The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-27
MAY 10
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

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'INHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
A present form, commenced on the lth 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
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annals of american Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able 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 new and attractive feature of the present
volume is the publication of 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 not been per-
verified by high. spced ctions of the French school,
can read a single chapter without desire for the
whole of it. Calculating the intrinsic excel
lcnce OF the work to make its own popularity
without the aid of putting, have laid aside
few hundred complete sets of the present voume
containing all th3 chapters as far published
ana for which there 1t now a daily demand.
III 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 Yeung
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 ont them
selves, what is good, without prompting TO pre-
face every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would be quite distastcfu to our
C''oi Insulting 10 tnG Judgment oil the reader.
no man would thank his cook TO stand behind his
chalr while eating. and comment upon each diah
upon the table As good wine reeds no bush,' and
good deeds no praise, so good books and good din
hcTs WEI be sure TO go down without the aid of
pufhhg.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
ailogethcI unknown as auihoress, who has
ohTo"h OH inns spontaneous production as the
MOVERS yield their perfume and the birds sing
thelr songs, not Tor money for fame but as the
poet says, from Loves excess'--thc natural info
Tescence 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 who dies
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world with
no Inheritance but the fatal dover Of bcantv
Like all heroines she is fair and sweet and Good
like Woodsworth's
Lovely aPpariton sent
TO be a moments ornament
She marrIes Ian angel in romance would be stu
dying father, and trouble commences. But VIC
mus, 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
otder OF merit. Several able writer's regularly
emP9ye9 IN the various departments OF the paper
ana without boastng, VIC may safely challenge
i0r me NIsror, IN its Essays, Criticisms, Original
Ioetry' domestic and Foreign CorresDondence,
&C. &c. comparison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals az we'll NJ Liter, =.
ture, the character and tone of the pancr arc ,ne
ceptionable. In politics il is entirely free and
fearless. and in literature and RELIGION ,5ntrarnre
led by clique or sect.
TERMS.