Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-03
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souri,.
Even The strictest moralst mrst feel that |
there is something about yiuo-growrg /.
co.s'ry particularly Suggestive Of JOY and !
s.-.aesa. We do not easily escape the old /.
sssun'' lions Of Hebrew terms-"the shout. |
ip.s AID singiOgs iu tho vineyards tho re-
l,.c'Hgs of the yiDtagc--the vine lapguigliug,
rsG.ing the merry-banrted to sigh--the vine
g. .sred because jog is dried up from among
uicH--wine and oil, the sign Of fruitful
lard. The expressions, familiar from child
hoy., Hre2are one for pleasant aspects in q
country 81 Vineyards. All ones memories
too of vins countries are of cheerful, sunny
as temperate coyety.
| felt curious. in this visit TO the Missouri
vi1yyards to SEQ what would he The effects
of his pursuit on American habits; and
.hongh the pioneers work in new country
is not III" most easy and gay, yet l saw at
once that something of this cherry influence
w,s pervadlnG even this population.
Lgt0Hred first nj Hermann (About so miles
..om St Louis,) and in waiting at the tavern
lor q yinegroTer, whose Tiaco | wCs to visit
l watched the peopio coming in. There was
something eElremcly social and careless
-',uy them, yet at the sane time they seemed
ltao thrifty, weil-to.do people. Very few
called al the bar for whiskey or brandy; but
tlt Ni'ct AhSh 5tN'S l'SNNitI W lilS NJ ~
Datiyn wine, aud chattcd socially over it,
tometimos sitting at the table 70 DO so, which
civilized custom has yet to be introduced in
:lost pa:ta of the United States.
The Only tipplers we're old Missorrisns.
wlo called for Uhs&ey, and damned tue
Dutch, and all Dutch staff
The Gal6 vas a COED deal Of vines anL
land. At lcag;h the vnc...owe. whom
expected carr in, and ! accompanied him
through tho village. 1t is very comroria-
bic, thriving looking little town, the houses
built mostly o. brick, with pleasant gardens
surrounding them. The population is about
1900, OF which understood there is not one
en- American. Tho PLACE has two or three
schools, supported by public funds and two
churches-one Luthernn and Cne Catholic.
My friends vineyard lies upon one OF the
hills, overlooking the Missouri. Elm herr
liches Land p "a glorious country" be
says with ea;husidsm, rs We reach the top
aud cast our ewes over tie landscape. For
miles away, OF the side OF the river where we
were, there was broken view Of vine-topped
hills, while the lower slopes were heavy with
Tich woods, and the valleys green with grain.
Beyond the river luXnrant growth Of cot
toaUood sycamore covered the rich Eats. ln
tie country beyond these, Mr.. Il. said, were
some Of the richest plantations Of tie State,
worked by negroes.
Mr.. r. ho.ge was little house. such ns
npy rev settler might have, but you notice
Tie contrast TO the usual Americans cabin
10 the few Towering trees left near by, and
ONE truly German gavdeN.hcds laid out
rr1cr the windows. Otherwise, the whole
li.slope was covered with vines, usually
tla ned en- two poles hound together, about
l;c feet apart. This German Lad'Geen there
ry@I- twelve years, and now possessed most
TatG b!e little property. His vine had taken
tie r.zu lately in 81. Louis, even over Long.
Wostu's Catawba. Mcst OF tie settlers, he
gl... ", re very prosperous, and their wine
VS. coming il;o great demand. They COW
orad ,us barren hLl.tops far in the interior
with their vineyards. They lived q good
Gell ~ "a, mselVeS, and he believed had
hrD Ter lie ihau any other Germans in the
Western country. The town bad produced
last year some $4,000 gallons Of VINE.
The gool situations for vineyards, lie
etatas cost from 81 to IS an acre; those
which ere already improved, $l5 or $40. It
needs three or four years preparation before
vineyard pays its cost. Daring this time
the vne.g70wer can support himsiG by farm.
ing AMI other work. S.iil, TO succeed, each
new Immigrant should have some 500 or
$500 capital to build lis wine cellar and
house, buy bis cattle and Jag extra labor
After tlEee Or four years, the vineyard viii
yiell un al average from 2j0 to 500 Callous
u; vino 10 tue acre u very favorable site
has been known to produce 900 gallons, and
200 was tie lowest Mr. RS place Ind given.
ODo r. an, with industry, can manage acres.
Tho wine is worth from 81 % 10 81 3J per
gallon, 90 that $500 an acre is a common re-
turn. ~. L. had sold lis wood On the
place the first year fJr $500, aad had received
one year 400 gallons from half an acre. II
- gl,.t lt.r, raH5,t lItr
OF the United States presents such returns.
Q. other expenses, the wages Of labor are
now from 10 cents TO 81 day, or Sl2to 5lJ
month a coG costs from $lS to $50; 4
pal, Of oxen, SO to SJ0i horse, $50 to SO.
W is worth about s. 30 . cord ; potatoes,
10 ceQts q bgsLel, and wheat 30 cents. a
bcr Is always in demand, mud, as may be s, co
from the prices Of food, is exceedingly well
paid. The best varieties of vines he had
io-Ad to be the North Virginia Seeding Ca.
tawba and Isabella.
THUS far, the climate has been more favor.
able to Ihe vineyard tLan it is ia Gcrmauy.-
lH,y 1--we bad no year 10 Which the yield has
not paid the labor; while on the Rhine. G5 is
wei Eoo~n, there viii he years in which the
ltopr.e'Cr5 OF tie vineyards get no return at
nj, Cad the poor terants. who make up tLe
population OF v.E2 dressoFs, fall into great dis
tes and poverty. Tho worst weather in
missouri is the sutry, moist Leut Of July
only few sorts Can survive this-but tie
Hu,'s 2li storms O! September and October,
Wh'ch destroy the vines OF fruit in Germany.
the American vineyards entirely escape. |
Is,ea Ar. II. what effect be considered this
culture OF the vine to have on the habits Of
~ .onntrymen. He thought that those liy-
l.g IN thls vine region we're much more sober
'hln the Germans Of the cities and that the
native wine was already 6r.yiug out wh.shey
ana brandy from use among the Americans.
spoke uI Slavery, but Le was net di.pos,l J
10 express himself much on this, except 10
say ihat his coUntrymen wished TO lrave nc.
thing TO do With IL 10 time lie was sure
Missouri would 6e q free State, but not at all
70 soon az many saDguined people believed
Out Of the 200 600 Germans in The State. bs
dii not believe there were more than ! 5 OF q
who held slaves and those house servants
Neg York TitaEo.