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Show "THAT BOOK AGENT." There was a book agent at Mt. Pleasant Pleas-ant canvassing for a History of Utah, but there is some little mistakes in the remainder of the article as first printed by the Enquirer and reproduced by the Pyramid. The following appear. In the tateit luue ot the Provo Knquiret as correspondence: If there ll any truth in the statements, itis something our city olhctals should look intu. Cnsid.rabl. etciteme.t has b.e. occasioned io Moroni and Mt Pleasant by the appreance ot a book agent, who claims to be authorized to obtain supsrnp-uons supsrnp-uons fur a new three volume 4sclury olttah," JIis method ol operation is an follow. II. noes to meeting an Sunday and partakes of the sacrament, evidently tor the pmpohe of standing in with the brethren, then he slam out and takes the neatest man, getting his biogiaphy whith, he says, will be published in full IB the new wotk. This generally gen-erally wins a subscriber, and he takes $lo in .loJi and note, for $,0 more, to be paid on the delivery ol the books. His plun worked well and he just coined money until he was unmasked in Mt ideasant, where he was caught reviling- all the .Mormons and giving them particular tits. Bishop Lund immediately made him hand back on. iio dollar bill, and other, are heartily sick of their bargain. There was one man who signed the order for the books, and not note of pay ment under misapprehension. Bishop Lund went in this man's behalf.and was not himself a subscriber. Mr. Williams of Salt Lake, who had employed Mr. Hare, the agent uud:r discussion, came down and thoroughly investigated the matter, cancelling the order ol the man Bp. Lund had interceeded for but found noth iig else that his agent had done, that could be called reprehensiLle. The clipped a Hide is about as near Hue as the I nquirer ever gets anything. |