The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-20

THE NEW YORK MIRROR.
'ENHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
Il present form, commenced on the llth April,
1916 The reduction of the subscription price
from Three Dollars to Two marks an 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,
mas obtained a high and permanent place in the
annals OF Incrican Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying TO the publisher TO be able to state 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 and attractive feature of the present
volume is the publication of an original Novel of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
entitled
WlDO WS.D
This beautiful story increases in interest as il pro.
crosses, and no one, whose taste has not been per-
verified by high spiced fctions of the French school,
can read a single chapter without a desire for the
whole of it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lence OF the work to make its own popularity.
without the aid of putting, we have laid aside n
few 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 the public
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 10 good. without prompting. To pre-
lace every thing which appears in our columns
with a puff, would be quite az 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
hers VIII be sure to go down without the aid of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written bv n ladv
aIIoge'hcr unknown as an authoress, who has
Ihrowu on this spontaneous production as the
howcr5 yield their perfume, and the birds sino
theIt songs, not Tor money or for fame, but, as the
poet says, from Loves exccss'-thc natural INFO.
rescence of a true woman's heart
by gentle feelings long subducd,
Subducd and cherished iono,
The interest OF the story mainly centres i'm tho
daughter Of a poor English Clergyman. who dc
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world. viii
no inheritance but the fatal dover of bc,uty
Like all hcroincs she is fair aud sweet and Good
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
TO be n moments ornament
She marrIes Can angel in romance would be stu.
pId that did not contrary TO he comm1uds Of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly i~ustalments.
In addition 10 this, the Weekly Mirror Is mostly
made up Of original contributions of the highest
otdeT OF mort. Several able writers are regularly
employed IN the various departments OF the paper
anu wlthout boastin9, VIC may safely challenge
LOT INC mirror, III its Essay s, Criticisms, ORIGINAL
eoeuy, domestic and Foreign correspondence
%C' &c, comparison with any similar journal i'm
me Culted states. In Morals, as we'll rs Litcra-
ture, inc character and tone Of the paper arc uncx-
Ceptionablc In politics IL is ]cntiTeIv frcc ,nd
fearless. and in literature and rcli gion n,,ranr ~
led by clique or sect.
TERMS.