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. XXI. The Struggle. XXII. The Departure. XXIII. The Long Day. XXIV. The Christmas Tree, and Midnight Mass. XXV. The Garret. XXVI. The Discussion. XXVII. The Sledge. XXVIII. A Ball at the Museum Club. XXIX. A Day of Freedom. XXX. The Masquerade. XXXI. Where is the Bridegroom? XXXII. The Wedding at Troisieme. XXXIII. A Change. XXXIV. The Arrangement. XXXV. The Difficulty Removed. XXXVI. The Iron Works. XXXVII. An Unexpected Meeting, and its Consequences. XXXVIII. The Experiment. XXXIX. The Recall. XL. Hohenfels. XLI. The Scheiben-Schiessen, (Target Shooting-Match.) XLII. A Discourse. XLIII. Another kind of Discourse. XLIV. The Journey Home Commences. XLV. What occurred at the Hotel D'Angle-terre in Frankfort. XLVI. Halt! XLVII. Conclusion. Copies of either edition of the work will be sent to any person, to any part of the United States, _free of postage_, on their remitting the price of the edition they may wish, to the publisher, in a letter. Published and for sale by T. B. PETERSON, No. 102 Chestnut St., Philadelphia To whom all Orders should be addressed, post-paid. CLARA MORELAND. BY EMERSON BENNETT. Price Fifty Cents in Paper Cover; or, One Dollar in Cloth, Gilt. READ THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "This is decidedly the best novel Mr. Bennett has written. He tells his story well, and while leading the reader over the prairies of Texas into the haunts of the wild Indians, or among the equally savage bands of lawless men, that once were the terror of that country; he presents the remarkable transitions in the fortunes of his hero, in a manner which, though often startling, are yet within the bounds of probability. His dialogue is good, growing easily out of the situation and condition of the interlocutors, and presenting occasionally, especially in response, an epigrammatic poise, that is worthy of all praise. The plot abounds with adventure, and presents many scenes of startling interest, while the denouement is such as to amply satisfy the most fastidious reader's ideas of poetical justice. We would add a few words of praise for the excellent style in which this book is gotten up. It is well printed on good paper, and bound in a manner to correspond with the quality of its typography."--_Arthur's Home Gazette._ "This is the best of Mr. Bennett's books. I
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