Caps and belles [serial] . A Parody on the Dreamship. i.—When the teachers are fast asleep,Along the dim-lit hall,As though they were some wandering sheep,The ghostly revelers crawl. 3.—The other girls white gowned,Pitcher and catcher are,And the girl with the cake sock,Tosseth the cakes afar. 2.—One girl stands at the alleys end,One girl stands at the door,One girl sits on her own bedside,With her bare feet on the floor. 4 —The cakes they fall on carpet and floor,They fall on table and bed,And some are cakes of chocolate,And some are cakes of lead. -On big and little alike they fall,Alike on

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Caps and belles [serial] . A Parody on the Dreamship. i.—When the teachers are fast asleep,Along the dim-lit hall,As though they were some wandering sheep,The ghostly revelers crawl. 3.—The other girls white gowned,Pitcher and catcher are,And the girl with the cake sock,Tosseth the cakes afar. 2.—One girl stands at the alleys end,One girl stands at the door,One girl sits on her own bedside,With her bare feet on the floor. 4 —The cakes they fall on carpet and floor,They fall on table and bed,And some are cakes of chocolate,And some are cakes of lead. -On big and little alike they fall,Alike on young and old,Bringing the happy maids their joys,And sorrows manifold. 6.—And there are pickles that thrill with joy,And some that cause us tears,Some are pickles of cucumbers,And some of roseneers. 8.—The girls in their white gowns,Watchers and eaters are,And the girl with the sardine box,Scatters the fish afar. 10.—So ever downwards float the feasts,That are for all and me,And there is never mortal friend,

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