Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-15
THE DUBLIN TIE BUSH.


in Austraia,' we find the following in
client of George Flower, a famous mount
ed policeman. who was sent to hunt up a
notorious bushraugcr named Millighan.
He met Millighan as Il fellow ranger
and who supposed Flower to be dead
After some conversation Flower said -
Nov, suppose mounted policeman or
thief-taker--a fellow of real pluck-was
to come upon you alone, and was to chal-
lengc YOU to surrender, what would YOU
do? Would you draw il trigger at once,
and not give him chancc?"
"No," cried Mullighan, " I'd tell him
to stand off, and have fair fight for it,
"MilIiyhon," said Flower. still keeping
his eagle eyes fixed on him, care you
speaking the truLh?"
Yes, so help me Heaven"
"Now let us suppose" continued
Flower, " that such n man as that George
Flower-thc fellow that was drowned the
other day-was to be in the same position
with you as am now %
I'd tell him." said Millighan, "Lhat
one of us must die, and challenge him TO
fight fair"
:" How fight far?"
=" Why, I'd ask him to measure Of fifty
ty PAGES, and let me do the same"
"Do you think he would do it?"
Yes do, for he was man. have
often wished to meet that fellow in the
field, for what l most want in this life is
excitement, and to be killed by the hand
of a man like Flower, or to escape by Kill
ling him in a fair fight, either way would
be something to suit me-"
i. Il q
believe every word that you have utter
red. Now listen to what l am going TO
tell you. / am George Flo1ccr!"
Millighan started. He gazed on Flow
cr-whose eyes was now rivitcd on his
adversary. Millighan's carbine dropped
from his hand, but he did not change CO.
lor or betray any alarm.
&" Pick up your piece" said Flower,
pointing to the carbine, and assuming Il
proud and careless attitude. g am al
that you have said Of me, Millighan.
might have shot you like dog before
spoke to you just now; but l could no.
do that, for you are man as well as
myself, and you are as brave as gcncr,
Gus. Pick up your piece and walk back
wards five and twenty PAGES, but. let lis
shake hands first" Mullighan took
Flowers hand and sighed heavily as he
shook it. " Do not surrender" suggest
cd Flower, fearing that Mullighan would
do so, and break the very charm that
bound him to the man.
" Surrender % cried Mullighan with n
smile aud a sneer emo, ln never dc
that, and knowing you to be q brave
foe, l still have Il chance for [ shoot as
straight as you do. But tell me in ear.
nest, are you George Flower? Yes you
must be. But hear this his blood be-
gan to warm) if you are not we must
fight this day, for we cannot after this live
together" And Milighan took up his
carbine. and satisfied himself tha there
was powder in the pan, and with h is left
thumb he pushed the corner of h IS film
around so as TO insure ignition when he
drew the Trigger.
Flower placed his carbinc against 4
huge stone. then put his hand into his
pockets and looked at Milighan.
Il am George Flower" said he, " and
who but George Flower would deal with
you as do? Don't let us talk much, or
may forget my mission and become Il
bush-ranger myself"
And Flower took up his carb:ne and
i''"SN INC pOWdcf IN lne pan, ana
touched the flint as Mullighan had Just
done
80 Flower. ior Flower YOU must be, -
said MuIi'ghAn. grant me, if YOU shoot
me, one desire that have had in nv
breast from boyhood-a desire that has
haunted me. do not dread death bnt
have horror of burial. fl fall, suffer
me TO lie on the very spot. Let the eayIr
come and feast upon my carcass. nlTcI
these eyes from their sockets, and tho
skin from this brow let me lie here in
this lonely region, and let my bones Law
blccching in the sun, and the rain fall,
and the moon and the stars shine upon
them"
"My God!" exclaimed Flower, scizinp
Ml!ighan by the arm, "the same dread
of being buried Las ever haunted me. If
[ fall by your hand, let me rest here with
my head pillowed upon this gun. Let no
man living be shown the spot where 1
:. e Take your ground" said Millghan,
am ready
mere is my hand" said Flower,
ana should we meet in another world, we
Shall not be ashamed OF one another, nv
boy" 0'l0 '''0'"e'' my
Tears were standing in the ewes Of
both Flower and MilIighan when tbov
parted. Millighan followed by the Iittio
terrier nettles. When they were about
fifty yards apart, they halted and looked