The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-22

IOuFtn volume OF the weekly Mirror,
Il present form, commenced on the 18th 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 it hath many
changes during the twenty years of its existence,
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annals OF merican Literature. It. is peculiarly
gratifying TO tine publisher to be able to stat that
scarcely a day now passes that does add to its
subscription list, nor mail arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it 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
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 Der
verted by high spced ictions of the French school
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole OF It, Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lence OF the work to make its popularity
without the aid of putting, have laid aside a
few hundred complete sets of the present volume ,
containing all tn chapters as far published
and for which there il now daily demand
1T we could only make up 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 loud call for the anonymous author. But we
much prefer to leave our readers to find out them
selves, what is good without prompting. 70 pre-
lace every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would be quite 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 tho table. As good wine needs no BUSH and
good deeds no praise, 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
atogethcr unknown authoress, who has
Lhrowu OIL this spontaneous production as the
MOVERS yield their perfume and the birds sing
thelr songs, not Tor money for fame but as the
poet says, from Loves exccss'--the natural info
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BY gentle feelings long subducd.
Subdued and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
cha-acte of the heroine, Clara Anncslev the
dau g hter of poor English Clergyman who dice
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world ,,itb
no inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty
Like all heroincs she is fair and sweet and GOOD
like Woodsworth's
Lovely aPparition sent
TO be moments ornament
She marrIes Tan angel in romance would be stu.
dying father, and trouble commences But we
must disclose her history farther except by
weekly inat1lruepts
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up Of original contributions of the highest
order OF merit. Several able writer's are regularly
employed In the various departments OF the per
-ahd' without boastin9, may safely challenge
LOT me Mirror IN its Essays, Criticisms, Original
roetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence
81 c'' q c,, Comparison with any similar journal in
the United states. In Morals, AS well as Iitera-
ture, the character and of the paper are unex
cepttOuable In politics it il entireIv free and
fearless. and in literature and religion untrarnu,nl
led by clique or sect.
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