The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-03
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

ILiII Ep HORA w kLf MIRROR.
fTNHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, i'm its
n present form, commenced on the Ilth April,
1916 The reduction of the subscription price
from Three Dollars to Two marks an era i'm the
history of this popular and widely circulated jour.
nal-a Journal which, though it hath seen many
changes during the twenty years of its existence,
mas obtained a high and permanent place in the
annals of American Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to stat that
scarcely a day now passes that does not add to its
subscription list, nor a mail arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it by contempo.
rary journals.
The new aud attractive feature of the present
volume Is the publication of an original Novel of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
entitled
MARY ECKAR; a SCHOOL o YOUNG
This beautiful story increases in interest as il pro.
crosses, and no one, whose taste has not been per-
verified by high spiccd fictions of the French school.
can read a single chapter without a desire for the
whole of it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lencc oil the work to make its own popularity,
without the aid OF putting, we have laid aside a
ie" hundred complete sets OF the present volume,
containing all TN chapters as far as published
and for which there it now a daily demand.
III we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we might easily
make noise enough about The School for Young
Widows to create an excitement in thc nnhi5c
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters.
to a loud call for the anonymous author. But we
much prefer to leave our readers TO find out them.
selves, what is good without prompting. 70 pre-
lace every thing which appears in our columns
with a puff, would be quite as distasteful to our
selves, as Insulting to the Judgment of the reader.
NO man would thank his cook to stand behind his
chair while eating. and comment upon each dish
upon the table. As good wine needs no bush, and
good deeds no praise, so good books and good din
nerS VIII be sure to go down without the aid of
putting.
The story Of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
altogether unknown as an authorcs5, who has
thrown of this spontaneous production as the
flowers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs, not for money or for fame but. as the
poet says, from Loves cxcess'-thc natural M
rescencc of a true woman's heart
by gentle feelings long subducd,
Subducd and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres I'm tho
character of the heroine, Clara Anncslev Inc
daughter Of a poor English CLERGYMAN, VIC Az A.
no inheritance but the fatal dover Of hc,mty
Like all heroincs she is fair aud sweet and Good.
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
TO be q moments ornament
She marries Can angel in romance would be stu.
pid that did not contrary TO he commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly instruments.
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up OF original contributions of the highest
order of merit. Several able writers arc regularly
employed in the various departments Of the paper
rand without Boosting, VIC may safely challenge
Tor the Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisms. ORIGINAL
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&c, &cp comparison with any similar Journal i'm
the United states. tn Morals, as we'll M Iitcro-
ture, the character and tone of the papcr r nne~.
ceptionablc In politics IL is entireIv frcc and
fearless. and in literature and religion tntrsomnI'
led by clique or sect.