Black and thick the furry cape was;
Of a stylish cut the shape was;
And the girls, in all the town,
Envied Huldah up and down.
Then, at last, one winter morning,
Hiram came, without a warning:
“Either,” said he, “you are blind,
Huldah, or you’ve changed your mind.
“Me you snub for trapping varmints,
Yet you take the skins for garments: