d Viola in his usual neat style,
and it is destined to have a great run."--_Clinton Tribune._

"We have received the above work and found time to give it an
examination. The scenes are laid mostly in Texas, and pictured with all
the vividness for which the author is so celebrated. Those who are
particularly fond of wild and romantic adventures may safely calculate
upon finding 'Viola' suited to their taste. It is well written and
handsomely printed."--_Daily Journal, Chicago, Ill._

"It is a very interesting book. The scenes of this most exciting and
interesting Romance are found in Texas before and during the late
Mexican war. It is written with much spirit and pathos, and abounds in
stirring incidents and adventures, and has an interesting and romantic
love-plot interwoven with it; and is a faithful representation of 'Life
in the Far South-West.' The author of 'Viola,' will rank among the most
popular of American Novelists, and aided by the great energy and
enterprise of his publisher, T. B. Peterson, is fast becoming a general
favorite."--_Gazette, Rhinebeck, N. Y._

"This thrilling and interesting novel--equal to anything the celebrated
author ever wrote--has been issued in a fifty cent volume; and we would
advise every one who wants to get the value of his money, to get the
book. Bennett's works are the most interesting of any now
published."--_Western Emporium, Germantown, Ohio._

THIS BEAUTIFUL AND CELEBRATED WORK is published complete in one large
volume of near 300 pages, paper cover, price FIFTY CENTS; or the work is
handsomely bound in one volume, cloth, gilt, price SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS.

Copies of either edition of the above work will be sent to any person at
all, to any part of the United States, free of postage, on their
remitting the price of the edition they wish, to the publisher, in a
letter, post-paid. Published and for Sale by

T. B. PETERSON,
No. 102 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

THE ROMAN TRAITOR; OR, THE DAYS OF CICERO, CATO AND CATALINE.

BY HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT, AUTHOR OF "CROMWELL," "THE BROTHERS," ETC.

READ THE FOLLOWING OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ABOUT IT.

_From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier, of Sept. 10th, 1853._

"This historical romance is the most powerfully wrought work which the
indomitable genius of the author has ever produced; and is amply
sufficient of itself to stamp the writer as a powerful man. The
startling schemes and plots which preceded the overthro