The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-05
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

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iANHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
4 present form, commenced on the llth April,
1910 The reduction of the subscription price
from Three Dollars to Two marks an era in the
history of this popular and widely circulated Jour.
nai-a Journal which, though it hath seen many
changes during the twenty years of it's 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 C 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 Is the publication of an original Novel of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
MARY ECKAR. A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro-
crosses, and no one, whose taste has not been ner-
verted by high spiced fictions of the French school,
can read a single chapter without "A desire for the
whole OF 1T. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lencc 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 volume,
concerning an th' chapters as far as published,
and Tor 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
make noise enough about The School for YsunG
widows to create an excitement in the public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters.
TO a 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 columns
WIN a pun, would be quite as distasteful to our
A"outuuS W Tue JUG IiCul VI thc reader.
NO man would thank his cook to stand behind his
chalr 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
heTs WEI be sure to go down without the aid of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
a'oSetncT unknown as an authorizes, who has
chTowu on thls spontaneous production as the
powers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
Ihelt songs, not Tor money or for fame, but, as the
poet says, from Loves excess'-the natural info
rescence OF a true woman's heart
by gentle feelings long subducd.
Subdued and cherished long
The interest of the story mainly centres i, n,
character OF the heroine, Clara Anueslev the
dau9 bier Of a poor English clergyman. VIC d;es
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world vgi,b
no inheritance but tho fatal dover of be,mtv
Like all beroines she is fair and sweet and oond,
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
To be a moments ornament
She marrIes Ian angel in romance would be sin.
pd that did not, contrary TO he commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly instruments.
In addition TO this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
mace up OF original contributions of the highest
otueI OF merit. Several able writer's are regularly
employed IN the various departments OF the paper
ana witnout Boosting, VIC may safely challenge
,r me MIRROR, VA its Essays, Criticisms, Original
eoe"y, Dounestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&C, &c, comparison with any similar journal in
me united states. In Morals, as well as Litera-
ture. inc character and tone Of the paper are unex-
ceptIonable In politics it is entirely free and
fearless, sno IN literature and religion untrammol.
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