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PREFACE.
ject,
which,
treated
upon
extensively,
would
by
itself
fill
a
volume
similar
to
this
in
size.
The
pages
about
poetry,
likewise,
give
only
a
selection
of
the
best
poets:
should
I
have
omitted
one
of
the
favorites
of
my
es-
teemed
readers,
I
beg
their
kind
forgiveness.
The
drinks
themselves
are
divided
into
two
great
groups,
such
as
served
and
serviceable
at
the
bar
only,
which
are
enumerated
under
the
heading
"
Mixed
Drinks,"
and
such
as
might
be
desirable
for
societies
and
larger
companies,
as
punches,
bowls,
etc.
While
thanking
my
co-workers
for
their
kind
and
indefatigable
assistance,
and
expressing
my
heartfelt
gratitude
to
my
many
patrons
for
the
interest
they
took
in
the
book
while
it
still
was
unwritten,
as
well
as
to
Messrs.
Chas.
L.
Webster
&
Co.
for
the care
which
they
bestowed
upon
the
outfit
of
same,
I
deliver
these
pages
to
the
public.
May
it
be
accompanied
by
kindness,
and
may
it,
in
return,
be
a
guide
to
the
reader
that
will
show
him
the
path
to
many
a
happy
hour.
Very
respectfully
yours,
A.
WILLIAM
SCHMIDT.