The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-08

VIE iourth volume OF the weekly Mirror, in its
Il present form, commenced on the | lth ApTit,
1916 The reduction of the subs :ription price
from Three Dollars to Two marks an era in the
history of this popular and widely circulate ted Jour.
ual--a j. 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 state that
scarcely day now passes that does not add to its
subscription list, nor mai! arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of il by contempt.
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
g MARY ECKAR. 4 SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as il pro
crosses, and no one. whose taste has not been per
vcrted 10y high spced fctons of the French school
can read a single chapter without a desire for the
whole of it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lcncc of the work to make its own popularity,
without the aid of putting, have laid aside a
few hundrcd complete sets of the present voiume
containing all TN chapters as FAR as published,
and for which there it now daily demand
If We could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we mirht casil v
nuke noise enough about The School for Young
Widows to create an excitement in tie public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters
to a loud call for the an ,nymous author But VIC
much prefer to leave readers to find out them.
selves, what is good without prompting. TO pre-
face every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, wouid be quite distasteful to our
selves, as insulting to the Judgment of the reader.
No man would thank bis 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
ncTs VIII be sure to go down without The aid of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a lad y
altogether unknown an authorcss, who has
Lhrowh OH TINS spontaneous production as the
howcr5 yield their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs, not for money or for fame hut ~ tb9
poet says, from Lives excoss-thc natural iudo.
rcsccnce OF true woman's heat
By gentle feelings long subducd
SuOdued and cherished long,
The interest OF the story mainly centres in the
character OF the heroine, Clara Anncslev the
dau zbtcr Of a poor English Clergyman. who dc
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world viii
no inheritance but the fatal dover of bc,ntv
Like all hcroinc5 she is fair and sweet and GOOD
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sont
TO be moments ornament
She marres ian angel in romance would be stu
pid that did not,) contrary he commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must sclose her history no farther except by
weekly iustllmcuts.
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up of original contributions Of the highest
order of merit. Several able writer's arc regularly
employed in the various departments OF tic paper
and without Boosting, We may safely challenge
Tor the Mirror III its Essays, Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence
q &c, sc. compa risOu with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, as we'll rs Litcra
ture, the character and tone Of the per are unex
coPtionabe IN politics IL is entirely free and
fearless. and III literature and religion uutranmsl
led by clique or sect.