Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1884 — Pistols and Matrimony. [ARTICLE]

Pistols and Matrimony.

The daughter of an English Baronet fell in love with a poor lawyer nearly 100 years ago. She challenged him to fight a duel, which he was forced to accept. She appeared masked, and gave him his choice of either fighting her or marrying her. His second, who was also unaware of the woman’s identity or the cause of her strange conduct, advised his principal to many her. After the ceremony, during which she still wore the mask, they drove to her rich home, and, after withdrawing for a few moments, she returned and captivated her husband by her beauty and tasteful dress.