"Look at that sea, girls-all silver and shadow
and vision of things not seen.
We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds."
Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
Tavern Wench
I am the proprietress of a colonial tavern in Delaware established in 1825. The early taverns were not opened wholly for the convenience of travelers; they were for the comfort of the townspeople, for the interchange of news and opinions, the sale of solacing liquors, and the incidental sociability; in fact, the importance of the tavern to its local neighbors was far greater than to travelers.
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