The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-09

from Three Dollars to Two marks an err, i'm the
history ofthi5 popular and widely circulated Jour.
nal-a j urnai which, though it hath seen many
changes during the twenty years of its existence
has obtained high and permanent place in the
annals Ut mcrican Literature. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying to the publisher to be able to state that
scarcely day now passes that does not add to it,.
subscription list, nor null arrive that does not
bring some favorable mention of il by contempt.
rary journals.
The and attractive feature Of the present
volume ia the publication of an original Novel OF
great Interest, written expressly for the Mirror.
entiilcd
MARY EcKAR. A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
WIDOWS"
This beautiful story Increases in interest as it pro-
crosses, and no one. whose taste has not beeu per.
vcrtcd by high spiced fctons of the French school
can read single chapter without "A desire for tn
whole of it. Calculating the intrin sic excel
icuCc of the work to make its own popularity
without the aid OF putting we have laid aside +;
few hundred complete sets OF the present voumc
containing all tn chapters as lar "a published
an,i for which there it now daily demand.
II we could only make up our minds and on,
mouths to blow our own trumpet, we mi ght easily
IN Ike noise enough about The School for Young
Willows to create an excitement in tic public
mind ant arouse the curl'us in literary matters.
to a lou call Tor the Anonymous author. But We
much prefer to leave readers to find out them
selves, what IS good. without pronnting 10 prc
lace every thing which appears in columns
with puff would be quite distastefu to our
selves. as insulting to the Judgment Of the rcalcr
No man would thank his cook to sta nd behind his
CHAIR hle eating. and comment upon each dish
upon tho table. As good wine needs no bush , and
good deeds no praise good books and good din
ncrs viii he sure to go down without the aid OF
putting.
The story of Mary Eckar' is written by a LADY
altogether unknown authorcss, who has
Lhrowh ot this spontaneous production as the
howcrs yield their perfume, and the birds sing
their songs, not for money for fame but as the
poet says from B,vc's exccs5'--the natural inf J.
rcsccnce OF a truc woman's heart
by gentle feelings long subdu,d
Subiued and cherished onr'
The interest of the story mainly centrez in tho
cha -acIer of the heroine Clara AupcsIev the
daughter of poor English Clergyman who dies,
leaving the lovely orphan alone in the world with
no inheritance but the fatal dover of beauty
Like all hcroincs she is fair and sweet nd Good
like Woodsworth's
Lovely appnrtiou sent
To DC moments ornament
She marrIes Can angel in romance would nc stu.
pd that did not contrary TO he comnruds Of her
dying flther, and trouble commences. But We
must d sclosc her history farther except by
weekly instruments.
In addti n t. this the Weekly Mirror Is mostly
made up Of original contributions Of the highest
order Of merit several able writer's arc regularly
employed in the various departments Of tue Dlpcr
and, without boastiur, may safely challenge
Tor the Mirror, in its Essays Criticisms, Original
Poetry, Domestic and Foreign Correspondence,
&C, &c.' comparison with any similar journal in
the United States. In Morals az well as Iitcro .
ture, the character and of the paper arc uncx
ce9tipnablc In politics il ia entirely free and
fearless and in literature and religion tintranme
! cd by clique or sect.