The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-17
THENEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

IL present form, commenced on the IIth 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
nal-a Journal which, though il hath seen many
changes durlng 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.
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 not been per
vcrted 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 popular ity
without the aid of putting, we have laid aside a
few hundred complete sets of the present volume,
containing all TIL chapters as far as published
and for which there it now a daily demand.
If we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we might easily
mike noise enough about The School for Young
Widows to create an excitement i'll 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 10 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 authorcss, who has
,hrowh of this spontaneous production as the
MOVERS yield their perfume, and the birds sing
thelt songs, not Tor money or for fame, but, as the
poet says, rom Loves cxccss'-thc natural info.
rescence OF a true woman's heart
ny gentle feelings long subducd,
SuOdued and cherished long,
Inc interest OF the story mainly centres in the
character OF the heroine. Clara Anncsley, the
daughter OF a poor English Clergyman, who dies.
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world. with
no inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty.
Like all heroines she is fair and sweet and rood
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
TO be q moments ornament
She marries (an angel in romance would be stu.
pid that did not,) contrary TO he comm1Dds of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly inst1lmeuts.
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
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Tor tho Mirror, in its Essays. Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign correspondence
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me united States. In Morals, as we'll as Litcra-
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ceptlonable IN politics IL is entirely free and
fearless. and IN literature and religion untrammeI.
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