The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-16
+. -IORKIS,
May l9 No. lot Fulton street. New York
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR

THE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, i'm its
Il present form, commenced on the 18th 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 merican Literature. II is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to state thai
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 rigiual Novel of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
"MARY ECKAR. A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as it pro-
crosses, and no one. whose taste has not been per-
vcrted by high spiced hctons of the French school,
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole of it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
icnce oi the work to make its 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
If VIC could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we mi ht ca sIy
make noise enough about The School for Young
widows to create an excitement in the public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters
to a loud call for the anonymous author. But we
much prefer to leave readers to find out them.
selves, what is good. without prompting TO pre-
face every thing which appears in our columns
with puff, would be quite distasteful to our
r..
No man would thank his cook to sta nd behind his
chair while eating, and comment upon each dish
upon the table. AS good wine needs no BUSH and
good deeds no praise, so good books and good din
ners Will be sure to go down without the aid of
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' il written by lady
altogether unknown as an 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 i.Ovc's exccss-thc natural in 40.
rescence oil a truc woman's heart
BY gentle feelings long subducd
Subdued and cherished long,
The interest OF the story mainly centres in the
cha -acter of the heroine, Clara Anneslev Tho
daughter of poor English Clergyman who dies
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world with
no inheritance but the fatal dover of beanty
Like a II heroines she is fair and sweet a nd Good ,
like Wood5worth's
Lovely appartion sent
To be moments ornament
She marrIcs Tan gel in romance would be atm
pid that did not,) contrary TO The commands Of her
dying father, and trouble commences But we
must disclose her history farther except by
weekly instruments.
In additiru 70 this, the Weekly Mirror is mostly
made up Of original contributions Of the highest
order Of merit. Several able writer's regularly
employed in the various departments OF the paper
and, without Boosting, VIC may safely challenge
TOR the Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisms Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&C, &C., comparison with any similar iournal in
the United States In Morals, as we'll as Litera
ture, the character and tone Of the paper are nex
ceptionable In politics IL is entirely free and
fearless. and in literature and religion untrarnrnel
led by clique or sect.