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


fENHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
present form, commenced on the 1lth 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,
mas Obtained high and permanent place in the
annals of american Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to stat that
scarcely day now passes that does not add to its
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
grea; interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
entitled
81 MARY ECKAR. A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro-
crosses, and one, whose taste has not been per-
verified by high spiced ctions of the French school
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole OF it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lence OF the work to make its own popularity
without the aid of putting, we have laid aside
few hundred complete sets OF the present volume,
containing all the chapters as far as published
and for which there 1t now 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 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 To pre-
face every thing which appears in our columns
selves, as insulting to the judgment of the reader
No man would thank his cook to stand behind his
chalr 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
heTs VIII be sure to go down without the aid of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
altogether unknown auhoress, who has
thrown of this spontaneous production as the
hower6 yield their perfume and the birds sing
thelt songs, not Tor money for fame but, a the
poet says, from Loves excess'-the natural nno-
roscencc OF true woman's heart
BY gentle feelings long subducd
Subdued and cherished long
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
character of the heroine Clara Anncslev. the
daughter of poor English Clergyman y,bo d;es
no Inheritance but the fatal dover of beautv
Like all heroines she is fair and sweet and rood
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparitiou sent
TO be n moments ornament
She marr1es Can angel in romance would be stu
pid that did not,) contrary TO he commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But VIC
must disclose her history no farther except by
weekly instruments.
In addition TO this the Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up of original contributions of the highest
ofdcr oil merit. Several able writers regularly
employed in the various departments OF the paper
and, without Boosting. VIC may safely challenge
for the Mirror, in its Essays Criticisms ORIGINAL
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&C, &c, com parlsou with any similar journal in
Inc Unlted states. In Morals, as well as Jitera-
ure, TIC character and tone of the paper are uuex
ceptionable In politics II is entirely free and
fearless. and in literature and reg zion tntranrnoI
led by clique or sect.