The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE NEW YORK wEEKLY MIRROR.

NE iouI'n 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 oil TINS popular and widely circulated Jour
nai-o ], urnai which, though il hath seen many
changes during the twenty wears of it's existence
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annas OF ncrican Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher TO be able to stat q thu,
scarcely day now passes that does not add to it.
SUBSCRIPTION list nor mai! arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it by contempt
rarv journals.
The new and attractive feature of the present
volume Is the publication of an original Novel Of
grcat interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
MARY ECKAR. A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
ms beautiful story increases in interest as il pro-
crosses and no one. whose taste has not been ncr.
v"rted by high spiccd ctions of the French school
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole OF It. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lence oil the work to make it's own popuIa r;,v
without the aid of putting, we have laid aside
few hundred complete sets OF the present volume,
containing all tn chapters as far published,
and Tor which there il now a daily demand
If VIC 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 excitement in tie pubc
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters
to loud call for the anonymous 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 as distastcful to our.
serves as insulting to the judgment of the reader
no man would thank his cook TO sta nd behind his
chair while eating. and comment upon each dish
upon the table. As 'gond wine needs no bush !, and
good deeds no praise, good book. and good din
putting. 0 "'' "
The story OF Mary Eckar' is written by n lady
altogether unknown auihorcss who has
thrown of this spontaneous production AS the
mowers yield their perfume, aud the birds sing
theiI songs, not Tor money for fame but as the
poet says, from Loves exccss--the natural in flo-
rescencc of true man's heart
by gentle feelings long subducd,
Subducd and cherished long
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
lighter of a poor English Clergyman, tho dies,
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world with
no inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty
Like a IL heroincs she is fair and sweet and rood
like Woodsworth's
Lovely appartiou sent
To he a moments ornament
she marrles ian angel in romance would be stu
pa mat dld not contrary he comma nds of her
dying father, and trouble commences But We
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly inst ailments.
In addition Z" this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up OF original contributions of the highest
order OF merit. Several able writers are REGULARLY
employed In the various dcpa rtinents OF the pa pcr
-ahd, without boasting, may safely cha lien ore
Tor the Mirror in its Essays, Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondcnce
&c, NC, comparison with any similar journal in
inc United States. In Morals, as we'll as Litera-
ture the character and tone of the paper are unex
ceptionabe In politics it is entirely free and
icarleSs. ana III literature and religion untramme-
led by clique
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