The Shasta courier., 1861-01-19
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A PARALLEL.

in Office long, and always gave evidence of pure
patriotism and honesty. 10 fact he has again
aud agssin claimed to be pre-eminently virtuots
and faithful TO the Constitution. .aThis is a
wicked wicked world aud people generally
honesty of q man who deem it necessary to fre-
quentiy proclaim their possessosship of those
priceless Jewels. In Caagreye's co,aedy Of tie
/" Duatie Dealer, we hsvc charaetc., :. Lady
Plyant, who, in the following scene, illustrates
eur idea Her cousin, "Mcllefont, is proposing
fer her daughters hand, and not fer her own,
as her vaaity makes her believe:
Lddg Pgynt-oh reflect upon the honor OF
your eondaet oEering to pervert me the joke
is that The gentleman Is pressing the lady tor
her daughters hand not for her own per
rerlmg me from the road OF virtue, in which
have tred thus long and never m ,de one trip
not one .faax pas: Oh, consider it; what would
you have TO answer for, if yon should provoke
me 10 iralty Alas humanity is feeble, Heaven
knows Very feeble, and unable to support it.
self
HeRefonL--where am Z? Is it day? and ana
| awake : Madam
LAZY Pgyant--O Lord, ask me the question
I'll swear n deny it-therciore don't ask me
nay, you shan't ask me; swear I'll deny it. o
Gemini, you have brought all the blood into my
face warrant as rcd as a terkcy-cock
he cousin Mellefoatl
Neiisfod.-Nay, mae dam, hear me ; meant
Lady Piyaat.-lIear You? No, no; I'll deny
you first, and hear you afterwards. For oae
does not know how ones mind may change
upon hearing hearing is of the senses, and
all the senses ftilibe. | won't trust my
honor, assure you; my honor is infallible and
uncomatabe.
Nellefont-For Heavens sake, madam
Lddy PBaat-0, name il no more. Bless
me, how you talk of heaven. and have SO
much wckedness in your heart? Maybe you
dosn't think sin. They say some of you gem
tlemen don't thak it "A sin bat still, my honor,
| If it were to sill Bat, then, to marry my
daughter for the convenience of frequent OPP
portnnites,-l never consent 10 that; sure
as can be, I'll break the match.
HllJont-Death and aInazementl Madam,
upon my knees
LAZY Ptyont. Nay, Nay, rise up como, you
shall see my good-nature. know loveis pow
erlal and nobody can help his passion. Tis
| not your fault nor swear, it is not mine how
can help it, if have charms? And how can
you help it, if you made captive? ] wear
it is pity it should be fault but, my honor.
Well, but your honor, too-but the SIM Wel,
bat the necessity. q Lord, here's somebody
coming. dare not stay Well, you must con.
slider Of your CRIME and strive as much csr
be against it-strive, be sure; but don't be mel
ancholic-dont despair; but never think that
I'll grant you anything. y Lord, no but be
sure you lay all thoughts aside of the marriage,
for though know you don't love Cynthia only
I as blind for your passion for me; yet it will
make me jealous. o Lord, what did say p
Jealous! Ne, ! can't be jealous for must not
love you therefore don't hope; bu; don't de.
spar, neither. They're cemingi | m9s fly.
Now, although Lady Pyant" vehenently
asserts that her ho-or is infallible and uncom.
atable," and that she had "neyer made one
trip-net one .Jaur pas' or "the road of virtue, y
and would grant her cousin anything, y
yet it has ever remained problem whether she
was really an % honest woman not.
| So with " Old Buck" He says he is yirtuous,
and yet the world knows that he has been false
took to his embraces that basest of political
prostitutes, James Gordon Bennett. lie says he
is faithful to the Constitution, and yet he con-
nives at the movements of those who
deavoring to destroy the Union, by refusing to
send to Maj. Anderson a sufficient force to en-
"pie MN ~ ietaiA PossSssiOu Vi tue properly VI
the United States Government. " Faithful to the
Constitution n''-aud yet he tells the aisunionists,
you can't secede without committing the crime
of treason and yet if you do commit this crime
can't punish you. In short, he says to the
| South Carolina disunonst who is enamorcd of
| the idea of Southern Republic, a don't hope,
but dor t despair neither" Who then win not
admit that the old public functionary is rega-
lar political Lady Plyant2"
HISS RrGHr-on the 4th inst, DR.. Scott the