Show another statement E EDITOR HERALD I 1 read in your our last nights issue that some cok look canvasser went to t the house of one of our citizens and solicited patronage for his book but because the lady of the house louse refused to purchase ur lie abused and insulted her er I 1 have today to day heard that the man has denied the statement which was published in the HERALD in relation to it but I 1 believe he lie is guilty of reason the charge for the following Yester yesterday daya a gray bearded man about CO 60 years of age came to my establishment on fifth street and exhibited to me a specimen part of a new history of RomeS illustrated and asked me to V subscribed for it I 1 examined the tile part shown but told liim him I 1 could not subscribe for it as my circumstances would not admit of my doing so at present I 1 needed my funds for other purposes he ile then commenced a girade of abuse and told me the only excuse I 1 had abr not taking tiie tile book was that I 1 av was 11 very superstitious and that I 1 was so ignorant that I 1 could not understand the value of the work that the spirit and contents were of too high an order for me and that it was too deep for my conception ho ile then gathered up his specimen traps and left my premises yours ac P ANDERSON merchant tailor june 16 1882 |