The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-19
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

III " EW YORK IL LY MIRROR.
'ENHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
Il present form, commenced on the llth April.
1916 The reduction of the subscription price
rom 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. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to stat that
scarcely a day now passes that does not add to it,
subscription list, nor a mail arrive that does moi
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; 4 SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro.
crosses, and no one, whose taste has not been Der
verified by high spiccd fictions of the French school,
can read a single chapter without a desire for the
whole of 1t. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lcncc 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 tn chapters as far as published
aud for which there it now a daily demand.
If we could only make up our minds and our
make noise enough about The School for Youn1
Widows to create an excitement in tie 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. r. pre-.
face every thing which appears in our columns
with a puff, would be quite az distasteGul 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 n lady
altogether unknown as an auihorcss, who has
thrown oil this spontaneous production as the
flowcr5 yield their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs, not for money or for fame, but, as the
poet says, from Loves cxccss'-the natural info.
roscence Of a truc woman's heart
By gentle feelings long subducd,
Subdued and cherished ion0,
The interest of the story mainly centres in tho
cha -acter of the heroine, Clara Anncslev The
daughter Of a poor English Clergyman. who dies.
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world LII
no inheritance but the fatal dover Of be,'ty
Like all heroincs she is fair and sweet and cod
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
To be q moments ornament
She marries Ian angel in romance would be sin.
pid that did not,) contrary TO he commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history no farther except bv
weekly instalmeuts.
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up of original contributions Of the highest
order of merit. Several able writer's arc regularly
employed in the various departments of the paper
and, without boastinc, VIC may safely challenge
ior the Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisins, Original
Poetry, Domestic aud Foreign Correspondence,
&C, sc, comparison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, as we'll az Litcro.
ture. the character and tone Of the paper arc nnex.
ceptionable In politics it is entirely free and
fearless. and III literature and religion untra mmeI
TERMS.