Sixteen Duels on Hand.
New York, February 13. — A special to the "World" from Augusta, Ga., of February 12th says : A wealthy young merchant of this place has caused much excitement by publishing a challenge to the protectors of some young ladies who recently formed a leap-year club. The young man has just attained his majority, and desired to enter society. He applied to be elected a member of the club, and was blackballed. In a published letter he says his failure to be elected was due to the combined efforts of the male friends of the Executive Committee of the club, and that he held them personally responsible. To-day he received 16 challenges from as many different young young men, and accepted them all. He proposes to shoot them down one after the other in the order of reception of their challenges, but doubt is expressed as to his *""ity to go through the entire
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Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 43, 29 March 1884, Page 3
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156Sixteen Duels on Hand. Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 43, 29 March 1884, Page 3
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