The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-29
May 10 No. l07 Fulton street, New York.


Jew YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.
'HNHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
4 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
nai-a urnal which, though il hath seen many
changes during the twenty years of its existence,
has obtained a high and permanent place in the
annals of merican 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 and attractive feature of the present
volume IL the publication'of an original Novel of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
entitled
MARY ECKAR. A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
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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 Il desire for the
whole of it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lcnce OF the work to make its own popularity
without the aid of putting, we have laid aside a
few hundred complete sets of the present voiume,
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 Ysunr
widows to create an excitement in tie 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 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, 80 good books and good din
hers VIII be sure to go down without the aid Of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
aItogethcr unknown as an authorcss, who has
,nrowu OIL this spontaneous production as the
nower8 yield their perfume, aud the birds sing
'ncli songs, not Tor money or for fame, but, as the
poet says, from Loves excess'-the natural info.
Tescence OF a true woman's heart
by gentle feelings long subducd.
Subdued and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
character OF the heroine, Clara Anncsley. the
dau9 hter OF a poor English Clergyman, who dies,
leaving the lovely orphan alone i'm the world. with
no inheritance but the fatal dover of besuIv
Like all heroincs she IS fair and sweet and rood
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
To bc n moments ornament
She marrIcs Tan angel in romance would be atm
pid that did not contrary to he commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except bv
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 ;hc various departments OF the paper
and, without boasting, VIC may safely challenge
Tor the Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisms, Original
eoctry' Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
Sc &C, comparison with any similar journal i'm
tue Cnited states. In Morals, as well as Litera-
ture, INC character and tone Of the paper are unex-
CePlohaole In politics it is entirely free and
fearless ana IN literature and religion untrammcl-
led by clique or sect.