Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-06

people who have absurd notions on the subject
Of equality is, nevertheless, Governor Of the city,
and my opinion is that he ought TO maintain the
dignity OF his rank"
True, my dear manager; and it is precisely
because he has forgotten his dignity that he IS
killed in the last act. To cOntinne; After leaY-
ing the sorceress, the gallant Earl makes an APP
pointnent with the lovely Amelia, who consents
to meet him that night in the gTrden OF the Gov
ernor's mansion"
THAT is going IT, little strong, certainly; but
a Creole-and in Boston
o the Governors intentions seem highly
honorable - for we mustn't make another
| sTravita' cut Of the affair. The two conyeTsed
together, in 2 retired part OF the garden, at mid
Eight, but the eUllOquy is OF a most IDocuous
| character. The h0iz3n is obscured by thick,
/ murkv clouds, without u solitary star 10 relieve
the darkness. Richard and Amelia walk about
| very carefully, in order not to break their noses
against the numerous knOt-holes in the garden
fence. Whilst the pair are still talking in an
undertOne, who should arrive but Yankee
Rensto, who, despite the darkness Of the night,
| recognizes the Governor instantly.
"'TTis /, my lord says be.
"'My lordr at Boston. Citizen you
mean p"
"'TTis I, citizen. / am come to warn you
that the ~cOnspiratoTs are searching for you, ami
mated by the amiable intention Of taking Oft
the top OF your head. Not a momenf is TO be
wasted! Save yourself by fight-meantime,
the lady has drawn down her veil in order TO re-
main incognito."
But, my dear Somma, what is the use OF
drawing down her vail. in a state Of darkness 50
intense that charcoal would make a white mark
on III"
Very true! But BIN an emergency Of this
! sort no pTima donna would consent to sing the
part Of Amelia, unless she had the privilege 81
using the vail. 1t is a sign of modesty, and il
you do not positively object to it
Not the least in the world. Xour argument
is iuefutable."
~.Renato.' says the Governor to his conf
dental secretary, do me the favor 10 give Your
ann to this lady, and without questioning her,
or endcavoring to find out who she is, conduct
| her to the outer basfionS of thu CITY"
"The outer bastions OF Boston, United States "
"Of courss! When you arrive 1T ths city
gates
"The gates Of Bostonq"
Certainly! When YOU arrive at the city
gates continues the cunning governor, she will
90 one way, and you 60 the Other. And as a
nacnmponse, the governor sips into kcnatoS
hand a commission as his aid-de-camp, with the
rank Of Northumberland At this point of the
opera, there viii be a magnificent trio, which
viii show of Amelia's vocal powers to great adj
vantage"
But if Amelia sings, her husband is sure 70
recognize her. "
Remember, it is midnight, and She wears a
thick vail"
ITO be sure! To be sure!"
after the trio, the party separates. RenatO
leaves the garden, with Amelia. The conspira-
tors, laying in wait outside, mistake Renato for
the governor, and are about TO wreak their ven
IL. - I.,..1-.. hs,,a1flp,.v,
Who is this woman7' demands Tom, one of the
mlatto leaders, gnashinghis teeth thre%atrningly.
Who is she , echoes Sam, the second in com
mand. That's none of your business, replies
Renato, boldly. Isn't It, thought sneeTs Tom.
She must take off her vail, or the fate intended
for the governor shall b. yoursr 1T fakes two
to make a bargain says RenatO. drawing his
sword. The insurgents make a rushat the brave
Yankee, when, 10 save her husbands life, Amelia
lifts her vail. Tableau."
How about the darkness of the nightl"
ooh, while this has been going on, the day has
broken. The day breaks early in America. Re
nato all at once discovers the wrong that has
been inflicted upon him. Renat0 plainly tells
his wife that if she persists in her rcpreheusible
conduct, be viii put q note IN the papers eau
tioniug the public against trusting her on his
account, and winds W 10y placing himself at the
head OF the conspiracy. Meantime, the Earl OF
" dIhlths LaNAn1 AOlulh1 lAlllCulal 10 dltGnO 70
between midnight and breakfast time, has gone
10 a masked ball. Amelia instinctively divines
that her Richard is forwarding two at a very
critical moment, aud hsstens 10 the ball to warn
him of the impending danger. She wears a
mask, and the Governor, struck by the syulmet-
rical form of the stranger, is Just entreating the
honor of her hand for the next polka, when the
enraged RenatO rushes into the ball room, fol-
lowed by a thrOne Of bioOdthirsty negroes, and
stabs the Earl to the heart
81 think II would be better to shoot him with
a revolver" suggested the director. "The re-
volveT, you know, is a purely American weapon"
well, then, we VIII use a revolver, instead
Of a stilettO. Stabs-l mean shoot the Earl with
a revolver. Finale
Everything being at last satisfactorily settled,
SoTuma joyfully FASTENED 70 Yerdi's hotel, to
impart the gUOd news. Verdi had left the poTt
two hours previously, and was then ON the blue
Mediterranean. The manager Of the san Carlo,
indignant az this mgrateful conduct, wrote 10
Verdi, at Paris, that he should bring suit against
him for damages. The composer snapped his
fingers he was no longer within the reach of
Bomba's police, at the director of the san Carlo,
the city Of Naples and the Neapolitans, indiyidu-
ally and collectively. No demand was made by
Bomba upon Napoleon III. for the extradition Of
the obstinate maestro, and the matter was
dropped. But, in the following year 1.-THE occur
rences above related took place in 1888 the
BaiO in Maschcra was actually brought cut at
the Apollo theater, IN Rome, with the absurd Il
hretto sketched in the conversation between
SOmma and the AeapOlitan director, and the OPP
pra aehigvaI rrfat sucpass-