The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-14
+. -NOKHIS,
May l9 No. LOT Fulton street, New York


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'gNHE fourth volume of the Weekly Mirror, in its
a present form, commenced on the 18th April,
1916 The reduction of the subs ,ription 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,
mas obtained a high and permanent place in the
annals of merican Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to stat that
scarcely DAY now passes that does not add to its
subscription list, 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 an orr ina Novel Of
great interest, written expressly for the Mirror,
entitled
"MARY EcKAR. A SCHOOL, FOR VOTING
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story increases in interest as il pro
crosses, and one. whose taste has not been per
vortcd by high spiced ictons of the French school
can read single chapter without a desire for the
whole of it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel.
lencc of the work to make its own popularity,
without the aid of putting, we have laid aside a
few hundred complete sets OF the present volume,
containing all tn chapters far as published
and for which there il now daily demand
Ii we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we might easily
nuke noise enough about The School for Youn y
Widows to create excitement in tie public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters
to a loud call for the anonymous author. But we
much prefer to leave our 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 distastcful to our
selves, as insulting to the judgment of the reader
No man would thank his cook nd behind his
chair while eating. and comment upon each dish
upon the table. As good wine needs no bush, a nd
good deeds no praise, 40 good books and good din
ners will be sure TO go down without the aid oil
putting.
The story Of Mary Eckar' is written by a lad y
altogether unknown rs authoress, who has
thrown oil this spontaneous production as the
howcrs yield their perfume, and the birds ST n q
their songs, not for money for me, but az the
poet says, from Loves excess'-the natural in flo
rescence OF true woman's heart
by gentle feelings long subducd,
Subducd aud cherished long
The interest OF the story mainly centres in the
character oil the heroine, Clara Annesley, the
dau zhter Of a poor En- glish Clergvman who dies
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world with
no Inheritance but the fatal dover of be.ntv
Like all hcroues she is fair and swce, n nd GOOD =
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparition sent
TO be n mornent's ornament
She marrles Can ngcl in romance would he stu.
pid that did not) contrary to he commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose hor history farther except by
weekly instruments
In addition to this the Weekly Mirror Is mostly
made up of original contributions of the highest
order Of merit Several able writer's are regularly
employed in the various departments o the paper
and without boastiog, we may safely challenge
Tor the Mirror, in its Essays, Criticisms Original
Poetry, Domestic aud Foreign Correspondence,
&C, NC. comparison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, as we'll as Litera-
ture inc character and tone of the paper are unex
oeptionable In politics ID is entirely free and
fearless. and in literature and religion 0ptramnoeI
led by clique or sect.