The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-07
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.
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THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.
IyNHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
Il present form, commenced on the 1lth Aprii
1910 Inc reduction OF the subs ,ription price
from Three Dollars to Two marks an era in the
history OF this popular and widely circulated Jour.
nai-o journal which, though il la th seen many
changes during the twenty years of its existence,
has obtained high aud permanent place in the
annals OF m|rc'n Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying TO the publisher To be able to that
scarcely day now passes that does not add TO it.
subscription list, nor mnil arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of il by contcmpo-
rary journals
The aud attractive feature of the present
volume Is the publication of an orr giual Novel OF
grcat interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
entitled
MARY EcKAR: A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story scs in Interest as il pro-
grcsscs and no one, whose taste has not been per
verified by high spiccd fctions of the French school
can read single chapter without a desire for the
whole of it, Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lcncc of the work To make its own popula rity
without the aid Of putting, have laid aside n
few hundred complete sets of the present volume,
containing all Tia chapters far as published,
and for which there it nnw daily demand.
If we could only make up minds and our
mouths to blow own trumpet, might easily
make noise enough about The School for Young
Widows to create an excitement in tie public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matter g.
to n loud can for the anonymous author. But VIC
much prefer to leave readers find out them
selves, what is good without prompting. To pre-
lace every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would be quito as dista.teful to our
solves as insulting to the Judgment of the reader
NO man would thank his cook 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 good books and good din
ncrs VIII be sure TO go down without the aid Of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by lady
altogether unknown az uress Who has
thrown of this spontaneous production the
flowers yield their perfume, and tile birds sing
their songs, not for money or for fame, but, the
poet says from Loves cxccss'-thc natural iiho-
reSccncc oil a true wOnan's heat
by gentle feelings long subducd
Subducd and cherished long,
The interest of The story mainly centres in the
cha -acter Of the heroine Clara Anucsley, tho
daug htcr of a poor Epglish Clergyman, who dies,
inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty.
Like all hcroincs she is fair and sweet and good
like Woodsworth's
Lovely appnriton sent
To be moments ornament
She marrlcs tan angel in romance would be stu
pid mat did not contrary TO the commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history farther except by
weekly instalmeuts.
In addition this, tho Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up OF original contributions of the hgbcst
order of merit Several able writers regularly
employed in the various departments OF the paper
-and, without hoasiing, VIC may safely challenge
for tho Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisms Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&c &c., comPar ison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, we'll as Litura
tqre. the character and tone of the paper arc
ceptionahle In politics it is entirely free and
fearless, and in literature and religion untrammel-
led by clique or sect.
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