The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-01

THE VIEW YORK T. MIRROR.
THE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
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 seen many
changes during the twenty years of its existence,
has obtained a high and permanent place in the
annals of - merican Literature. IL is peculiarIv
gratifying to the publisher to be able to stat that
scarcely a day now passes that does not add to its
subscription list, nor IA mail arrive that does not
oring some favorable mention OF it by contempo-
rary journals.
The new and attractive feature of the Or resent
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 per-
verted by hlgh-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 popula ritv
without the aid of putting, we have laid aside a
few hundred complete sets OF the present volume,
containing all the chapters as far as published.
and for which there ii now a daily demand.
Ii 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 YeunS
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-
lace 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
chalr 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
putting.
The story Of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
altogethcr unknown as an authorcss, who has
thrown OF tins spontaneous production as the
nower5 yleld their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs, not for money or for fame, but, as the
poet says, from Loves exccss'-the natural info
rescence OF a true woman's heart
BY gentle feelings long subdued.
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 Clergyman, who dies.
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world viii
no inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty.
Like all heroines she is fair and sweet and rood
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
TO be q moments ornament
She marries ian angel in romance would be stu.
pid that did not,) contrary TO the commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly ustalments.
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
MADE up OF original contributions Of the highest
ordeT oil merit. Several able writers are regularly
employed In the various departments of the paper
C@na, Wntnout ooasting, VIC may safely challenge
Ior inc MIRROR, IN its Essays, Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign correspondence
&c, &c, comparison with any similar journal in
the United states. In Morals, az we'll ne Jitera-
ture, the character and tone Of the paper arc uner-
ceptiouable. In politics it is entirely free and
fearless, and in literature and religion untrsmmnI-
led by clique or sect.
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