The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-24
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

u ~ E' ohh w IL ~ LII MIX *.
JNHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
Il present form, commenced on the Ilth April,
1916 The reduction of the subs ;ription price
from Three Dollars to Two marks an era in 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 merican Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to state that
scarcely a day now passes that does not add to it,
subscription list, nor Il mai! arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it by contempo.
rary journals.
The new and attractive feature of the D PRESENT
volume ID 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 spiced f~ctions of the French school
can read a single chapter without a desire for the
whole of it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lenco 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.
1T we could only make up our minds AMI nur
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we mirht cosilv
make noise enough about The School for Young
widows to create an excitement in tic 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 is good without prompting. TO pre-
face every thing which appears in our columns
with a pull, 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
chalr while eating. and comment upon each dian
upon the table. As good wine needs no bush, , and
good deeds no praise, so good books and good din
ners WEI DC sure to go down without the aid OF
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a lad
altogether unknown as an authoress, who has
thrown oil 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 exccss'-the natural in flo.
resCcnce of Il true woman's heat
BY gentle feelings long subducd.
Subducd and cherished long
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
character of the heroine, Clara Anncslev. tho
daug btcr of a poor English Clergyman. Who dies
no Inheritance but the fatal dover of bcautv
Like all hcroines she is fair and sweet and GOOD
like Woodsworth's
Lovely aPparition sent
TO be a moments ornament
She marrIes Gan angel in romance would be stu.
pid that did not contrary TO he comminds Of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly iugtllIneuts.
10 additi n tn this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up Of original contributions of the higrcsi
order Of merit. Several able writers arc regularly
employed in the various departments 81 the paper
land, without boasting, VIC may safely challenge
for the Mirror, in it's Essays, Criticisms. ORIGINAL
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence
&c, &c, comparison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, az we'll os Liter,
ture, the character and tone of the paper arc uncx.
ceptiouable In politics it is entirely free md
fearless. and in literature aud RELIGION untramnnt
led by clique or sect.