The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-23


any Hills-nor do We see why woods
should be spelt with a small ~, and
Hills with a big III. Say, Mr.. Manager,
why is this thus? But come on: "At
the sound of religious music. enter the
Gallo Bands.n There was no band
at all-7nor nothing like it,-not even n
big drum or base fiddle. Then comes
"Orovcsa, followed by the High Priest.
We should not have known Mr.. Oro-
vesa, but from the fact that his name
was in tie bills. He had altered much
since last we saw him, and looked pale,
lank and hungry. But there was no
priest Thereon il there was, he had
forgotten his cross and cowl-for we sup
pose Druids in these days are christians.
But that will do for the stage directions.
Mr.. Orovesa broke forth In q voice some
what hoarse, and decidedly base, with
the following precious moroccan:
Aifafs Ute sui collie o Druidi
lite spiar ciel
which the libretto says: means
"Go on yon hill, o druids
L ~ n p And In the heavens watch.S9ae
What kind of truck is this. How
could they be OH lyon hill'' and watch
in the heavens at the same time The
true version is "On yonder hill, 90 take
your stand and live in Dixie and be
hanged" ~ a. '-'' '''' s7,..e.
The next individual who sings out a
most unharmonious speech is a Druid,
and he very innocently inquiries "Will
Norma come ?" This question startles
the audience somewhat, because they
had come to see Norma, and II there
was any doubt about her appearance-if
she had initiated the example of great
artistes, or our exempt conscripts, and
procured surgeons certificate, they
wanted to know-for they'd get their
money back, and 60 home. They were
treasured however. by the reply of Mr..
Orovesa, who, be it known, was the
biggest Druid of them all, and great
hater of the Yankees-we mean the Ro-
mans-who had invaded Virginia-we
mean Gual, which means France,
which means Paris, for you know Paris
is France-but these Druids never saw
Paris--and Mr.. Oravesa sung out at the
top his voice in Italian, sl0
"si, Norma"
The word sim all we'll regulated Ian
guages, means the same as yah, In
Dutch-so we knew that Norma would
come, and patiently awaited the pre-
liminaries to her arrival celebrating,
with what degree of rcalmness we could,
the ghostly clad "forked radishes," who
continued to fill our ears with their dis
NAL howlings in the "sacred grove"
These individuals got tired singing; and
like the witches in Macbeth, vanished
into the air and hid themselves inathe
woods. The scene changes, and couple
of gay young Romans named Flavio and
Polio, appeared dressed in togas-- red
curtains). We knew these gentlemen
for we had seen them before, and they
were not altered much in appearance,
though rather seedy. They had been
campaigning in a country where for
aging was poor,-and there were no
Jew clothing stores, whereat to repIen-
ish their wardrobes. Now this Polio
was as arrant scamp az ever wentforth
to pillage and despoil an enemy's coun-
try, and he had stolen the affections of
Norma, whoiwas Virginia maiden-an
Elizabeth maiden we mean, of course, -
andwas daughter to the Arch Druid, who
was the arch-enemy Of the Romans.
This was a pretty state of affairs. indeed,
for he had married her, and they had
two pretty babes In the woods, some
where. This mesaUidnce caused all the
trouble, and but for it we doubtwhether
we should ever have heard of Polio or
Norma. We have known just such oc-
currences down South. A daring YAM
kee ran away with the daughter of the
Arch-ruler of New Orleans, aud mar
ried her. Whether they have had any
babes or not, We can't say. Pardon
this digression.i 1--WE are again listening
10 the opera. Notwithstanding the noise |
they make, it is evident that they don't
want to be heard by any of the Druids
lurking in the woods, and are bent on
80 they sing as loudly as pos
jible,-raising their voices up on the
Gale as high as x-Major Key-a gallant
veteran. But as they didn't appear to
want anybody to repeat their private
we'll keep the secret, and
BASS on to the grandest event Of the
appearance of that bright
'articular star, Nora, who was received
With rapturous applause. The stage di-
ectors say she was attended by priest
IS. 1t was no such thing. There was,
indeed, another woman there but we'll
'e bound she was no priestess. "In her
land a golden SICKLE" We failed to see
he golden sickle,-thoughs our eyes
night at the time have been "asickled
'er with the pale cast of thought
She ascends the Druidical stone. y
ome now, that's too much; we are
'illing to swear there was not stone
'ithin stones throw of where the
andsome young lady took her stand,n