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Chapter 9

           Lookbelowatthathourwhenmoonandstarshavedisappeared,andtheland-windarrivesfromMatagordaBay,ladenwiththefragranceofflowers;whenitstrikesthestarryflag,unfoldingittotheeyeofthemornthenlookbelow,andbeholdthepicturethatshouldhavebeenpaintedbythepencilofVernettoovariedandvivid,tooplentifulinshapes,costumes,andcolouring,tobesketchedbythepen.

           InthetableauyoudistinguishsoldiersinuniformthelightblueoftheUnitedStatesinfantry,thedarkerclothofthedragoons,andthealmostinvisiblegreenofthemountedriflemen.

           Youwillseebutfewinfulluniformonlytheofficeroftheday,thecaptainoftheguard,andtheguarditself.

           Theircomradesoffdutyloungeaboutthebarracks,orwithinthestockadeenclosure,inredflannelshirts,slouchhats,andbootsinnocentofblacking.

           Theyminglewithmenwhosecostumesmakenopretencetoamilitarycharacter:tallhuntersintunicsofdresseddeerskin,withleggingstocorrespondherdsmenandmustangers,habitedàlaMexicaineMexicansthemselves,inwidecalzoneros,serapésontheirshoulders,botasontheirlegs,hugespursupontheirheels,andglazedsombrerossetjauntilyontheircrowns.

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