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W.H. Slack. Sir Your unjust and ungentlemanly letter reached me yesterday, and should have received the silence it merits at my hands, had it not contained some statements,- which I am forced to correct. First of all; although you sneer at my religious sentiment - which was in bad taste - it is pesrfectly sincere, and will alway prevent me from wronging any man by trying to step between him and his wife. I have wronged you in no way. Since the day your wife informed me that you did not wish me to visit her, I have never crossed your threshold, communicated with your wife or daughter to see her. I have always remembered she was your wife - and an old friend who has never done anything to forfeit my respect Understand distinctly, Mr. Slack, I am not in love with your wife, as you infer - and I have never