West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-01

asked him who no reported to,
and he said. Nobody I asked a
conductor who he got orders from,
and he SAID he didn't take order,
from any living man or dead ghost.
And when asked tho engineer who
he got his orders from, he said
he'd like to see anybody give orders,
he'd run that train TO suit himself.
or he'd run her in the ditch. Now
you see, sir, I'm railroad man.
and | don't care to run on a road
that has no time, or makes no con.
nections, runs nowhere, and has no
superintendent. 1t may DO all
right hut I've ra,lroadsd too long
to understand IT."
"Maybc YOU won't to the Congre.
gational Church ?" said.
Popular road" said the brake.
man, an old road, too one of the
very oldest IN this country. Good
road bed aud comfortable cars.
Well managed road, too; directors
don't interfere with division super.
intendents and train orders.
Roads mighty popular, but it's
pretty independent, too. Yes,
didn't one OF the division superin
tendents down East discontinue one
OF the oldest stations on this line
two or.three years ago? ? But IT'S a
mighty pleasant road to travel on.
Always has such splendid class OF
passengers.
"Did you try the Methodist !'
| said.
Now you're shouting" he said
with some enthusiasm. "Nice
road. oh ? Fast time and plenty OF
passengers. Engines carry power
OF steam. and don't you forget it
steam gauge shows hundred and
enough all the time. Lively road /;
when the conductor shouts all
aboard, You can hear him to the
next station. Every rain-light
shines like a head light. Stop.oyer
checks arc given on all through
tlcke.s passenger can drop off the
train as often as he likes, do the
stations two or three times and hop
on the next revival train that comes
laundering along. Good. whole
souled cempanionable conductors /;
amt road in the country where
tho passengers feel more Mt home.
No passes, every passenger pays
full traffic rates for his ticket.
Wesleyan air breakes on all trains.
too; pretty safe road, but didn't
ride over II yesterday"
Perhaps you tried tho Baptist,
bNSoocl OUCG ufOIts
"Ah, ah!" said the brakeman,
she's 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 tho
roundhouse to tho terminus. 1t
takes heap of water to run it
sbrough double tanks at every
station, and there isn't an engine in
the shops that can pull pound or
run n mile with less than two
gauges. But it runs through a
lovely country these river roads
always do ; river on one side aud
hills OF the other, and it's steady y
climb up the grade all the way till
the run ends where the fountain
head OF the river begins. Yes, sir,
I'll take the river road every time
for lovely trip, sure connections
and good time, and no prairie dust
blowing in at the windows. And
yesterday, when tho conductor
came around for the tickets with >
little basket punch, didn't ask
him to pass me but I paid my fare
like little man; twenty Eve cents
for an hours run and little con.
cert by the passengers assembled.
| tell you, Pilgrim, you take the
river and when you wont"
But just here the loud whistle
from the engine announced = sta.
ton and the brakeman hurried TO
the door.
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