THE VAMPIRE HAT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 663, 13 November 1909, Page 10

THE VAMPIRE HAT.

i By 'William Cary Suncan

[With 4pologies to Eudyard Kipling.] A girl there was and she bought a hat, ? Even as you and I! And tho cjown was deep and tho bnm'waj flat— TVas smothered m omons and thing? like that— And on tho top perched a vampire bat With a button for an eye. „ , ( Oh, the times she went and tho time eh* Spent > And tho various ehapes she scanned Before she discovered tlie niaison where < \ faho purchased thie recherche affair , You probably understand. Now; 6he lived l in '-'a'* suite/ oh, ties potite, ■'. '-. :., Even as'you'and I;. ;v . ; ■.' ■■. ,:. ,-.■• ;•-•■■,■>/■,: With .everything' neat, •■; ,; '. f; Electric lighting';and steam for heat— • ' —.: But.:,the' width of >the hall :was 'scant te»v 1 I foetl ' ■■ ■ ;-»:^ ;, -. V : '■■; -;;-;■.-' ■.• :-i,v. ; . ..Wo bow,'them,;you and 'L; •■• -'■ ■'■■/■. : vi»;« : '■'

Oh.vtlio ;toil it cost 'and'; thi; sleep, she lest -VV Au<l the. wonflftrful Bfthemcs - slje , planned y.' ■'* Ti/'gai .that Paris creation in-;' •.';"' ''..•V ! 'V :T6fher; tinyifltt' was a cryingfrittl '■ ■■■■■■'Me- ■;: ■ And if I ehould toll you; , you. wouldn't■ bedii ;:, . IVreally understand. ■ ; ''■''"'■"■ "'':■ ■-, • r:;' ; ■'.. (Sufficient: to say,- thatj being ■ a': \romao, : :' she- did it.) •.■.:.'. ■"',,/.■"..'. ; .. ■ ■.;■'. .;/ Now this girl had a. husband slini and iall, < :.Even'as you. girls could! ;..: \ .'. '.": ■ And when he carae homo ho hoard her .call, And he found her wedgediin the narrow hall. ■•'"•■ Between the hat and the. plastery.wall; And she couldn't: stand and she couldn't, fall, 1 , And she couldn't creep and sne couldn't crawl,',: Atid sho looked—well.y really • not ,at all . •.,; i." -As a perfect lady Bnould! /; ... ■.''■'<" Pi ■'•'•'\\' And'it waEn't th 6 shame Vend-! itVwim*t'>'(theM . ■'■I'-^pain'! ! i ■'.'■■: :.■■ ■■' :.'.. ..■.-. :■'..-.; .-■'..r .■ ; : '~v, • That burnt like a white-hot brand ;••■,■. the'language, that her husband Ihrew .. At that vampire hat .with-its .bowsoibiue—;,' ;■' His remarks; I'll , not ■■■ repeat -to!-..ybu»- : - ■..:■.'■'>' ■''•'You' , ttiiderstandl: .■: .:,«, ,; ! :■,.-■., • Did the girl discard; that vampire ': hat ?■,.}. >' i ■ ' Wot on your royaliifc.li '.:•■?.:■»..•.-.:■,, ,: : '. ' U ■••.': She bought another wprw than that ':.:.. ■ :.y;iy-. And added a' foot to the 'height' of. her hat,',":..'.., For a' man must be- trained 1 to- thingsi likei ;;" ; ;-that-i;'o' v'<;;:'l\... ThaVa; the 1 .njission;of a;*ife! : / ■•■■ ■■■ ' vs; .' '■ '•"■'.>-.:.' : , ; ■"..':'; : :-; ''V : ,--?'G66d ; : Hc(iiseiMi6ping.'*-s'; '■