While on a tour of America,Wilde visited Central City,a rough-and-tumble mining town in Colorado.He insisted on having a drink at the local worker's tavern,where he attracted a lot of attention with his foppish attire and outlandish manner.The miners had never seen anything quite like Oscar before,and one of them made a comment about the bar being "for men only". Wilde responded by buying a whiskey for the man,who then bought Wilde a double-whiskey,and so on. The drinking bout continued into the night,the sullen miner downing his drinks while Wilde entertained the crowd with his humorous stories.At last,the miner passed out,and as he was being carried out,Wilde climbed atop a table and lifted his glass in the man's honor saying "though he has acquired the ability to drink much,he has not yet learned to drink well to the remedy of which,gentleman,I shall be available on tomorrow night for further lessons."