Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-08-28

ELTVILLF.

ELTyILLF.
1t would be pleasant to stop here aud
talk Of what has transpired at Mayencc--
of generals who have been here: of the
grand armies that have crossed the Rhine
at this point on the bridge of boats stretch
cd over the stream--but the steamboat
whistle Is sounding. We swing out into
the stream and in few minutes are op-
posite Eltville. Wick is on the eastern
bank of the rivera little town of 2000
inhabitants. with a beautiful hillside be.
hind it, dotted all over with charming
villas and country seats, flower gardens
and vineyards. owned by the rich people
of Frankfort. We behold a castle wall
Oh the bank of the river, aud rising high
above it square tower of stone, turret
on each corner hanging out over the water
as if just ready to drop, but these turrets
have hung there five hundred years or
more. 1t was in l3i9 nearly Que hun.
dred and fifty years before America WAS
discovered, that the Emperor Gunther Of
Germany was bes; &c iu this castle by his
rival Charles ~, who compelled Gunth-
er to resign the crown, and then the wick
ed Charles put the unfortunate prisoner
to death by poison.
This liver is quite wide here, and there
are several green islands, which we sweep
past with great rapidity. Just below Elt-
vile Is place called Ingleheim, where
Chsrlemagne had his favorite residence
aud it is said that when he was at home
resting from his vars and conquests, that
his favorie amusement was fishing in the
river here. We can imagine him rowed
about in his boat by stout men, their oars
dipping lightly in the water by these will
lowy banks.
JOHANNESBURG.
On the eastern bank Of the stream,
mile or so distant, we see large white
house with quite number OF buildings
around it, situated on the summit of a
round hill, which comes with gentle
slope down to the river. The hill side is
covered with grape vines. Not tree
not gardcn--not wheat field, for the
land is too valuable for anything except
grape vines. There is something in the
soil of this hill which gives a peculiar fla
vor to the grapes, which are used for ma
king wine called Johannisl'erg Quite
likely you can fud a plenty of wine in
the United States labeled Johannisbefg,
though it is very doubtful if one bottle in
thousand comes from this vineyard,
which contains only seventy acres Of
ground. 1t sells at very high price,
sometimes as high as IS bottle. g.
The vineyard is of great value, and a
glance at its history will enable us to see
how kings and emperors have in the past
laid their hands upon whatever suited
them. The vineyard wa1 planted great
many ye RS ago by some monks connected
with the Abbey of st. John, At the be.
ginning Of the present century it was in
the possession Of the Prince of Orange,
who had taken it from some other prince.
Napoleon liked the wine, and be took il
from the Prince OF Orange and gave it 10
Marshal Kellerman, one of his ablest
commanders, who fought through all the
wars. and was in the last great battle Of
the empire at Waterloo. The Emperor Of
Austria took it as a portion of his share
of the spois when Europe was recoustruc.
ted after that battle. and gave it to his
Prime Minister Metternich, who bequeatb
cd it to his son. Prince Metteruich, now
Austrian Minister to the Court of France,
in who's, hands it remains.
Were it the fall of the year, instead OIL
midsummer, we should see the vines load
ed down with clusters of grapes, which
are allowed to ripen till they arc jus,
ready to drop then they are all carefully
gathered, even those which have fallen
being picked up with fork, so valuable
are they. A nice income of from thirty
to forty thousand dollars year is receiv.
ed by Prince Metternich from these seven
ty acres.
RUDEsnEIM.
few miles more and VIC are at Rude.
sheim, and as we confe to the upper end
of the town we notice huge round tower
Of stone, and great castle with thick
walls, and little farther down another
castle called the Bromsorhof. (Bromser''
housc,) where once lived knight by tht
name Of Bromscr' who had only one
daughter, Gscla One day he bade hei
adieu and went with the crusaders tt
Palestine to fight the Turks and drive
them out of Jerusalem. He was taker
prisoner, and lay for many months pining
for release and vowing that if ht
ever not back to this castle on the Rhin,