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Chapter 19

           Thecounterextendinglongitudinallybytheside;theshelvedwallbehind,withitsrowsofdecantersandbottles,containingliquors,ofnotonlyallthecoloursoftheprism,buteverypossiblecombinationofthem;theelegantyoungfellow,standingorsidlingbetweencounterandshelves,ycleped"clerk"—don’tcallhima"barkeeper,"oryoumaygetadecanterinyourteeth—thiselegantyounggentleman,inblouseofbluecottonade,orwhitelinencoat,ormaybeinhisshirtsleeves—thelatteroffinestlinenandlace—ruffled,intheyearofourLordeighteenhundredandfifty—thiselegantyounggentleman,who,inmixingyouasherrycobbler,canlookyoustraightintheface,talktoyouthepoliticsoftheday,whiletheice,andthewine,andthewater,arepassingfromglasstoglass,likeanirissparklingbehindhisshoulders,oranaureolesurroundinghisperfumedhead!TravellerthroughtheSouthernStatesofAmericayou;cannotfailtorememberhim?

           Ifso,mywordswillrecallhim,alongwithhissurroundings—thesalooninwhichheisthepresidingadministrator,withitsshelvesandcoloureddecanters;itscounter;itsfloorsprinkledwithwhitesand,attimeslitteredwithcigarstumps,andthebrownasterisksproducedbyexpectoration—itsodourofmint,absinthe,andlemon-peel,inwhichluxuriatethecommonblackfly,theblue-bottle,andthesharp-tonguedmosquito.Allthesemustbesharplyoutlinedontheretinaofyourmemory.

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