Show i the fhe new York Commer cial thus alludes to the wiss and clements duel dueh any one who had time to spare would woula do a good service to the cause of true honor and of public decency if he would compile a list of all the challen to the duel in in the united states during the last tn ten or fifteen years giva giving ing the provocation the number when any ot of shots fired the results and terms of the reconciliation or compromises promises iro it would ie be the richest farce ever published and would more than justify the he suggestion of the tribune that the tha large arge majority of duels are ventured simply because it is is presupposed they will be fought only an in sense the time was aas a as when a mans family and friends gave way to grief ible if it was known that he be had given or ac cepeda ceped a challenge thednel the duel then meant vengeance an earnest and deliberate intent to take life or sacrifice it bru tal and criminal as was the practice it had a tragic reality about it that male made men look grave when they spoke of it the reverse is is the case now it is but the resort of and cloak for and and the man who like mr wise shows that he retains the old fashioned idea of dueling and when he accepts a challenge he h accepts apts it in in earn est and not merely for the sham of ex changing shots and then appealing to the public will be likely to be let alone thereafter the whole thing has become a great sham and only exposes those who engage in in it to the unmitigated contempt of every one whose re is is worth possessing |