Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-24
THE GREAT AMERICAN TEMPERANCE TALE
MRS. BEN DARBY;

THE GREAT AMERICAN TEMPERANCE TALE.
MRS. BEN DAIRY;
OR,
THE VEAL AND WOE OF SOCIAL LIFE.
One Volume l2mo, 81.
TIME object Of this tale is to exhibit in different
i phases in high life and low life, the accursed
effects Of intemperate drinking, the bane of social
life the curse of civilized The characters are
well and sharply drawn and the various scenes are
described with much spirit and graphic effect n
We are disposed to regard the book as the best
Of its kind that has yet appearedB0sfon Iapeltey.
1t is not often that we read story Of any kind,
but We have broken our practice and have read this
book not only with pleasure but with qualification
which but very few novels have over afforded u.s. It
is quiet and simple but still striking and effective
picture Of American social life Chicago Tribune
Written with marked ability Zanesvslls Courier.
thrilling picture Of the effects of that informal
bano of social life, intemperance.-R Pal
ladsum.
The style is attractive and fascinating there is
freshness and originality about it, that is very pleas
ing. One of its chief merits is the oxceI.
lence of its Observation-Disclosures.
Has SO many thrilling passages and we drawn
characters that you road it with absorbed attention
1t cannot fail to achieve for Mrs Collins an enyiabe
popularity. She takes with her to the drunkards
home and tells Of the hunger and the fear the toll
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woman's delicate skill, the meek patience, the
long-abused, but unchanging love Of the drunkard's
wife, touches tho deepest chords of the heart and
makes them vibrate with pity and with Indignation
Christian Herald.
Though Mrs Collins has aIrcady hosts Of admi.
rers of her literary productions this work We pre-
dict, will increase that number ten-fold and give
her reputation worthy of her high talents Neao
Albany Tribune.
Tho style is easy, natural, beautiful chaste, and
at times very eloquent We would commend it os.
pccially to young lades that they may see to what
dangers they exposed in forming alliances with
tho fashionable in high life.-Ohio Organ.
A deeply interesting and powerful work 1t vivid.
ly portrays some Of the terrific exploits of strong
drink in both high and low life. Nor are such scenes
as it depicts either imaginary few. Let this book
circulate. IL has bencfccnt aim and is the vehicle
Of admirably old and most salulary lessons-P,es.
byfaian.
Has skctched il in its dainticst form Of
fascination well as in its grim and dismal aspect
of open degradation. Rarely has a woman yenturcd
to hold the torch TO such dark recess Of human
woc.-Daiiy Times.
We know Of no passage, anywhere, moro uniqsely
beautiful, moro intensely absorbing, more overpow-
ering in the pathetic than the thirty fourth chapter
II is indeed q gem. We doubt whether the cclebra-
ted chaptor devoted to the death Of Eva In Uncle
Toms Cabin, is superior. \ II is certainly
the most powerful temperance tale that we have ever
pcrused. Jour nal and Messenger.
Beautifully written. work Of great
strength and power.--Gospcl Hvaid.
ss Tho incidents dramatic, and the inter
est intense to the end Ohio Statesman.
Wields an easy pen, and sketches mon and man.
ners to the lhe.- Presbyterian Herald.
Graphic truthful, chaste, and deeply affecting the
story winds itself into feelings and we become
absorbed in the plot If beheld before our own
eyes the realities Of the authors dencations Dai.
" Snn.
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