Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1892 — A Go-as-You-Please Train. [ARTICLE]

A Go-as-You-Please Train.

“Did you ever ride on a train where they stopped to kill snakes?” said a young man a few days ago. “Well, I did. While coming over the Redstone branch in Fayette County, last week, the train suddenly checked its speed and stopped. On going to the windows and platform to learn the cause of the sudden stoppage the passengers were treated to a novel sight- The fireman with a long poker and the engineer with a link were making frantic efforts to kill a large snake. When the task was completed. the fireman coolly remarked to his companion: ‘John, here Is where we kilted that one yesterday. ’" — Blairsrille (Pa.) Reporter.