The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-05
THE VIEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

TINE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
4 present form, commenced on the IIth 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 il hath seen many
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 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 FOR VOTING
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro.
crosses, and no one, whose taste has not been per-
verified by high spiccd fictions of the French school.
can read a single chapter without a desire for the
whole of it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lence 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,
containing. all th5 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 trumoet. we ,nirbt cas;I,
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-
face every thing which appears in our columns
with a puff, wonld be quite as 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 mmen upon each dish
upon the table. As good wine needs no BUSH and
good deeds no praise, so good books and good din
neTs WEI be sure to go down without The aid OF
putting.
The story Of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
altogether unknown as an authoress, who has
thrown 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 in no
rescencc OF a true wonan's heart
by gentle feelings long subducd,
Subdued and cherished long.'
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
character OF the heroine, Clara Anneslev. the
daughter of a poor English C1errvr,an wbo' H.
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world, with
no Inheritance but the fatal dover of bcantv
Like all heroincs she is fair and sweet and rood
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
To be q moments ornament
She marr1es ian angel in romance would be stu.
pid that did not contrary TO The commaDds of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly inst tlments.
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 paper
and without b%oasting, VIC may safely challenge
ior 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 as Ljtcrs.
turc, the character and tone Of the paper are uncx-
ceptionable In politics il is entirely free and
fearless. and IN literature and religion untrammcl-
led by clique or sect.
TED1Tu