II.
“By the way,” said the Hatter, “here is my hat store.”
There were only two kinds in the window—square paper caps and high silk hats. Alice had never seen paper caps before.
“They’re worn by the laboring man,” said the Hatter; “but you never see them outside of Cartoonland. The plug hats are for Capitalists. I also keep whiskers; siders for Capital and ordinary for Labor.”
“O, there’s a railroad train!” said Alice, suddenly.
“No use taking that train,” said the Hatter; “it doesn’t go. Did you ever see an engine like that outside Cartoonland? And even if it did work we shouldn’t get very far, as the rock Obstruction is always on the track.”
“I’d just as soon walk,” said Alice.