Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-12-24


snperiutendent where the road run
TO, and he said he hoped TO die II
he knew I asked him If the gen
eral superintendent could tell me-
and lie SAID he 'dldu't believe they
had a general superintendent, aud
If they had, he didn't know any
thing more about the road than
the passengers Il asked him whom
he reported to and he said Nobody.
| asked The conductor who be got
his orders from and he SAID
ne dldu't take orders from
any living man or dead ghost.
Aud when [ asked the engineer
who he got his orders from he
said, he'd like to see any body give
him orders; he'd run that train to
suit himself, or he'd run her In the
ditch Now you see sir, Pm a
raj road man, aud don't care to
run on a road that has 40 time, or
makes no connections, runs no.
where. and has no superintendent.
1t NAV be all right but I've rail
r AIDED too long to unlerStsnd it,
Maybe you went to the COngre-
gauonal churchT
Popular road said the brake
man, AN Old road, too; one of the
very oldest in this cOuntrv' Good
roadbed aud comfortable cars.
Well managed road, too, directors
don't interfere with division sup
erintendents and train orders.
Roads mighty popular, bat IT'S
pretty independent, too. Yes,
didn't one of the division snperln-
tendents down East discontinue
one of the oldest stations on this
line Two or three years agoT Bat
ifs miguty pleasant roal to
travel on. Always has sach
splendid class of passengers
Odd you try the Methodst' l
said.
New you're shOuting,' he said
With some enthusiasm. Nice road,
eh7 last time aud plenty OF pass
engers. Engines cArr5 q power
of steam, and don't You forget 1t;
steam gauge shows hundred aud
enough all the the time. Lively
road: when this conductor shouts
all aboard you can hear him to
the next station, Every train light
shines like headlight. Stop over
checks are given on all through
tickets; passengers can drop off
the tram as often as he likes, do
the station two or three times aud
hop on the next traiu as it co es
thuuderiOgslOng Good, whOlesOuled
compaulonabIe conductors: amt a
road in the country wh ere the pas
senger pays full traffi; rates for
his ticket. Wesleyan air brakes
on all trains, too, pretty safe road
but | didn't ride over it yesterday.
Perhaps you trlel the Baptist"
guessed once more.
'Ah, ah,' said the brakeman
'she's a daisy, amt she7 River
road, beautiful cnrves; sweeps
around everything to keep close to
the river, but It's all steel rail and
rock ballast, single track all the
way aud not a side track from the
round.houso to the terminus. IL
takes heap OF water TO run 1t,
though: double tanks at every
station, aud there ISN'T an engine
in tde shops that can pull apOun1
or run mile with less than two
gauges. Bat it rams through a
lovely country; these river roads
always do; river on one side and
hills on the other, aud It's steady
climb up tn grade all the way till
tue run ends where the fOun tain
head OF the river bsgins. Yes, sir.
! Pll take the river road every time
for "a lovely trip, sure connections
and geod time, and no prairie dust
blowing In at the windows. And
Yesterday when the conductor
came around for the tickets with a
little basket punch, l didn't ask
him 10 pass me hy, | paid my
tare like little man; twenty-five
cents for 9n hours run aud u little
concert by the passengers assem-
bled. 1 tell you, Pilgrim, you take
the river road and when you want
But just mere the loud whistle
from the engine announced
station and the brakeman hurried
to the door shouting:
'ZioEvllle: This train max es M
stops between here and Indlauapo
LISP
, Alphebet Of Proverbs.