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• ‘La, what a pretty J une-bug that is,”
said the little son of a railroad man of
our intimate acquaintance. He slip
ped up behind the hollyhock into which
the insect had just crawled and closed
over him, and then went to work to
take him out, so as to tie his legs and
hear him buzz; but within about five
seconds from that time the youngster
was seen to jump up, gesticulating in a
wildly comical manner, and yelling
like a young Comanche Indian. It
was a bumble-bee insteal of a June-bug.
This reminds us of how another
road, which was a great deal larger
than the “Sidetrack,” thought it would
put its hand over it, and have it in its
power.
The same process was figuratively
gone through with, and the same re
sult figuratively ensued. The “Side
track” was found to have a very hot and
sharp end to the one who would hold
it or squeeze it to death.
Since then it has been very wary in
its dealings with the “Sidetrack.”
The funny thing is that all the whim
pering, crying and begging is done by
the big fellow, and the “Sidetrack” in
the meantime flies around sipping the
sweets of trade and travel and as
happy and as merry as the day is
long.
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The Western & Atlantic is one
Hour and fifty Minutes Quick
est to Atlanta.
Passengers leaving Cincinnati at
8:15 p. m., and coming via the W. &
A. R. R. arrive in the Union Depot
at Atlanta, at 1:44 p. m., the next
day; and passengers leaving Cincin
nati at the same time, and coming via
the opposition to the W. & A., are
landed over a half mile from the Union
Depot and the centre of the city of At
lanta, at 3:35 p. m., which is one
hour and fifty minutes longer than the
time via the Western & Atlantic, be
sides having an omnibus transfer.
The Western & Atlantic is the only
line in the South rumwig four thremgh
passenger trains per day each way, from
one terminal to the other. It, there
fore, offers advantages over all other
lines for tourists going to Atlanta,
Florida or the Southeast.
( From the Railroad Record.)
THE FUNNY SIDE.
The East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia, and the Western & Atlantic
railroads, rival parallel lines, between Chattanooga and Atlanta, poke a good
deal of funny humor at each other. The latest is in the shape of an adver
tising circular, issued by Gen. Pass. Agent, B. W. Wrenn, of the E. T., V-
A G., adorned with the two following illustrations, and reading matter includ
ed in quotation marks. The giraffe is supposed to represent the E. T.,
V. & Gr, and the monkey, the W. &A. This was reproduced in the
Kmffrwi’ Gazette, of Feb. 1, by Gen. Pass. Agent, Jos. M. Brown, of the
W. & A., with the additional remarks, under the dash rules, and the third il
lustration and explanation following it:
Comic.
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“The Grand Monkey Act against the
Florida Short Line.”
( i. e. the Florida Sure Lying.)
The Spotted Steed, as usual, poking his
nose into other people’s affairs.
Tragic.
The Spotted Steed, as usual, gets the worst of it.
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,l Please make him let go, Mister Monkey, I plead the baby act.”
The New, Thrilling and Instructing Serio-comic Tragedy, entitled,
They Understand It; or Little Bird, come again,
In three acts, —each a good one.
The wren is a “ little bird ”, is n’t it?
Gen. Pass. Agent, Wrenn, left just enough alligator snout sticking up,
in the second illustration, to give Gen. Pass. Agent, Brown, a chance to come
back at him, with the third illustration, with telling effect. Those who have
kept track of the literature, passing between the roads, will understand what
pleading the “ baby act” means, and particularly relish the whole ?ffair.
The boys think that Gen. Pass. Agent, Brown, has decidedly the snicker on
Gen. Pass. Agent, Wrenn, whose turn it now is to warble something for us to
laugh at.
All parties in South Carolina and
the eastern part of Georgia, who desire
information relative to rates schedules,
etc., on freight business, and informa
tion about the best way to travel, etc.,
between Georgia and the Northwest,
will please call on, or write to George
M. Brawn, Southeastern Agent West
ern & Atlantic Railroad, whose address
is at Atlanta, Ga. He will take pleas
ure in answering all questions prompt
ly and in giving all the assistance pos
sible in his line.
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
Dramatic.
“ Result: Poor Monkey I ”
“Moral: Do n’t monkey.”
Eh! wait and see.
He thinks he’s “come the giraffe” on
him.
Only via the Western and Atlantic
railroad can you go to Elizabeth, “the
marble city of Georgia,” where there
is the most wonderful marble cutting
machinery in- the world. Tourists
will miss it if they do not stop at Ma
rietta and go up to Elizabeth, only
two mites distant, immediately at the
foot of the famous Kennesaw Moun
tain.
There is no change of cars between
Cincinnati and Marietta, Ga.
Choice Publications.
Tourists, or other travelers, w T ho at
any time contemplate a trip through
the southeast should post up on the
beauties and other attractions of this
region.
The Western & Atlantic Railroad
Company has issued a series of the
most be: ut ful publications which any
railroad company has ever sent out
under its name, and will take pleas
ure in enclosing them to any parties
who will send stamps to pay postage.
The Mountain (.mnpaigns in Georgia;
or, JTctr Scenes on the Western A At
lantic, is the finest publication which
has been issued, and is the acme of an
advertisement in that it does not at all
appear to be an advertisement. It is
a condensed history of the Atlanta
campaign,—the accuracy of whose
text has been endorsed by Generals
Joseph E. Johnston and William T.
Sherman. Its letter-press is superb,
and its maps and illustrations are the
very finest of their kind.
Tie Western A Atlantic Battle-Fields
Folder, contains a description of the
battles at each station along the line
of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,
or those engagements which occurred
near the various stations. This is il
lustrated with fine cuts, and is the
most handy and correct guide-book
which is to be found.
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The Western A Mlantic’s Marietta
Folder, is a beautiful 40-page pamph
let, with numerous illustrations of
scenes about Kennesaw Mountain,
Marietta and Allatoona, showing the
scenic beauties of the region, charac
teristic and historical incidents. Any
one reading this pamphlet will make
up his mind that Marietta is the piet
tiest spring-time and summer resort in
the Southeast, and the fact that there
are so many Northern and Northwest
ern people who spend the winter in
Marietta, and so many Southern peo
ple who spend the summer there attest
the good which the publication has
done.
The Jlestern <£• Atlantic’s Bird’s-Eye
Map Folder, is a large map, 32 inches
long by 18 inches wide, and is a topo
graphical map of the country between
Atlanta and Chattanooga, showing the
course of the Western A Atlantic
Railroad through picturesque moun
tain country and the beautiful and
fertile plains of northwest Georgia.
The references to the battles along
this line in the Atlanta campaign are
shown by representations of lines of
men shooting at each other. The his
toric matter, illustrations, time tables,
etc., on the reverse side of the folder
arc invaluable to the pleasure seeker
or traveler.
, ***
The Western & Atlantic General Map
Folder, is a large map of the United
States. It has important schedule
matter on the reverse side, and is the
best folder which is issued for those
traveling through this section.
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The above publications are for free
distribution, and any one sending four
cents in postage stamps will receive
the Mountain Campaigns in Georgia, or
six cents will get that book and any
one of the other publications, or two
cents will get either of the folders, or
for twelve cents in postage stamps one
will receive the entire lot. Send post
age stamps and get such of the above
beautiful publications as you may de
sire. _
The Kennesaw Route isjhe quickest
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