Gay Times On The Railroad

Out on the Dubuque and Sioux City lailroad travelers and employés have the jaycst posoible times. The train is only about two bours making the first nine miles. The other day, just thisside of Peosta, a buy ran alongside of the cars for nearly lalf a mile, yelling "Mr. Cawley ! Mr. Jawley ! " at the top of his voice. At eiifth the conductor hoard him, and asked what was the matter. " VVhy," said the boy, " father's big mil has juniped on the hind car." Cawley ran back, and sure enough, on the platform of the hind car stood a big ovine leisurely cheuïng his oud, and eonentedly enjoving a view of the country 'rom his elevated position. The conducor had tlie brakes whistled down, and he noble eritter was helped off. He had )een seen standing on the side of the track for several days, and had probably deliberately come to the conclusión that he eould wait till the train passed, and then catch up to it. jump on the hind car, and take a free ride. He tried it and won. Since then the conduotor luis placed a caw-catcher at the rear end of hit) train, nd has had no more trouble with animáis on his hind car. Out at Manchester Tndopendence, Waterloo and Cednr Pall, they send .ressenger boys on horseback to meet the train and get the Times - so anxioua are they for uews, The news boys on the train throw them the papers, and they gallop back, thus enablhig the people of those enterprising towns to rcad the latest intelligente from the seat of war, from two to three hours sooner than they otherwise would. The Dubui]uo and Sioux City is a great road for Urne. You can ride lonter ob it, than on any othcr road in the oountry for the same amount of far.