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Chapter 19

           Thecounterextendinglongitudinallybytheside;theshelvedwallbehind,withitsrowsofdecantersandbottles,containingliquors,ofnotonlyallthecoloursoftheprism,buteverypossiblecombinationofthem;theelegantyoungfellow,standingorsidlingbetweencounterandshelves,ycleped"clerk"don’tcallhima"barkeeper,"oryoumaygetadecanterinyourteeththiselegantyounggentleman,inblouseofbluecottonade,orwhitelinencoat,ormaybeinhisshirtsleevesthelatteroffinestlinenandlaceruffled,intheyearofourLordeighteenhundredandfiftythiselegantyounggentleman,who,inmixingyouasherrycobbler,canlookyoustraightintheface,talktoyouthepoliticsoftheday,whiletheice,andthewine,andthewater,arepassingfromglasstoglass,likeanirissparklingbehindhisshoulders,oranaureolesurroundinghisperfumedhead!TravellerthroughtheSouthernStatesofAmericayou;cannotfailtorememberhim?

           Ifso,mywordswillrecallhim,alongwithhissurroundingsthesalooninwhichheisthepresidingadministrator,withitsshelvesandcoloureddecanters;itscounter;itsfloorsprinkledwithwhitesand,attimeslitteredwithcigarstumps,andthebrownasterisksproducedbyexpectorationitsodourofmint,absinthe,andlemon-peel,inwhichluxuriatethecommonblackfly,theblue-bottle,andthesharp-tonguedmosquito.Allthesemustbesharplyoutlinedontheretinaofyourmemory.

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