Who is Cousin Cicely?—We begin to think Cousin Cicely is somebody, and feel disposed to ask, who is she? We several months ago noticed her “Lewie” in this journal. It is a story with a fine moral, beautiful and touching in its development. It has already quietly made its way to a circulation of twelve thousand, “without beating a drum or crying oysters.” Pretty good evidence that there is something in it. Our readers have already had a taste of “Ups and Downs,” for we find among its contents a story entitled “Miss Todd, M.D., or a Disease of the Heart,” which was published in this journal a few months ago We venture to say that no one who read has forgotten it, and those who remember it will be glad to know where they can find plenty more of the “same sort.”—U.S. Journal.
* * * Sketches of life as it is, and of some things as they should be; all drawn with a light pencil, and abounding with touches of real genius, Cousin Cicely has improved her former good reputation in our opinion, by this effort.—The Wesleyan.