The Trinity times., 1855-08-11
TGects of fmne eiDatiOh on Health.
"wno NUMBERED 'DowNIE ?"

WHO NUMBERED 10" ME
About the end of the eighteenth century,
whenever any student of the Aldr.scha Col.
!, pe. AttrdUn, incurred the dspIeasure Of
1he humber citizens. he assai ed with the
question, "N W no hurdeied Ouwnic?' lie
nly aud reioiuder generally brought on a col
i son between " town aud gown :" although
ihe wong gentlemen were accused OF what
was chrouolreicaIly impossible. People have
IA rl.ht t, be gngr> at being stigmatzed as
murderer, when their accusers have proba-
10 lt\ on tll-lr sides bul tile "t;Hing OF" Of
DoWuie occurred when The gown men, 30
naIiened, werc'in swad ing clothes.
Bui there was time. when to be branded
rs NJ, aeconnplce in the slaughter ol RIchd,d
Dowuie, made his blood ran to the cheek of
,,nany n Youth aud seut him no re To his
books. thoughtful And subdhcd. DoWne
was sacri,t aud jau,un at MHrlschal College
One Of his duties consisted in securing tnc
gate bv II CERTAIN hour; previ"us 20 which
MI the students had to assemble IN The com
anon hail. vhcre u Lrtiu malcr Was delivered
|by Tia. principal. Wht,h,r, IN diSc'rigi Y
tins iuucllou, Dowulr was more rgid ihan
his pr, d,cessor in Office. or wh,th,r he BE-.
came stiIct,r in the p, riorulauce Of Il az amy
one time than other. cHnn0' now be a>c,r-
tanned bur there can he 10 doubt Il at he
CLOSED the gate with au>tcr" pun"tuaIlty and
,hat those >thu were udt ~ . common hail
within minute of the Prescribed time were
hhut ont. aud were af tr%Hrds reprmaudcd
and fined bv the principal and professors 49,
The students became irlIlaied at this strict
ness he, in his turn applied the screw at
other po.nts Of academic routine. and fierce
war soon BEGAN to rage between the collie
pians and the humble tunctlOnarv. DOwnie
took care that in all his proceedings he kept
within the strict letter OF the law but his
.opponents were not so careful, ana the dtcl-
Kions of the rulers were uniformly against
them, aud in favor Of Duwnie. Reprimauds
and fines having tailed in producing due
subordinalion, rusucaton, SUSPENSION, and
even the extreme sentence of expulsion had
20 be rat in force; and, in the end, law and
order prevailed. But secret and deadly
prudpe continued to be entertained a. ainst
Downie. Various schemes Of revenge were
thought of.
Downie was, in common with teachers
and TAUGHT, ENJOYING the leisure of the snort
New Years vacation-lhe pleasure, no
doubt. being greatly enhanced by the annoy
pnces to which he had been subjected during
the recent bckerings-Whrn, as le was one
evening seated with his family IN his official
residence at the gate, messenger informed
him that a gentleman at a neighborlng hotel
wished to speak with him. Downle u6eyed
the summons, and was ushercd from one
roolr into another, till at length he found
himself in a large apartment hung with
black, and lighted by solitary candle. Az
ter waiting for some time ia this strange
place, about fifty figures. also dressed in
black, and with black masks on their faces,
presented themselves. They arranged
themselves in the form Of a court. and Dow.
ME, pale with terror, was given to understand
he was about 10 be put on his trial
A Judge took his seat on the bench a
clerk and public prosecutor sat below a
Jury was enrpannclled in front; and witnesses
and spectators stood around Downe at first
set dow the whole afidr as a Joke; but the
proceedings were conducted with such per.
sisteu, gravity, that in spite Of hi'seIf, he
begau to believe IN the genuine mission Of
the awful tribunal. The clerk read an in
dic,ment, charging him with conspirng
against the liberties Of the students wit
nesses we're examined in due form, the pub
Tic prosecutor addressed the jury, and the
Judge summed up.
Gentlemen" said Do~ne, ' the joke