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Chapter 9

           Lookbelow—atthathourwhenmoonandstarshavedisappeared,andtheland-windarrivesfromMatagordaBay,ladenwiththefragranceofflowers;whenitstrikesthestarryflag,unfoldingittotheeyeofthemorn—thenlookbelow,andbeholdthepicturethatshouldhavebeenpaintedbythepencilofVernet—toovariedandvivid,tooplentifulinshapes,costumes,andcolouring,tobesketchedbythepen.

           Inthetableauyoudistinguishsoldiersinuniform—thelightblueoftheUnitedStatesinfantry,thedarkerclothofthedragoons,andthealmostinvisiblegreenofthemountedriflemen.

           Youwillseebutfewinfulluniform—onlytheofficeroftheday,thecaptainoftheguard,andtheguarditself.

           Theircomradesoffdutyloungeaboutthebarracks,orwithinthestockadeenclosure,inredflannelshirts,slouchhats,andbootsinnocentofblacking.

           Theyminglewithmenwhosecostumesmakenopretencetoamilitarycharacter:tallhuntersintunicsofdresseddeerskin,withleggingstocorrespond—herdsmenandmustangers,habitedàlaMexicaine—Mexicansthemselves,inwidecalzoneros,serapésontheirshoulders,botasontheirlegs,hugespursupontheirheels,andglazedsombrerossetjauntilyontheircrowns.

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