The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-25
May 10


V'HE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror in its
a 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
nal-a journal which, though it hath seen many
changes during the twenty years of its existence
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annals of merican Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able TO stat that
scarcely day now passes that does not 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,
entitled
MARY ECKAR. SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as If nro
crosses, and no one, whose taste has not been ner
verified by high spiced hctions of the French school
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole OF 1t. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
Icncc of the work to make its own ponula rity
without the aid of putting we have laid aside y
few hundred complete sets of the present volume,
containing al the chapters as far as published,
and for which there it now daily demand
III we could only make up minds ana our
mouths to blow our own trumpet we mipht easily
make noise enough about The School for YaunT
widows to create excitement in the public
mind and arouse the curious in literary matters,
to a loud call for the anon yrfous author. But we
much prefer to leave readers to find out them
selves, what is good, without prompting. TO pre-
lace every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would be quite "a distasteful to our
selves as insulting to the Judgment of the reader.
NO man would thank his cook stand behind his
CHAIR while eating. and comment upon each dish
upon the table. As good wine needs no BUSH and
Sood 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 as an autboress who has
LhTowh OH thls spontaneous production as the
movers 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 true woman's heart
By gentle feelings long subdued
Subdued and cherished lonr'
The interest of the story mainly centres in tho
cha-ac Of the heroine Clara Annesiev The
daughter of a poor English Clergyman who dies.
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world with
inheritance but the fatal dover of beautv
Like all heroines she is fair and sweet and GOOD
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
TO be a moments ornament
She marT1es ian angel in romance would be stu
pid that did not,) contrary TO he pds 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
made up of original contributions of the highest
ORDER oil merit. Several able writer's arc regularly
employed In the various departments OF the paper
ana Wi'hOut Ooastiug, VIC may safely challenge
ior tbe MIRROR, IN It's Essays, Criticisms Original
Poetry, domestic and Foreign CORRESPONDENCE,
&C, &c, comparison with any similar Journal i'm
the Unlted states In Morals as well as Litera-
ure, the character and tone Of the paper ire unex
ceptionable In politics IL is entireIv frcc 90
fearless, and il literature and religion nntrarnnon
led by clique or sect.