Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-05-10
Foreign Correspondence Of the Milwaukee entine
Rambles in Europe.-No. 8.
M.ssEIILEs. March lat 1865.

! h0WG1 HHtqutPS- 6cfgH0H--E dMce 81 the
Popes-- Pefrarch--M arseiIIes Soldiers going
to the Wars Notre Dame de Ia Garde.
Fr.,m the city of Lyous the passengers are Il ken
on board of a steamer Vaience in fous hours and
hence by railroad to MarseiIes. The railroad is
flashed all the way, bat The road is so much crowd.
ed now with troops aud military stores pushing on
FOR the CrHea, that government will not have it
opened for the transit Of passengers. Bnt was NOT
sorry for this arrangement, account of the char.
ming view had Of one OF the most Magnificent s.
interesting countries ever saw or ever expect TO
see. All persons who pass on this great thorough
fare would do well to take thro this por-
| ton OF the valley 1f the Rhone.
Imagine river larger than the Hudson with
stronger current Rushing often ia short abrupt
turns thro mountains very SINH ar To he highlands,
and these mountains terTaced down to the bottom
and covered with vineyards high pre-
cpitous spurs Of Iafty ranges termns ting suddenly
with almost perpendicular front, upon whose
storm beaten summit is seen lrowning castle in
Fcins with small Struggling villages, cut il were
ou of the solid rock. Oh the margin of the riye;;
peasant cottages scattered along Unfortunately
aud you have some idea of this picturesque country
There is very seldom seen amy trees anything
nike vegetation these mou nj MS except the vine
wards. Occasionally is seen round topped hill with
scanty scarf of black bushes around it's shoulder,
pushing forward its naked and almost PERCEPTIONS
o'"SS thto 'hris puI u ~ stfuutf HI
wa would think II was almost impossible to climb
them vet by tho perseverance aud industry of the
peasanty here, soil has been dug Of their fin
y sdes and with warm snn and mount ain dews
the best KIND Of grapes are grown.
ihey differ TOO IN another particular from the
Catsk'ii InouGtains--they shorter and more OF.
ten hfo%en by deep gorges. These gorges are also
improved IN the same manner. There can be of
course no roads for ever the little donkeys in most
places, bur little fba ha iii
tnctly traced out where the peasants of both sexes
ascend and descend Ia many places whore il was
sotd rock, banks or terraces have heer made aud
"arth carried up rom the river to make soil. he
co'or OF the soil generally appears to be Of reddish
hue. On inquiry, | find that these vineyards
are generally owned by proptieors who often en- |
poy from 400 to 500 YIN: ayers ut the same time |
The process OF making the red wine Is as follows:
/ ne grapes as they are hroI in, thrown into |
large tronghs and then trodden by number Of men
%th large wooden shoes. until the grapes . near
iy all broken; they then taken out into baskets
with spaces wide enough to allow the grapes 10 pass
tho "hen thus about two thirds of the talks |
ar" separated from the grapes. The whole is then
put back again mo The vat containing the Juice /
wIich extracted by III. treadng A spare is |
.,fi of oie foot in the vat FOR frrm-ntation Over
the y ho!s is hea nced Siding lid Hh,ch prevents
the escape of the gas. !; takes from TWO ZEN DAYS
ncrurdlng 10 HE state Of tha v-ather, 10 p'oduc. ,
The c-%>afy rrdeh: atnh; when il sinckeis ~
,hor snks " 'ihIn he top # he vat; IL. stalks =
remInrI Skins, and othe, txtraneog- x,hs,.uc.
e found Is tie =. ccmpelt IL separated rrr,n ti,.
pure 'iqT"r The latter tEen dawn off INTO ,ra
casks com'a'nIug about 7ic gallons rach Eve, :
ihtr" or Iuur m0u'hs II Is pumped into nther as -
he sam" dime u>iors and III" lettings ca,e'uiiy re
moved w'ih "a binsI md csi va'e". This IS cor /
lu u' uniII Is prttciy gu c. l. is ihen lntled
md kept fto.a =" ~ yeas. when it is marketed
Such is the process Of making Bnrgundy wine
All thIo' the valley to the Mediterranean, are
found Roman antiqnties-such as the remains o, !
aqueducis, walls and arches, dmphthrattes, tenn !
plies and churches. AT severhi small villages ma,
be traces of the vast acqnednct, constructed
1t is said. nv the soldiers of Marx Antony, when is
legions were qua tered at Lyons. to supply The CITY
with water from the distant mountains of La Forez
Also seen remains CT Agrippas four great walls
diverging from the same city towards The sea and
IN three other directions. AT Nismes. village NOT
far distant, am informed there many well PIE
served antiquities; among the rest amphithcatre
OF Immense proportions Ii consists of Two stories. |
each of 50 sc-a!es, IN feet high. There were orig
inally 81 rows OF seats, aud the lumber OF specta
tors which 1t is supposed the building might have
confirmed is eslimn;ed at from 5000 to Is .090. |
Many Of the seats doors and Corridors are entire
From Nuence again took the railroad to Mar
>eillrs distant over 300 miles. With the exception
that mountains less abrupt and the valley of the
ilhone much wider, the country presents the same
pee uarties. The vineyards. however give pace
10 other kinds OF cops both auG plnnted hui
what they were could not learn. Tie meadows
we're highly cultivated aud ahoundcd win fruit
trees. The air more soft and hp!ny, aud fsl:
as if | were approaching a 50 .thern climate.
At httie before dark We reached the city Of
Avienon-the ancient city OF The popes 1t IS still
urn ouuded by lofty wal aud battements n fl ,nk-
ed 10y watch tow ers The palace of The P"pes, now
converted into barrnck, is still magnificent
count offs immense ptnpo tons, aud v"ty Impress
ee notwithstanding MS present degradation. from
ihe historical sssoc items connected with it. II is
in it's architecture OF MIXED character,
having the appearance both Of !eudaI
castle and convent. liz ais are 100 feet high and
some of rs towers 50 feet, with Il propotIonate
thickness. In these splendid halls that echo
blaS,,hrnous oaths, the riba!d song, the Card
mails sat aud elected the Popes. Gictto and has pu
pills adorned the the walls. Here Patriarch was
guest. aud in the dungeons below, Renzi, the Ro-
man tribune was prisoner Not far from the cit,
ia 0net little village al,noSt inaccessible by
sou OF the high and rugged rocks around II, is st
show the sired garden OF Peirarch, By the side
OF natural grotto IN the rock, cultivated with his
owu hands. From this spot IN hearing Of gushing
stream, the poet thGs wrote friend, long ago.
'The Sorgnues, transparent as crystal, rolls
lis emerald bed, aud by iis bank cultivate tlc
teri and stony spot which have destined to the
muses.; bu, the jealous nymphs dispute the posses
sion of with me; they destroy in the spring the
:ahors of my summer. had conquered from them
a little meadow aud had not enjoyed il lohg, when
upon my return from journey into Italy. found
that they had robbed me oil al my possession. Bu'
1 was not to b. discouraged; collected the labor
ers, the fishermen and the shepherds aud raised
rampant against the nymphs: aad there we raised
an altar TO the muses.; but alas! experience has
proved that il is in vain 10 battle with the clemens
no longer dispute With the Sorgnues part Of liz
bed; the uymphs have gaiued the victory. Hence
please myself with my hIt'e garden aud my mar
row dwelling. want nothing AID lonk for no ia
vor from fortune. if you come TO me you will see
solitary, who wanGers in the meadows, the fields.
the forests aud the MOUNTAINS rrsiug on the
orottoe> or beneath the shady trees Yonr frien6
drtess The lai !gars OF court the iumuIt Of cities
and flies from the abodes Oh pageantrv and pride
equally removed from JOY sadness he pas.rs his
days in he most profound calm. happy have the
FOR his c"npanio's. and the song Of birds and
the murmur of the stream for his srtenude."
As il was quite dark when we left Avi-nor SAW
nothing If the balance ofih- journey ia this civ.
NsseI'les. the most mp rant seaport of ranc
contains \ population OF 20a.D;D inhrb'tants sH+
y the mt,~t Amsrlcsn-ke city ia Europe Its hulld