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Show DRINK BARRELS OF WINE. French Fishermen Avail Themselves of "Windfall." Dozons of barrels of wlno from tho wreck of tho stenmer Vesper, off Ushnnt, havo lately been washed ashore on tho adjacent Islands, and, In splto of coast guards, tho peasants from Capo St. Mnthleu to Hoscoff nro salving the welcome wreckngo and enjoying themselves to tho utmost, says n cablegram. Drunken scenes nro taking placo in every vlllngo and hamlet, and moil, women and children nro every w hero to bo seen under the Intlucnco of liquor. At Plouguorneau n ciibIc was found wedged so securely in tho rocks thnt it could not bo dislodged, dis-lodged, nnd thirty fishermen drank from it until nil hopelessly drunk. In nnothor vlllnge, a man who notified tho authorities of what was happening, happen-ing, wns bound fast to a barrel whllo tho villagers drank the contents be-foro be-foro him, nnd wns left tied fast until tho rovelers had slept themselves sober. so-ber. A young girl who was leaning ovor n barrel to drink tho wlno foil In, nnd wns only rescued in tlmo to suvo hor llfo. Her companions then finished tho wine. Some Kerlouan llshermon who found a barrel broached It, nnd took off their sabots, which thoy used as di Inking vessels. |