Citation - Connecticut Courant: 1771.01.01

CC-H.771.003
25 Dec 1770-1 Jan 1771:41 (314)
Some say the war is all a hum, 
To make our enemy look glum,
And give some folks at least,--a plumb,
Another, for I heard it spoke--
Swears, and he meant it as a joke,
That all our threats will end in smoke.
But others who can look much higher,
Know that the proverb's not a liar.
Which says,--where smoke is must be fire.