The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-10
May 10
THENEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR,

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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. IL is peculiarly
gratifying 10 the publisher to be able to state 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,
entitled
"MARY ECKAR. A SCHOOL o YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as il pro.
crosses, aud no one, whose taste has not been per
verified by high spiced fctions of the French school,
can read a single chapter without a desire for the
whole of il. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lcncc of the work to make its own nonularitv
without the 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 ii now a daily demand.
III 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 Young
Widows to create an excitement in the puhlfc
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters.
to Il 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-
face every thing which appears in our columns
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, so 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
altogether unknown az an authorcss, who has
lhrowh on this spontaneous production as the
nowers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
thelt songs, not for money or for fame, but, as the
poet says, from Loves exccss'-thc natural info
rescencc OF a true woman's heart
by gentle feelings long subdued,
Subducd and cherished long,
The interest Of the story mainly centres in tbc
character OF the heroine, Clara AnncsIcy. the
daughter of a poor English Clergyman, who dies.
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world. with
no inheritance but the fatal dover of beautv
Like all beroines she is fair and sweet and rood,
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparitiou sent
To be a moments ornament
She marrIes Can angel in romance would be attn.
pd that did not,) contrary to he IN of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly instalmeuts.
In additi IN tn 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 paper
and, without bo~astin9, We may safely challenge
ior the Mirror, in it's Essays, Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence
&C.. comparison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, as we'll as Litcra-
ture, inc character and tone Of the paper are unex-
ceptionable In politics il is entirely free and
fearless. and III literature and religion Unframed.
led by clique or sect.