Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-12-21
CORRESPONDENCE.
No. 8.

OF German lItc and society. Our home is
in German family, where We receive uni
vcrsas kindness, and at times, do not realize
that We are 1000 miles from our native land
Perhaps our readers viii lie Interested if
we give them brief account Of Gcrmanliie
In the morning they take a cup Of coffee and
n roll of bread, which to an Enslishman or
an American seems ike hard fare, at first,
hut in a few days one learns that it is much
better for health and business At dinner
You dhedys have soup, two kinds Of meat,
fruit and coffee, bcrr and wine.-pics and
cakes you seldom see. They sit at the din
ner table from one to two hours. For sup
per they eat very sparngly, but drink beer
almost hy the gallon. 1t is surprising to %
into beer shop and see the Aborers and
students pour down two or three quarts in
the course Of two hours smoking, talking
and singing in the meantime; hut they do
not make beasts of themselves by getting
drunk. Before leaving home we thought
that We should love to drink a little Of the
German beer and pale Rhine wine. but, hon
cstly. distance lends enehantmcnt to the
view - We prefer " Adams ale to either
In German homes you hear much music, and
although the family may he quite poor, they
will have a niano. and their little girls will
play and sing charminglv. This music has
great influence on the national character
one cannot live in a German city or town
without feeling that a happy, contentcd srr-
il pcryales the masses One meets with kind
ness from all. Americans have vet to learn
lessons Of politencss from the Continent Of
Europe. The last of October is a cheerful
time in the grape growing regions. Ono may
20 out on beautiful afternoon and ascend
the hill side, and for miles, the eve is delight
ed by men, women and children, gathering
grapes and singing their harvest songs.
Just at sunset You will hear hundreds of
guns frcd-it is the custom Of the people T.
do this in harvest time. \ kind hearted
old peasant gives MS as many grapes at we
can cat, and questions Us on America =
There seems 10 I've an impression among all
the poorer classes of Spanish, French and
Germans. with whom We have conycrsed.
that the ntcd States is the Eden ot the
world. We were pleased and instructed in
visiting a place where they made WING
They have large tub, into which they put
their grapes, and then they pound them a.
our Eastern women do Their clothes After
doing this f,ra short time a young man gets
into the tub or barrel and trcaas the vine
press alone.
This city is noted for its University of
learning. which was founded nearly stu years
ago 1t has Mt present tno students CT more.
there are about twenty Americans amln-
them. All of them wear rcd caps, and many
have large dogs following them through the
streets They fight duels, drink besr aud
smoke. They are not obliged to study much,
but listen to lectures from Professors, ot
which there are about 10 connected with tc
University. In describing tbesc student, We
do not include the Americans for AZ Il gcner-
al thing, they are an ornament t. their coan
try.
In the public schools one is constantly i'm
pressed tina, there is much study. You SEE
little boys coming home from school. with
their knapsaeks on their lacks, and all OF
their books there, showing that the true way
to become scholars is to study at home aud
may the little boys and girls who read Of
these Germans, lie found every evening in
the week, studying their lessons for the daily
schools. In many parts of Germany, every
parent is obliged to send his children to
| school if he does not he is imprisoned or
made to pay fine. In America we need no
such laws, for parents who have any love for
their children send them to the school. acad-
envy, seminary or college.
There is ono custom here that would BE-
hard for the ladies Of America there is no
flirting here. When young man wishes to
get married, he must get the consent of the
" old folks, and his engagement Is uaucdi-
Gtely published in the church. If all the en-
gagemcnts in our country were published in
this way, the ministers would often be under
the painful necessity of seeing that engage
ments are fragile thing Another Custom
here would be rejected by US Every mer-
chant is appointed or allowed by government,
and can only sell particular articles, and no
other one can interfere by running opposi-
ton. An American begins to love his coun,
try when he compares her with foreign gov
ernments, and it is worth voyage across the
Atlantic to rec the glory Of our free instltu-
tions.
We will not weary our readers longer with
German customs and manners, at present.
but invite them to read few lines on the
condition Of things in Italy, 1.-The faircet
land in the uniyersc-thc master mold of ma
lures heavenly hand" Before this our
readers have learned that Victor Emanuel,
side by side with Garibaldi, has entered Ma
pies, and from the hand of Garibald has re-
ccived the vote of the two Settles and South
ern Italy and now the Italian nation IL
united with %, and some say n millions Of
people under one King.