_The Editor of “The Eastbury Herald” to Mr. Guy Lander._
MY DEAR GUY,--Of course it’s only a misprint. Pippett wrote “banker”
right enough, and the ass of a compositor dropped out the “n.” I’ll put
it right next week. No sensible person would mind.
Yours, EDWARD HEDGES.
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_Mrs. Michael Stirring to the Editor of “The Eastbury Herald.”_
SIR,--My attention has been called to a very serious misstatement in
your paper for Saturday last. It is there stated that my husband, Mr.
Michael Stirring, who has taken Kildin Hall, is a retired baker. This
is absolutely false. Mr. Stirring is a retired banker, than which
nothing could be much more different. Mr. Stirring is at this moment
too ill to read the papers, and the slander will therefore be kept
from him a little longer, but what the consequences will be when he
hears of it I tremble to think. Kindly assure me that you will give the
denial as much publicity as the falsehood.
Yours faithfully,
AUGUSTA STIRRING.