A Bit Of History

II wiiii'.d ha-ve i a very generóos and commendabie bhing to have ■alii.w.Mi Mre. Nestell to bave tUled out Hu1 unexpired term al her husiiand us a1 Man m -.1 r. eepeciaJly as Stoe has comducted the e so admirably Blnce her hnsbamd'a death. Bul Uw p i-liticlana were too huingry and greedy to aUow it. ., ■ had i o gil '■ place to ii e88CW, M.. I). Oae, lasi Moa(lay. Ín t.liis civaiiiM-tiim iiii-ilit ! .üive i a iii tic htetoiry. I'mir yeare aso. wlica Mi'. IlarriBon come into poww, tina Mancbester office íi.id been occupted by Mr. (mm). W. Dut.v- icniDirat and n mo.-i exceBent o:'ík--r and man- for nrariy tJiroc ywirs. Ite mal was c-auvassrd aiiiims tlif rcptiniicans and it was agreed aoi i" disturb Mr. Doty, lut tliat it was riglli and proper toar h4m, as he wae a g 1 official, to eerve ttntil his commlaelon cNliircd. Chic.' i .i' iilvucat i-s of tliis courso -ivas Mr. John P. Nestell, AVho was vcr.r dccidrd ia regard tO Une matter. Mr. Doty'í time explred e ini'tiiiic tai Februiairy, anl Mr. IsteH ■ ni t he appoini meni ai hla bucc-c.-so]-. bul dcrliu'd ti lak" la' office n ii t il th' lsl ol M.iivli, wben the ap, and Mr. Doly WOUld be pul lo no iiiL-onvcnicniT in maKlng out hita report. Last íall Mr. Nestell dled. Be was trieb ior Borne time prevlous to lus draili. and hls lanuly STitojected to í h'.'i-c.'roMi. Mrs. Nestell Erucceeded her husbamd as poston t be cec nmendatlon oí her liuisband'w bondsmen. Sin.' save faal sal Isfací i wa. Bbarp Inqtilry has failed bo (iis:-:)Vcv aay cril iii-in. ■■ partisaD no■ But ta-Tora past ln nol seein to cornal witii gome ol the democratie poUtlciams In Mandheeter. Her lmsUa.nd's oaeneroslty, and falrneea was nu prabectlon tor Mra. NeeteD. Altfliougli a gooil official as could be deeired, she must be crowdcd out befare ivev hueband's berm has explred to gtve place id a man, (a good man. QO doubt) but one who is ible, and ounlit be geaero-us to ihis whlow of ome wiu In Ute was a pubiic-siri!iMi, noble, generóos citUea, aind who as ;m offíSOBr liad no superior n t.hat villar-i'. Tii salary ÍO'r the comilivg tha-ee montlis 1 lm t by all tihie ri.yhts oí commoti gretitude and Ordiinary dcociiiy belomg bOiDBf, would be a grrrat aaetatainoe in getting tlwon.urii this hard and terrible scasoin. lint, no, John P. Nstell'a wlduw nnii step out m tli" di'ad of ■vlnter, a victim to BeXIishaees, greed and iniírat t ndc. Tlir lírrat mass O'f tllio people cverywtuere, are gctterous, and lxlk've in dotog wtua.t is fair and right ; and it docs ct'ftaiiily scrni as ttuOOgb thc good people oí would reeeit eucili unkind and ungralteíul troatiiirnt o: this Aesorving wldow and her fatberlesa chiid. And we hfintstiy beli&re tiicy -ni. The editor of the Grase Iikc Newa depcec&tes Chi-istnias gifte and would like to B'h'CX)t the man Who invented tlne idea,. But to show that he is not nltogether liardiod he adds : "Stlll, lyretdi'reai we are wLlling1 to be raolliíied to tJic extont of a new suit of tlotJies, two 'or ttairee tiu-kcys, a good wan ■:. big easy cbalr and su foi-tJi, in'ovided tliey are tendered os Ín a lig'ni ied and dcírrcntial manner." A man waoderltlg Uu-ougli a cernetery came aeran tJie following lnscribed upon a rtone : "A lawyer amd an honeat man." Ifc BtOOd gaztng at the stono, wlicn aoooated by anotiher ina.n who aaitod hSm if he had dilscovcrt'd thc rave oí a frituid. "No, lrut I was wonderibg why they burfed botb thoee fcllows in thc same