The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-24
WOMAN WHO WINES.
" TAMPIRE rs WHAT ONE OF
HER CALLS HER.

Iuurhiug with three other women In II hotel
restaurant recently, and was startled when one
of the party exclaimed:
why. Frances, what In the world ails your
Yor'vr aged i've years since l saw you yester-
dav. Arr you ill?'
"Yon 10 look utterly tagged out" put In one
ofthr others. " Has the heat used you upV'
"No." answered she by the name OF Frances.
"I lu,r on hot Weather"
YOU look a. II YOU didn't have aspark OF life
left In y0u, is II all II your vitality had gone"
commented number four.
"Ybu'yr struck the nail on the head" an
swurrl Frances lausuidly. Il have no life
eft Ia me. I've been spending the morning
viii human van pirr. Mrs. Upstart Sewrich,
mi lm always III this condition after a few
I,uraul her coupuHiuuship."
"A human VAMPIRE repeated the hostess. u
stout, Jolly woman. in a puzzled tone. Who
ever heard Of "A human yampire2 | thought
vampires wcro believed To be ghosts. even
among people who think they exist. human
vampire, Nobody would ever have thought OF
that but you. Frances. You are a queer duck.
leah Mrs. Upstart Ncwrich n bore. pure and
simplo. OF course. l don't know her well, as
you do. I'm thankful to say. for she tires me
nearly to DEATH
You are very much mistaken If you think
her \ bore" answered Frances deliberately. II
tell YOU she is one Of these human vampires.
Unfortunately there are lots Of them among
women. That's one reason men are SO selfish.
pity a man who has a mother, sister or wife
who is a vampire from the bottom Of my heart.
Talk about temporary insanity causing so
many suicides! l don't believe fits Of madness
are in It with women vampires when it comes
to melting men to end their livee. A
woman bore is one thing and a woman
,o,,,;r, 1ri,a nnothnr Whan va, n 80 ,,;tb .
woman bore you can appear to be interested in
ning your new gowns, thinking Of where you
will spend the summer. or just any old thing.
When you leave her, I'll admit that you have a
sense OF mental fatigue. but it is a healthful sort
Of mind tire and is the result of being forced to
appear interested. NOT 80 with the vampire
She absorbs your interest and attention. She
tai activity on your part is out Of the question
in her IF tsenss. You lou must aust give i've her. your un.
the very life out OF you. to absorb all Of your vi
th,t Won nos.ee. which raspIts IN ooupleta
tnaO you possess. "hA'' feSui'S III eonpie'e
Would you say that our friend Nellie
worthington was a vampire ?" interrupted the
hostess, and every woman of them pinned
O" "De "s6 edtS' she aS i is," answered. answered the dDs' one called
felt sorry for a man he is the one. People say
GSneEa.!y 'na0 they MINK IL Is an outrage thae
DICK breaks loose every now and then and gets
friends. l say these little bats are his saving
grace. The minute that man gets into the
ssrI enT nno aiimo ~ " ~ I hor,+o oI ba. S aer an lou
ona % %mu ; ~ - H SaoI"ro tsaa e nor G In.ei Ah1
i un~eli s.ndi, OF. the verge q q terrible
illness illness to speak Of the hardships Of keeping
s sba Ssri Sna to m nal I'LL E a seryants,, h. ana e.. then
doing d%inCs :, She SiS makes him give her a detailed
Ss;ffts sGat. he jS"G s9ins cut 70 PRt sfs : drink s SPsd
IN the house. because the odor Of tobacco is dis
t tETssaolg to s her and ste trying GoH to D,h hST SsnSIIt ans
enough. to siys her throat a Chance s0f e
Eha d It would III probably get stronger:
little voices 9Hss and d'' forces cs b fh1s to IN l,s, q W Winning r n Reg
knows that i he doesn't a hystericsl. scene
Is sure to follow. which would shame the star
Thsse WAS so@sShins hnnor @sSaSIi Psth "assh IN a
better still aHai p oife msaS h no me ne' lG r. age .sid or Or
ne early one Monday morning when I met
S Sss, / you think hosvsni vas miFthy
Ido' He spoke with great, feeling, assure
you; that woman saPs the life right out Of this
II life, 4nS naturally he Is q a hopeful, buoySnt
OE S%eii, Se h% ana 4 M Sf@eNEe eWrieG Si are about as far
T Ton6T mat as th fH t poles . remarked the pretty
sam Yes' o Sqt they are both vampires Just the
fSSymae r only fhsy are OF different kinds.
a Sori l5e,e country girl lying away up in
as Eoyar New Tt Aorki she was as Door
student; got her a place as teacher IN q
beIdIe FAMILY mere. and for years looked after
that H. T sSa vel and otherwise. saw to It
time things went sWimmin9iV rhbnTnu I0fFttaa
began to write. too. and succeeded very we'll.
b NV and rre more and more money as time went
She lived with me and eTerV day T. 9oIInSS n MY
strength leaving me. | couldn't imagine what
ssied me, and tancted l had &s many diseases
pamphlet; After each one Of her nervous,
hysterical fits, / felt as fiat as a founder, men
tally and physically. and finally l got away from
her, Alter, We separated I regainsd ny nor
mai health. but I noticed that when We
came In contact 7 polf khA oI1