The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
THENEw YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

NE 'ourtn volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
present FORM, commenced IN the litb April,
1910 The reduction of the subs .riptiop price
from Three Dollars to Two marks am or, i'm the
mater OF 'h's popular and widely circulated Jour
"st-a u'nai which, though il hath seen many
changes during thu twenty years of it's existence
has obtained a high aud pcrman place in the
annals Of mcrican Literature. II is peculiarly
gratifying TO the publisher be able to stat that
scarcely day now passes that does not add to il.
subscription list, nor "A mail arrive that does
rarv Journals.
The new and attractive feature of the present
V"iuhe Is the publication of an original Novel of
cnti'lcd
- MARY EcKAR; A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story Increases in interest AS it pro.
grcsscs, and no one. whose taste has been per-
verted by high spiccd fctions of the French school,
can read 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, we have laid aside
few hundred complete sets of tho present vo,uine
containing all tn chapters far "a published
and for which there it now daily demand.
II we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet. 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
10 n loud call Tor 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 columi.
with puff, would he quite "a distastefu to our
selves. as insulting to the Judgment Of the reader
M maS would thank his cook sta nd behind his
chair while eating and comment upon each dish
upon the table As good wine needs no bu all , md
good dreds no praise, good books and good din
ners NIL be sure TO go down without The aid OF
putting.
The story Of Mary Eckar' is written by a ladv
altogether unknown as an authorcss, who has
throws off this spontaneous production as the
flowers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs, not Tor money for fame but as the
poet says, from Loves exccss--thc natural il ho-
resccncc OF a true woman's hcat
BY gentle feelings long sub,ucd,
Subdued aud cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
cha actcr of the heroine, Cia ra Anucslcv the
daus hter OF poor English Clergyman, who dies
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world wi h
no inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty
Like all heroincs she is fair aud sweet and good
like Woois worths
Lovely apparition sent
To he moments ornament
She marries Gan angel in romance would be stu
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly inst ,lments.
In addition t" 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 81 the paper
and, without Boosting. may safely cha llcnge
for the Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisms Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Corrcspondence
&c, &c, compar ison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, as we'll as Ltera-
ture the character and tone of the paper are unex
ccpiionable In politics it is entirely free and
fearless and in literature and reli gion untramme
led by clique sect.