The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-10-26
HOW QUEDGLINGT0N WAS SENT
DOWN,

Charley Quedglington was in a
thoughtful mood. This was an unusual
thirg for him. AS a general rule he
didn't think; but the most rackety and
mischievous and debt-incurring, dom
batting undergraduates have their mo-
ments of thought, though they may stu
diously conceal them. And Charley's
thoughts, this sunny May morning, as
he glanced into the blazing hot quad
rangle, waiting until it should be time
to partake of Gordon's luncheon, were
not very pleasant. 'If your name comes
before us again." the Dean had said
grimly, with his sternest aspect, and the
old gentleman, the ~jolliest of talkative
hosts at dinner, could be very grim and
stern about twelve O. clock in the day-ssif
your name comes before us again, Mr..
Quedglington, we shall have no alterna-
tive but to send you down for a consid-
cradle period. You are never out of
trouble, either in college or in the city.
This is the last time you will be warned,
sir. Consider yourself gated after six
for the rest of the term."
"And, by Jove, l believe the old gem
tleman mean itn' ruminated Charley,
stretching his legs upon the window
seat and putting his cigarette smoke into
the recesses of the sheltering sun-blind.
sure as Fate, I shall get into a row
before the end of the term, though it is
only a fortnight off. There is Cum
mings' wine tonight; and they'll go
and draw the bursar afterward, and then
the fat will be in the fire; for whether I
am there or safe in bed, the porters will
to Mr.. Quedglington-small blame
to themr' And he laughed with a keen
appreciation of his own bad eminence.
.sUmph! It'll all very well; but If it comes
to ~rustication, won't the governor be
savage? He's a jolly old boy, and he'll
swallow the bills with hardly a grimace;
but this affair wouldn't be quite a coat
ing of sugar to, help them on their way"
Charley forebodings were not without
a more than usual share of probability.
There was not much chance of the most
popular and reckless of st. Aldate's men
keeping out of a row for the remaining
weeks of the summer term. The dons
had been very long-sufering with him.
There was so much good in him at bot.
tom, the great luminary said in conf.
dence after dinner, and the lesser lights
agreed with him. He looked so young;
a dark-complexioned, handsome fellow,
hardly as old as his years, and with but
the faintest symptoms of a moustache,
to which only his scout knew how much
care and time were devoted. He ap.
peared quiet enough, and not very
strong. Appearances, however, are de.
%ceitful; and Charley was not long in i'm.
pressing his set with his utterly thought
less, reckless gayety, which yet had moi
a. grain of real evil at the bottom of it
His father, the Archdeacon of Loamford
was a rich man and a famous pillar OF
the Church. Charley would be well
enough off some day; so that the mere
getting into debt would hurt no one yer,
much. But the Archdeacon had passed
through his college career without a re
proach, and was a great preacher, of mott
elsewhere than in ecclesiastical circles
1t would be a terrible thing if the son O
such a man should be put TO open shame
and sent down like the son Of any god.
less Earl or weak-minded Bishop.
.tHullo, Charleyr' cried ajovial young
voice from the quad below, at this poini
OF his meditations; "you'H breakfas
with me Tomorrow The best trair
for Watlingbury is at 1890"
I'm not coming" answered Charley
rather shortly.
You're not comingg' cried his inter
rogator. '.What is up nowa But wal
a moment, and I'll be with YOU"
And mp the echoing wooden staircase
30 shady and coolin comparison with tn,
blaze and sunshine outside, came Cum
mings, three steps at a time, and dashed
into Charley's room.
ttWhat is up now?" he repeated.
1.-The Dean has sent for me, and say.
he'll send me down if my name goes VI
again this term"
.'Pheugh! that is bad. It would no
suit your book with the governor, wonlt
it, Charleyp But he has said the sam,
often before"
HE means il this time; and he ha
gated me after six for a fortnight"
Gordon, what do you think is tn,
latest, cried Cummings, leaning out o
the window and accosting a man in
~many-colored coat who was leaning on
of a ground-foor window not far of
"Quedglington has been sent for ant
gated until the end of the term. He say
he won't come to Watlingbury to-mor
row."
CANNON! I'll come up and draw tn
badger. What is a gating?"
Gordon should have known, for Char
ley excepted, no one at st. Aldate's ha'
more experience of it. Watlingbur,
races were strictly forbidden to the un
dergraduates of the University; and evel
the somewhat lax rules of st. Aldate'
were upon this point strict as those o
more learned colleges. The arrival o
the trains from Watlingbury, at any rat
of those late in the day, was attended b,
aproctor and bulldog to see if any o
his flock had been astray; while a watcl
was also kept upon the roads which lie,
from the city in that direction.
LOOK herer' cried the tempter, elat