The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-12-29
THn GREAT AMERICAN TEMPERANCE TALE


GORDON Washington, ID G., will receive atten.
ton. Dec. l5-6teow
Tllh GREAT AMERICAN TEMPERANCE TALE.
MRS. BEN DARBY;
THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE.
One VOiume 12mo, 81.
THE object of this tale is TO exhibit in different
i phases, in high life and low life. the accursed
effects of Incorporate drinking, the bane of social
life the of civilized man. The characters are
well and sharply drawn, and the various are
described with much spirit and graphic effect. = y
We are disposed to regard the book the best
of its kind that has yet appeared Traveller
1t is not often that we read story of any kind,
but have broken our practice and havo read this
book not only with pleasure, but with gratifc alton
which but very few novels have ever afforded US Ii
is quiet and simple but still striking and effective
picture of American social lifc.-Chicago Tribune.
Written with marked ability ZansspiHe Courier
/ A thrilling picture Of the effects of that Internal
bane Of social life, ntomperanco.-Riehm Pol.
lod'nm.
The style il attractive and fascinating there is
freshness and originality about it, that is very pleas
ing. One of its chief merits is the excel.
lenco OF its Conversations Enquirer.
/ Has so many thrilling passages and wedrawn
characters that yoa read it with absorbed attention
1t cannot fail to achieve for Mrs Collins enyiab bic
popularity. She takes with her 10 the drunk
home, and tells Of the hunger and the fear the toll
and tho suffering that are there. She paints with
n w0mans delicate skill, the meek patience the
long abused, but unehanging love 81 the drunk ard
wife, touches the deepest chords Of the heart an,
makes them yibratc with pity and with indign alton
/ ChJiaiaA HsTafd
Though Mrs Collins has already hosts of ADM.
rers of her literary productions this work, We pre-
diet. will increase that number ten. fold and give
her reputation worthy ct her high tAients.- Nep
AHusy Ttbass
The style i. sa.y natural. beautiful. chaste, and
al time very eloquent We woald conmen il es-
dangers ;hcy are exvsd ,n forming alliances with
: the fashionable In alxh hf---DA.0 Organ.
A deeply interesting and powerful work IL vivid
~ uorirays of the terrific exploits of strong
drink in both high and ow ife. Nor such scenes
Il depicts either Imaginary or e~. Let this book
circulate IL nae benche.nt AIM and is the vehicle
of admirably old aud most salulary lessons.-Pyss
byte,ssD
- Has skctched il In its dainticst form of
fascination well in its "a i'm aud dismal aspect
OF open degradation. Rarely has a woman ventured
to hold the torch I" such dark recess Of human
woe D0tly Times.
We know Of no passage, anywhere more uniquely
beautiful. more intensely absorbing, more overpow-
cring in the pathetic than the thirty fourth chapter
1t is indeed gem We doubt whether the ceebrs.
! ted chapter devoted TO the death of Eva in Uncle
Toms Cabin, is superior 1t is certainly
the most powerful temperance tale that we have ever
peruscd-JOtORai ami Messenger.
Beautifully written. A work of groat
strength and powor-GospI Herald
= The incidents dramatic. and the intor-
est intense to the end Ohio Statesman.
Wieds an easy pcn and sketches and ma n.
ners to the Presbyterian HeraH.
Graphic truthful, chastc and deeply affecting, the
story winds itself into our feelings and become
absorbed in the plot, if we behcld before own
eyes the realities of the authors delineations-Dt
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