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INTRODUCTION
TO
MIXED
DRINKS.
wards;
yet
the
imagination
on
my
part
was
at
that
time
like
that
of
the
rest
of
boys
of
the
same
age.
But
with
the
advance
in
age,
this
imagination
faded,
for
it
had
to;
and
now
I
began
to
learn.
A
period
of
a
few
years
passed
and
I
began
to
believe
I
knew
something;
undoubtedly
I
did,
but
how
little
!
and
every
day
con-
vinces
me
more
and
more
how
much
there
is
to
be
learned,
although
I
have
given
particular
care
to
this
business
close
on
to
thirty
years.
How
often
a
man
will
overestimate
himself,
because
he
happens
to
be
successful,
as
well
as
another
one
will
undervalue
his
dexterity
because
good
luck
did
not
favor
him.
Perhaps
you
think
I
was
born
with
a
fortune
waiting
for
me;
I
was,
but
I
was
not
to
keep
it,
and
only
my
misfortune
in
younger
years
is
the
cause,
and
has
ever
since
been,
that
made
me
work
hard
and
seek
new
ideas.
There
is
no
more
reason
for
a
well-off
man
to
give
up
his
ambition
than
there
is
for
another,
who
did
not
meet
with
success,
to
despair.
Surely
it
is
a
nice,
pleasant
feeling
for
any
one
to
be
born
rich;
but
to
be
born
with
a
silver
spoon
in
the
mouth
and
to
die
with
a
fortune
behind
you,
without
having
shown
that
you
accomplished
something
of
value
through
your
daily
toils
and
labors
no
!
I
would
rather
be
a
dog
than
a
man
without
ambition
and
a
record
of
toil.
My
dear
readers
!
Never was
I
guilty
of
not
enjoy-
ing
myself
at
every
opportunity
after
business
hours,
and
I
never
will
let
the
time
pass
by
without
doing
so
hereafter.
It
is
a
pleasure
to
me
to
enjoy
the
labor,