The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-22
THENEw YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

THE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
present FORM commenced on the llth 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
nal-a Journal which, though it hath seen many
changes during the twenty years of its existence
has obtained 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 its
subscription list, nor mail arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it by contempt
rary journals.
The and attractive feature of the present
volume Is the publication of riginal Novel of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
entitled
MARY ECKAR. A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases interest az it pro-
crosses, and no one whose taste has not been per
Verted by high spced bctions of the French school
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole OF it, Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lcuce of the work to make its own popularity
without the aid of putting, we have laid aside a
few hundred complete sets of tho present volume ,
containing all thu chapters as far published,
and Tor which there IL now a 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 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 them
selves, what is good, without prompting. To pre-
face every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would be quite as distasteful to our
sONt5, 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 md
good deeds no praise, so good books and good din
ners VIII be sure 10 go down without the aid Of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a lads
altogether unknown as authoress who has
thrown OIL this spontaneous production as the
howers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs, not for money for fame, but as the
poet says, from Loves excess'-thc natural info
rcscencc 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 a poor English Clergyman, who dies
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world with
inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty
Like all heroines she is fair and sweet and GOOD
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparitou sent
TO be a moments ornament
She marrIes Tan angel in romance would be stu
pid that did not,) contrary TO nc commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences But VIC
must disclose her history farther except by
weekly instalmeuts.
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
order OF merit Several able writers arc regularly
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