The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-28

present form, comm need on the llth ApIiI.
1910 Inc reduction of the subs ;riptIou price
IRON Three Dollars to Two marks an era in the
history OF this popular and widely circulated Jour.
nat-a j urnal which, thou oh it hath seen MANY
changes during the twenty years OF its existence,
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annals of ncrican Literature. IL is peculiarly
gratifying TO the publisher to be able to state that
scarcely day now passes that does not add to it..
subscription list, IN all 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 orr ginal Novel Of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
"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 fctions of the French school
can read single chapter without a desire for the
whole OF II. Calculating the intriusi c excel
ience of the work to make its own popularity
without the aid of putting, 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
III we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, mi yht ea sill v
IN IKE NOISE enough about The School for Young
Widows' to create excitement in tie public
nina, and arouse the curious in literary matters
to a lou! call for the Anonymous author Bot we
much prefer to leave readers to find out them
selves, what is good without prompting. 70 pre-
Lace every thing which appears in our columns
win pun, would he quite distasteful to our
selves, as insulting to the judgment Of the reader
M man would thank his cook to stand behind his
Chhlr Winc eating. and comment upon each dian
upon the table. AS '@oDd wine needs no BUSH md
good deeds no praise, good books and good din
ners WEI be sure to go down without the aid Of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a lad
altogether unknown anthorrss, who has
Ibrowu OIL this spontaneous production as the
Movers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
thel' songs, not for money or for fame but as the
poet saws, from Loves excess'-the natural INFO.
rescencc OF a true ,voman's heart
Dy gentle feelings long sublued,
Snbducd and cherished ionO,
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
character OF the heroine, Clara Anneslev tbe
dau liter Of poor En- gish Clergyman who die,
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world viii,
no inheritance but the fatal dover Of bcsuty
Like all heroincs she is fair and sweet and cool
like Wooisworth's
Lovely aDp1rition sent
To he moments ornament
She fnarrIes Can angel in romance would he ain.
Did that did not,) contrary he comm nds of her
DYING father, md trouble commences But we
must disclose her history no farther except bv
weekly instruments.
In addition b. this, the Weekly Mirror ia mostly
made up Of originaI contributions of the hg1est
order Of merit Several able writer's arc regularly
employed in tho various departments oi tic paper
and, without boastng, VIC may safely challenge
Tor The Mirror, in ita ESSAYS Criticisms Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Corrcspondcncc
&c, 20 comparison with any similar journal in
INC United Statos. In Morals as we'll ms Litcra-
tur" the CHARACTER and tone Of the per arc lncx
ceoIonahlc In politics IL is entirely free and
fearless ana 10 literature and religion unrsmrncl.
led by clique or sect.