The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-01-08

AstS SoAi P9SSd SSiiSlalty VI HUN at0ti ~ d
hundred and sometimes as many as three
hundred persons, who walk arm IN arm. Ar
rived at the vineyard, the carter, with-his en-
Iormeus. vat, stops on the outside, while every
Viniager, having his section ofthe vineyard,
lis put between Two of the irellises, and then.
the work begins. The grapes fall into the
baskets as if by enclIaatment, ifthere are any
small children among the workers, they fol-
low as a rear guard 10 CLEAN thatis, to gaihs.
| eI the punches that have been over looked
and pick. up the grapes that may have fallen
onihe ground. A manageror oveTseer fol-
lows the work every where with his eye, urg-
ing onthe slow, and restraining those who
are too rapid TO do their work well. The
scuttlers, as running porters, are constantly
going and coming between the va: and the
TRtagers. In tfe4mean time, the sporsmen
slsen - :atiaa on lie sumnait the
iilil, and thu. Sssit for the game which is
rotsesl by the laboFers. Ssats resounds on.
la5lsldes, The barkingof dogs answered, and
at every explosion the vntageFs stop their
work 20 look up and ascertain wfethershe
shot has been lucky or unlucky. inssae first
case they give a shout of applause; IA the.
iaiser they laugha at the awkward sportsman.
afaEoon tepast, consisting only of grapes.
bfeaes and cheese snade upon the glass;.
Al .fiIsss every one has his bon mot ready, G.
tells his little story. Lovers slap each other
with no yeryslght blows upon the shoulders,
pash each other with elbow OF knee, and
pinch one anothei til fhey cry out. These
are the three principal signs among these
country lovers; the principal articles in
their code ofgallanify. When evening comes
the band return to the town in the order IN
which they leftii, aad repair again 70 the
house Of the proprietor, who distributes TO
each one his ten ortweiye sousand small
oafnothing more. With thai the vintage
as he wishes, or rather as he can. Generally
however, from economy, be goes. to bed, app
on the principal that ''he who sleeps dimes"
This pEoverb never could have been invented
by a festadrateur.
Burgunday, during the season of the WHIT
age, affords one of the most picturesque seems
that can be imagined. Every hill is covered
with moving, motley population. The
echos send back theirjoyous shouts. All ma
tufe seems 10 enjoy holiday. The game a.
lone fnds it aseason oftribulation. Surround
ed on all sides, il wanders here and there,
like an exile driven from Inc domestic hearth.
1t is TO the thrush, particularly, that the vint-
ages are fatal. Tnat species OF bird, the flesh
o. which is ID delicious as that OF Ike orf9ian,
IS fond &c vineyards, for i prefers grapes of
TO all other food. Ii eats them in such qlsan-
sities 4h acas as fat as quail and
as drunk as a-rush. The saying is proven.
bial But though they are great drunkards,
they ought not to be killed when they can
not stand up; and know not whitherto fly.
Some times they are caughtby the hand.
But now that the grapes are gathered and
the vintage over let ussee what remains to be
done to obtain the wine. If the grapes are Of
the white kind, and intended for white wine
they are carried Immediately TO the press
house. Thus are called the vast barnes in
which is fixed a sort of press composed of
Immense beams, which are lowered or raised
by means of a screw moved by wheel
which is turned by ten or twelve PERSONS
| Between the upper and lower beams are fix
ed two wide tables or platforms, on the low
er of which the grapes are placed, and as the
beam descends these are crushed and the
luce flows into basin. From thence it is
poured into scuttles by means of large buck
cts, and the scuttlers empty it into the casks
PREPARED for it, The residum of the grapes
thus pressed is called lees become so com
pact from the pressure, that they are obliged
! to cut them with a axe. After two or thee
DRESSINGS they are sold to the disllller, who
makes from them that peculiar kind OF brandy
which the soldiers, in theiI language call
sacre CHEN.
The grapes intend ed for red wine are put
into an enormous vat, were they are left 10
| torment for a week, for it is by fermentation
that the juice of the grape naturally whitish,
take the red color of its skin. 10 hasten
the fermentation, the grapes are crushed by
means Of hammer or maui, and men are
sent entirely naked into the vat, where they
irample them with their leet They come
out from the vat OF the color of boiled lob
siers. This kind of bath is reputed TO be
very strengthening, and is sometimes recon-
mended TO sicky constitutions. When the
fermentation is in full activity it boils up with
dull heavy sound, enough TO make one
shudder, and when child used 10 think
it ID representation of the DEVILS coppers.-
The quicker the fermen tation the better the
| quality of the wine. If the harvest has been
bad, they throw common sugar into the vat,
which makes ii better.
The day on which the grapes are put to
press is a new holiday. Besides the public
presses where the large propuetors have their
gatherings pressed, there are movable pres
ses, mounted upon four wheels, which are
rolled about from door 10 door for the use of
minor proprietors. AS long as the wine runs
in a stream into the reservoir every lover OF
it has the privilege of drinking as much as he
oleases. even TO the exhaust of the con-