426 MILLIKIN. moved out of the room where they fought, but had beds immediately conveyed into i t , o n which they lay many hours i n a state o f insensibility. When they came t o themselves and saw where they were, Pack, i n a feeble voice, said t o his companion, “Creed, I think we are conquerors, for we have kept the field o f battle.” For a long time their lives were despaired of, but, t o the astonishment o f every one, they both recovered. When they were able t o see company, Mathew and his friend attended them daily, and a close intimacy afterwards ensued, a s they found them men o f probity, and o f the best dispositions, except i n the Quixotish idea o f duelling, whereof they were now perfectly cured. ANDREW MILLER, A Mezzotinto engraver o f some talent, was a native o f Ireland, and flourished about the year 1740. He resided chiefly i n Dublin, and engraved several portraits, which are b y n o means destitute o f merit. RICHARD ALFRED MILLIKIN, A Gentleman distinguished for his talents and benevo lence, was born i n 1767, a t Castle Martyr, i n the county o f Cork. He was designed b y his father for the mercantile profession, a t that time one b y which considerable fortunes had been amassed i n Cork, the principal export town i n the kingdom; but owing t o some circumstances, young Millikin acquired a n early aversion t o commerce, and was placed i n the office o f a n eminent attorney, where h e con tinued until sworn in. The flowery paths o f literature and the fine arts pos sessed more attractions for the mind and fancy o f Mr. Millikin, than the dry details o f law, and i t appears h e devoted a greater portion o f his time t o the acquirement o f the dead languages, and the study o f the classics, than t o unravelling the intricacies existing between plaintiff
