The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-23
lie II ES YORK WEEKLY MIRROR
VIE IOu.th volume of the WeeklY Mirror. i'm is

annals Of rn.rcln Literature. II is peculiarly
E'atifying TO the publisher to be able that
scarcely lay now passes that does MT add to it i.
SUBSCRIPTION list, nor III ii! arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of it by contempo
rarv journals.
Tn and attractive feature of the present
Volume is the publication of an original Novel %
Ercu interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
MARY ECKAR. SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as il pro.
.rrcsscs and one. whose taste has not beeu per
vrricd by high spced fctiuus of the French school ,
ctn read single chapter without a desire for the
whole of il. Calculating the intrinsic excel
Icbce OF the work to make its own popularity
without the aid of putfing, have laid aside "A
foH hundred complete sets OF the present volume,
containing all tb chapters FAR published,
AMI for which there it now daily demand.
If we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we might easily
IN Ike II i5c enough about The School for YOUNG
Widows To create excitement in tic public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters
to a loud cpll for the ann ynous author. But we
much prefer to leave our readers to find out them
selves, what IS good. without prompting 70 pre-
face cve"v thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would be quite as dstastcfui to our
selves as insulting to the in Igmcnt Of the reader
M man would thank his cook TO stand behind his
chair while eating and comment upon each dsh
upon the table. IA '%opd wine needs no BUSH and
good deeds no praise, so good books and good din
ners viii be sure 10 go down without The aid of
putting
Tn" story Of Mary Eckar' is written by LADY
altogether unknown az an authorcss, who has
hrowh of this spontaneous production as the
hower5 yield their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs, not for FIR fame but as the
poet saws, from Loves exccss'-the natural in 40
rescencc Of true voman's heart
BY gentle feelings long subducd
Subducd and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres i'm the
character OF the heroine, Clara Anncsley, the
dan hter of a poor Eugs5 Clcrgyraa who dies,
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world with
inhcritlncc but the fatal dover of besntv
Like all heroin"s she is fair and sweet and rood
like Woo lsworth's
Lovely aop1rtiou sent
TO be mo nent's ornament
She 'narrlcs Tan an gel in rom 1nce would he attn.
Did that did not,) contrary he comm lnds Of hor
dvinr fithcr, md trouble commences. But we
must sclosc her history farther except by
ws"klv ipet,lmepts.
~ ,,lditi t" this, the Weekly Mirror Is mostly
made up Of ginal contributions of the hiy est
order Of ne~t. Several able writer's arc regularly
endowed IN thc various departments o. the D, per
--1ud. without bn1stirr, ma safely chaenre
for 'hs Mirror, in its Essays. Criticisms ORIGINAL
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&C Ec., co'npa isou with any similar journal in
the United states. In Morals, az well as Titcra.
tur". tue character aud tone Of the paper are unex-
ceoiiona"c IN uolitics IL is entirely free and
fearless Hnd IN literature and religion untrammel-
led by clique or sect.