The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-08

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'b'HE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
4 present form, commenced on the llth AuSfil,
1910 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, 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to that
scarcely day now passes that does not add to it's
subscription list, nor 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. SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro-
crosses, and no one. whose taste has been per-
verified by high spiced ictions of the French school
can read single chapter without a desire for the
whole of it. Calculating the intrinsic excel
lence OF the work to make its 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
and for which there it now daily demand.
III we could only make up minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, might easily
make noise enough about The School for YsunG
widows to create an excitement in the public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters
to loud call for the anonymous author. But we
much prefer to leave our readers to find them
selves, what is good without prompting. To pre-
face every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would be quite dstastcful to our
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 busb,' and
good deeds no praise, good books and good din
hera VIII be sure to go down without the aid of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
aiIogethcr unknown as authoress, who has
rhro"h on TINS spontaneous production as the
movers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
thelt songs, not for money or for fame but as the
poet says, from Loves excess'-the natural info
rescence of true woman's heart
By gentle feelings long subdued
Subdued and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centrcz 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 besutv
Like all beroines she is fair and sweet and GOOD
like Wordsworth
Lovely apparitiou sent
TO be moments ornament
She marres Ian angel in romance would be stu
dying father, and trouble commences But VIC
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly iustalments.
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up of original contributions Of the highest
ORDER OF merit. Several able writers arc regularly
employed in the various departments OF the paper
and without Boosting, may safely challenge
ior the Mirror in its Essays, Criticisms, Original
foetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence
&C. q &C., comparison with any similar journal in
me Cnlteu states In Morals, as well as Litera-
tuTc, inc character and tone of the pa per are nex
ceptionabe In politics it is entirely free and
fearless. and in literature and religion nntrsnmSf
led by clique or sect.
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