Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-29
RAISIN.MAKING.

Oung people KNOW very Well HoW W ea
raisins, but the process by which the fruit is
prepared is not quite so familiar. The Ma
laga raisins malaga is in Spain, you know,
are among the most esteemed and richly fla
vored, and these are imported by the million
pounds to this country every year. A trav'
eler in Spain describes the process Of prepar
ing them, as seen by him, on an estate neal
Malaga:
"The grapes for making the best raisins are
the long, white Muscatels. The punches when
quite ripe are gathered and spread out upon
sloping wooden stands, and allowed to dry in
the sun. They are turned when necessary
and covered with mating at night to pre-
serve their bloom.
GAS soon as they are dry they are carried
in baskets of esparto-grass from the drying
frames to what are called the packing-sheds
Here men trim and prepare the punches with
the greatest dexterity.
"The grapes are never handled, for fear OF
iniuring their delicate bloom but are entire
ly arranged with the scissors, with which the
inferior or injured grapes are cut away, and
the bunch reduced to the most convenient
shape for packing.
"These punches are again looked over and
the best are pruned of their smaller grapes
and become what are technically called first.
Then after having been slightly flattened with
the hand and scissors, they are laid in boxes
on white paper, three layers in each box.
GAS the fruit is still somewhat round, it is
packed loosely, so that the topmost layer is a
good deal above the sides of the box. The
prunings of the 'frsts' and the seconds are
now looked over, and all the sound raisins,
however small, are collected and packed with
out stalks to be sold as inferior fruit.
"The fruit must now be pressed into the re-
quired form. This is done by placing the
boxes one on top of another, and the contents
sink down in the course of few days to the
proper Aatness. The boxes are then foolishly
ornamented with gaudy colored show papers
of tinsel and lace-work, that cost nearly one
fifth the value of the box of fruit. They are
then ready to be exported to foreign mark
ets."-Youths Companion.
A TOUCHING ScENE.-Some time ago, in
the New York Court of Special Sessions, a
boy ten years of age was arraigned for steal
ing, and pleaded guilty. AS soon as he ap-
peared at the bar, his little sister, about nine
years old, who was on the other side of the
room, commenced crying bitterly, and was
about to rush to her brother, but she was res
trained by the mother, who was also bathed
in tears. Justice Bowling told her to come
up, and she ran up to the little prisoner, the
tears streaming down her cheeks, and throw
ing her arms around his neck, exclaimed,
while sobs almost choked her voice: "Oh
Johnny, Johnny, what brought you here p
and they wept in each others arms. The
girl then turned to the Justice, and falling
on her knees, held her hands up beseechingly,
and prayed, "Oh Judge, Judge, let my broth
er COP The mother stood inside the bar
weeping, and there was not dry eye in the
courtroom. Justice Bowling, who was deep
" moved, could not resist the affecting ap-
peal of the child, and said, 'Take him with
you, my girl" She ran to the gate to meet
him, and clinging to him, they reached the
mother, and the three left the court, objects
of the sincerest sympathy, and sigh of relief
appeared to issue from every bosom as they
passed out of the room.
COULDN'T SEE 1.-THE worthy gentleman
who rules the rising generation of boys in
certain town in Tennessee, had occasion re-
Gently to correct little boy named Johnny.
Now Johnny had what is called the sulks,
because he was whipped, and in order to con-
vince him he was justly punished, his teacher
made the following argument
"Now, Johnny, suppose you were riding a
big horse to water, and had keen switch In
your hand, and all at once the horse were to
stop and refuse to 60 farther, what would you
do?"
John stiAed up his sobs for moment, and
looking up through his tears innocently re-.
piled, "I'd cluck to him, sir"
"But Johnny, suppose he wouldn't 60 tor
your clucking, what then +
"I'd pet down and lead him, sir"
"And what if he were obstinate, and would
not let you lead him?"
"Why, I'd take off his bride and turn him
loose, and walk home, sir"
"You may 20 to your seat, Johnny"
Johnny could not be made to see the neces-
sity for using the switch.
s9~ My son, forget not my law but let thine
heart keep my commandments For length
of days, and long life, and peace, shall they
add to thee. Let not mercy and truth for
sake thee; bind them about thy neck; write
them upon the table Of thine heart; so shalt
thou find favour and good understanding in
the sight of God and man. Trust in the
Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine oyn understanding Tn all thy WaYs