The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-29

TINE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
II present form, commenced on the llth 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
nai-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 american Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to stat e 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 YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro-
crosses, and no one. whose taste has not been per
verified by high.spiced hctions of the French school,
can read a single chapter without a desire for the
whole OF II. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lenCe OF the work to make its own Dooularitv
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 1t now a daily demand.
If 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 public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters,
to n loud call for the anon ymous 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 as distasteful to our
selves as insulting to the judgmcn 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
puffhng.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
altogether unknown as an authorcss, who has
Ihrowh OIL TINS spontaneous production as the
movers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
thclt songs, not Tor money or for fame, but, as the
poet says, from Loves cxcess'-thc natural info
EG6CGnCE OF a true WnmAn'H haarr
By gentle feelings long subdued.
Subdued and cherished lone,
The interest of the story mainly centres In tbc
character of the heroine, Clara Anncslev. the
daughter of a poor English Clergyman. who d;cs
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world With
no Inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty
Like all hcroines she is fair and sweet and GOOD
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
70 be a moments ornament
She marrics Gan angel in romance would be stu.
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly instalments.
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
mace up OF original contributions of the highest
order OF merit. Several able writer's arc regularly
employed tn tho various departments of the paper
AMI without boasting. We may safely challenge
Ior me MIRROR, m its Essays, Criticisms, Original
fsoctry' Domestic and Foreign Corrcspondcncc
80 80 comparison with any similar journal in
the United states. In Morals. as we'll ne Ii,era-
turc, the character and tone of the papcr arc nnev.
cepIonable In politics IL is entirely free and
fearless. and in literature and rcli oion urtra rnr,sL
led by clique or sect.
TERMS.