Show THE TilE RAILROAD I oo Thero There wa was much unanimity a at the I railroad meeting Sunday night Everybody wants a railroad except the local pessimist He lie was afraid that a railroad would bring a multitude multitude multitude multi multi- tude of undesirables which of course coune is true true but but the railroad would also take take them away again lie He didn't I happen to think of this There might be bo other objections to a railroad For instance the first railroad in Scotland was a crude affair the engineer bumped the open carriage up against the I platform and so 80 threw old Donald out Ho lie thought that was the regular regular regular regu regu- lar way of ot landing so he gathered himself up and went on his way Somebody asked him ho how ho he liked the ride Oh he said its no that ill ill but they have a d m d m m bad way of emptying them oot oot And again An English member of Parliament questioned George Stevenson the father lather of railroads about things said ho he but suppose Mr Stevenson there should be a cow on the track t Well said laid Mr Stevenson in his hie vernacular vernacular ver- ver ver-I ver It would woul be bo very bad for forthe forthe forthe the coo Numerous other objections might be bo raised Anyhow let us have peace and a railroad |