The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-26
May 10 No. 107 Fulton street, New York.
THE NEW YORK WEEKLY MIRROR.

history of this popular and widely circulated Jour.
nai--a Journal which, though it hath many
changes during the twenty years of its existence,
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annals of merican Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to 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.
volume is the publication of orr inal 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 one, whose taste has not been per-
verified by high spiced fictious of the French school
can read single chapter without desire for the
whole OF it. Calculating on the intrinsic excel
lence OF the work to make its popularity
without the aid of putting, have laid aside a
few hundred complete of the present volume,
containing all tn chapters as far published,
and for which there it now a daily demand.
If we could only make up our minds and our
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we mi ght easily
make noise enough about The School for Young
Widows to create excitement in the public
mind, and arouse the curious in literary matters
to loud call for the anon ynous 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 i'm our columns
with puff would be quite distasteful to our
selves, as insulting to the Judgment of the reader
No man would thank his cook stand behind his
chair while eating. and comment upon each dish
upon the table s'good wine needs no BUSH and
ners will be sure to go down without the aid of
putting.
The story Of Mary Eckar' is written by a lady
altogether unknown as autboress, who has
thrown off this spontaneous production the
howers yield their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs, not for money for fame, but, as the
poet says, from loves excess'-the natural in 40
rescence of true woman's heart
BY gentle feelings long subdued
Subducd and cherished long,
The interest of the story mainly centres in the
cha acter OF the heroine, Clara Annesey, the
laughter OF poor English Clergyman, who dies,
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world with
inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty
Like all heroines she is fair and sweet and rood
like Woodsworth's
Lovely apparitiou sent
TO be moment ornament
She marrles Ian angel in romance would be stu
pid that did not,) contrary to he commands of her
dying father, and trouble commences. But we
must disclose her history farther except by
weekly instamep's.
In addition to this, the Weekly Mirror ia mostly
made up of original contributions of the highest
order Of merit. Several able writers arc regularly
employed in the various departs. S.is OF the per
and, without Boosting. may safely challenge
for the Mirror, in its Essays Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&c, &c, compa risou with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals, as we'll rs LItera-
ture the character and tone of the per are unex
ceptiouable In politics il is entirely FREQ and
fearless. and III literature and religion untrsmmel-