The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-17
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.


4 present form, commenced on the 18th April,
1916 The reduction of the subs :rption price
from Three Dollars to Two marks era in the
history of this popular and widely circulated Jour
nai-a journal which, though it hath seen ma ny
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 a mail arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it by contempo-
rary journals.
The 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
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro-
crosses, and one, whose taste has not been per-
verified Ivy high spiced fctons of the French school
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole of it, Calculating the intrinsic excel
lencc of the work to mako its popularity,
without the aid of putlng we have laid aside a
few hundred complete sets of the present volume,
containing all tn chapters far as published ,
and for which there it now daily demand.
If we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we mi rht easily
make noise enough about The School for Youn e
Widows to create an excitement i'm the public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters,
to loud call for the anon ynous author But we
much prefer to leave readers to find out them
selves, what is good. without prompting. 70 pre- :
face every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would be quite "a distasteful to our
selves, 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 nd
good deeds no praise, so good books and good din
ners viii be sure to go down without the aid of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by lad y
altogether unknown authorizes, who has
thrown off this spontaneous production as the
howers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
theli songs, not for money for fame but, as the
poei says, from Loves cxccss'-thc natural in 40
rcscence of truc woman's heart
by gentle feelings long subducd,
SuDdued and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
character Of the heroine Clara AnnesIev the
dau inter Of a poor English Clergyman who dies
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world Win
no inheritance but the fatal dover of BEAUTY
Like all beroines she is fair and sweet a nd GOOD.
like Woodsworth's
Lovely app1rtiou sent
To be moments ornament
She narres Can angel in romance would be atm.
pid that did mott contrary TIC comma DDS of hor
dying father, and trouble commences But Voc
must disclose her history farther except bv
weekly instruments.
In addti N tn this, the Weekly Mirror is rnostl v
made up of original contributions of the highest
order of merit. Several able writer's regularly
employed in the various departments of the pa per
and, without boastinp. may safely challen &c
TOR the Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&C, &c, comparison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, as we'll as Lftera-
ure. inc character and tone Of the paper are unex
ccpIonaolc In politics il is entirely free and
led by clique sect.
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