The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-21

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 il.
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 am 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 ner-
verified by high spiced fictions of the French school,
can read a single chapter without a desire for the
whole of it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lencc of the work to make its own popularity
without tho aid of putting, we have laid aside a
few hundred complete sets of the present volume,
containing all tn } chapters as far as published,
and for which there it now a daily demand.
1t we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we might easily
nuke noise enough about The School for Young
WIDOWS to create an excitement in the 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-
with a puff, would be quite az 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, 30 good books and good din
ncrs 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
Ihrown OIL this spontaneous production as the
flowers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs, not for 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,
Subducd and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
character of the heroine, Clara Anneslev. the
daughter of a poor English Clergyman. who d;es
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world. with
no Inheritance but the fatal dover of bc,rtv
Like all bcroines she is fair and sweet and GOOD
like Wooisworth'S
Lovely apparitiou sent
To be a moments ornament
She marries Can angel in romance would be st,.
pid that did not contrary To- The comm1pds of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly instruments.
In additi IN ~ this, he Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up of original contributions of the highest
order Of mort. Several able writer's arc regularly
employed ia tho various departments Of tic paper
and, without Boosting, VIC may safely challenge
Tor the Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence
&C.. &c, comparison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, as we'll rs Litera-
ture, the character and tone Of the paper arc uuex-
ceptionable In politics it is entirely free and
fearless, and IN literature and religion untrammel-
led by clique or sect.
TERMG