Arizona republican., 1911-07-30
RAILROAD CONVERSATION
 UP ID DATE VERBATIM
A Man and a Woman Carry on Conversation :n Which the
 Woman Does All
 the Talking.


 from the southern part of Colorado tells that on a certain day when riding on the narrow gauge he over heard a conversation of such an amusing character that he has re membered it almost word for word. It was afternoon, and the train forged steadily ahead through a driz zling rain. The occupants of the car made little disturbance as there was not a single baby among the pas sengers. It was to this lack of infant vocal music that the traveller con sidered himself indebted for his abil lity to overhear the words of a man and woman in the seat behind his own.
 "Ain't that lovely view out there? said the woman"
 Yes" said the man. in a bored, tired, washed -out sort of way. We have some very fine scenery in this part of the country.
 Well, as I was about to- say. l had
 my baby with me when I was in
 Denver the last time. and actually came out of the Albany hotel one day and seen that child right in the l
 l rushed out there to grab that brat Twas something that ud have made
 your head swim if you could a seen lit. and just as l caught him up q lcopper come up and l says to him"
 Here the train came round curve
 and a vista of deep canyons and pre-
 cipices lay like a panorama before the windows.
 "Merciful Heavens," vociferated the
 woman. "Ain't that perfectly grand,"
 Very fine indeed' said the tired Iman. evidently a little more tired than he was when he spoke before
 the baby story.
 70 Mama" she exclaimed again. Hook where the train is running
 Right over the edge of cliff. The lengineer that laid this line out had Ia level head. It goes right straight
 up. Did you ever! Well. l was just lgoing to tell you that. I have nephew lin DenVer,-and say2 There's the lsmart kiddo! He's a plumber. and he
 makes five and half a day. That's
 some money. of course. but the kid lspends it Trust him for that. But
 he was engaged to marry a girl 1 Ddllttu hdAt Allli Sstis Aii' oN''''sf sfA lgirl. and he just couldn't get enough fine things for her. So you know
 what happened. He just naturally lspoiled her until she couldn't see
 nothing but silk. or think of anything
 but diamonds. When l heard about it I got him off in a corner, and lsays-"
 Here a broad, green slope came into
 view. A river ran along at the bot tom of the hill. and cattle could be ! seen grazing across the valley. Down 9 toward the river a lamb was play } ing. Great Scott, Wouldn't that r frost you Look at that poor little ! lamb down there All alone. Well , now, How did it get away off here 5 alone? Ain't it funny? Well. l says ? to my nephew-Murder! Did you see 9 it jump that time? Feels skttish I doesn't it? How they do love to 9 play. l says to him that if he wanted t to get along at all with that girl r that he had to give her the frosty ' init. and quit feedin her on straw { berries and cream. The puppy got sore at that,-and We haven't spoke { since"
 Your nephew must nave peeh pui'' spirited young man. said the tired man. whose voice sobbed with ennui , Spirited, O. Agnes. He was the
 unlimited limit When he was d , boy he-ain't the view lovely here: . How perfectly immense, Holy smoke I That canyon looks about mile deep
 What if the train should go over2
 have an aunt in my family. fine old lady. but you know she positively z won't ride on these western railroads , Absolutely nothing doing when sh'
 has a little trip to make. She says the mountains friGhten her, and
 don't blame her. for it certainly gives me a rank feeling to look into hole that's so deep l think I'm going to
 see fire in the bottom. One day she was going west over the D. x k. G when she-say. my gracious l swear s to goodness that I never seen such ? tremendous mountain. As straight up and down as an old maids front r or I'm a sinner. Just look, How did it happen"
 'T really couldn't say. Erosion