The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-12

II.
'FNHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
present form, commenced on the 1lth April,
1876 The reduction of the subscription price
from Three Dollars to Two marks era in the
history of this popular and widely circulated Jour
nai-a journal which, though it hath seen many
changes during the twenty years of its existence,
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annals of american Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able that
scarcely day now passes that does not add to its
subscription list, nor mail arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it by conterap o-
rary journals.
The new and 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 FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro-
crosses, and no one. whose taste has been per-
vcrted by high spiced ctions of the French school,
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole of it. Calculating the intrinsic excel
ience of the work to make its popularity -,
without the aid of putting, have laid aside
few hundred complete sets of the present volume,
containing all the chapters far as published
and for which there it now daily demand.
If we could only make up minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet might easily
make noise enough about The School for Young
Widows to create an excitement in the public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters
TO a toud call for the anonymous author But we
much prefer to leave readers to fiud out them
Selves what is good, without prompting To pre-
lace every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would be quite as distaseful to
selves, as insulting 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, good books and good din
ners VAL be sure to go down without The aid of
putting.
The story Of Mary Eckar' is written by lady
aitogehcr unknown as an authoress, who has
thro"U off this spontaneous production as the
howers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
theit songs, not Tor money for fame but, as the
poet says, from Loves excess'-the natural 40
resceDce of a true wouans heart
BY gentle feelings long subdued,
Subducd and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
daug Inter of poor English Clergyman, who dies,
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world, with
inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty
Like all heroines she is fair and sweet and -ood-
like Woodsworth's
Lovely appariton sent
To be a moments ornament
She marrles tan angel in romance would be stu
pd that did not,) contrary to be commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly instruments.
made up of original contributions of the highest
order OF merit Several able writer's are regularly
er@pioyed m the various departments OF the paper
-1nu' Wlthout ooastiug, wo may safely challenge
TOT the mirror, IN its Essays, Criticisms, Original
fceWy' Donesic and Foreign Correspondence,
&C, &C. comparison with any similar journal in
the Unlted states In Morals, as we'll as Litera-
ture, the character and tone Of the paper are upex
ceptionable In politics it is entirely free and
fearless and IN literature and religion untrammol-
led by clique or sect
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