The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-03-27
WIT AND DROlLERY FOR THE MILLION.
THE ADVENTURES OF MY COUSIN sMnn1

BY TIMOTHY TEMPLETON, or TEwKsBURY
Fr'eEdS 81 the Naturalization are en- joined not
to read this book
FNHIS book is winning golden opinions as wen in Eng
i land the United States. Its last conquest is over
one of our Republican editors who eiy.s vent 10 has
feelings in the following verses:
Smooth water we all know runs deep and is some
times dangerous
Ifyou ask me in thunder
Franklin Pierce well succeeded
la embroilng relations
With the foreign Courts OF Europe
would answer, would tell YOU:
Read Our Cousin SmOoths Confessions;
Read Our Cousins strange adventure
by Tim. Tenpleon lndlted,
Smooth il was who - did the business
And Ills Smooth alone tell YOU
lie II was, who. sent by Franklin
Pierce, controlled our foreign knvovS-
Had control of Soule, SastseFs
john O'Sullivan, RssnanSn,
Dudley Mana, .i.d DAME Sickles
lie has Sesn behind the curtain
ma can tell who pays the PsPoT,-
When the diplomatic puppess
Dance TO Marcy's sombrs Elusic.
He, shrewd and etss Cape Colder
Fresh from FTankita's Kitchen Councils.
Fresh fGoss Marcy's kosz,a Letter
shd iIom 1eh's designs on Cubs
f'esh from Gnihrie's dwndhng ssrpnIs~
And she : sPo-soup cooked by Fornry;
Fresh rom universal Buuea.abe
went TO Europe, and sucoeejed
In assembling that Convention
Al Ostend,n which 80 bewildered
Al The dlpopcstie iogiss
Oh Francs. Aesina, and Encsand
lie has been behind tho curtain
Knows the ropes ana explain Them
II you wish To reap Instruction,
Fun and f.ollo, manly doctrine,
And an expose OF humbug,
Read Our Cousin SInoOth's Adyep,ures,,
BY I'm. TempielOn indited.
Inc extremes do now and then meet as will be seen
by the political complexion ~ The Journals ,hh
the following extracts are Eade.
= Under the .aise of bnrlesaue sv,r,v.o.,
"a me author presents picture Of recent d,pInar
IN Europe WHOA NEST suggest 10 every sensible ard pa
H. leF ms
eteo,son--NtIe York EreIls,,g Post
we say 10 MIR Timothy Tsmpleton, nnder which psa,,
doyme The peripateuc anIhor coDposes that he has s
ceeded in his ambition produce a sucres.i hot -, -,
class bui aiier all II was high enough fiight ,r
hini.-NdionaL HstsH,ss1cer $50 ~
Our author has rendered "A yaluahle ss,vio, 80 A.. -
try by his admirable satire upon the Diplomatic we a
folly TO which we have referred Every GEM"
me American VIII ENJOY the most scathing rebuk which
INC pen OF the satrIsi give the vulgar snobsnn
To represent US officially The courts on
Europe Wsssiaglor National Era -
The conception of the book as whole nm, Of -. -
nous parts, Is excelenL-CrseYioa
ney t,ne sketchesl are keen and searching without
VINO ENJOY genuine saure.-N Y. Saturday Co,srisr
The following from the Press of England:
his slow coach that British public. Shelley nhy say
We look before and amer,
And pine for what IL NOT, =
bui The British public does has like Charles Lamb
tc',re ne Boyntdas ride and the world will
only leave it alone ii Is seldom the British public viii
very seasoHable time, and Is, a welcome e1ies,
hea hy OF tone and generous in sentiment Charlss
hrighfs Tbivn end COHahry.
Whoever he may be who shelters himself behind the
sohrquei OF Timothy TempeIon, know that he Is a
ssiinst Of order and thai his will be thor
oughly enjoyed.-LOndOn Library Cfinc.
We have here curious inierwe aving OF pohca ecor
omy social morality and HAT pilhy, apOphiemauc PHI
osophy peculiar TO the observing Yankee CLOSELY boun
up and blended Ia aterribe saiire. Their. - 50,
amount Of loely and worldly wisdom scattered throaSh
out whsch will be found ample for H.
lime bestowed on the book.-LOado,. WceRig DiSpassS ~
work deeply interesting possessing touch of in
Sensational politics pToiheF Jonathan is Telling M Rnu
d ms faults IN a. 2ueta way possible wiio1, wishing
o sur M Nal between the two The work recon-,
pesds ITSELF for its sprightlnesS should be rad -,
Eon Herald
the author discovers here and there polish OF srvla
hn lvs US 10 suspect hlm OF using aelon not his own
a preserve his incog This the hrst ae he haS
Welded pen or ieveNs1 whitening satire Nsleeasls
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