections aad good une, ar
e. no prair.e dust blowing 10 at q
windows. And ycstefd y, whs
q the conductor cane around 4
4 tickets with little basket pune
ii didn't ask him to pass me; 81
4, Ipaid my fare like q little MAJ
~ twenty-five ceats Tor an hour
se run and a.lsttie concert by q
3 passengers assembled. / tell "
le Pilgrim, you take the rlyer a.
le wheu you want
y But just here the loud Whist
g. from the engine announced Il
ID lion and lie brakeman hurried
o. the da7r sAou ing