Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-08-03
Petroleum. ". Nasty.

The bibulous New Jersey preacher ana
subsequent model postmaster of Kentucky,
who calls himself Nssby, is the creation of
David S. Locke. Last winter Locke dined
with Postmaster General Randall, in Wash
ington, and the first words Randall said to
him were Nasty, want you to step up to
the department Immediately and pay over
what balance you owe," at which, OF course,
there was deal of laughter, and the Post
master General felt that he said thing IS
witty as Nasbys best.
MIR. Locke is a native of this State. He
now resides a. Toledo, Ohio, where he has
considerable property Including wife and
two children. His career has not been all
howery one, as will be at once inferred from
the fact that he hus been editor and pub.
Usher of several county newspapers in his
time. He was bred at the case and is
thorough practical printer. Before the war
Nasby was Democrat, and he has always
been deep in political affairs. lie is now
chief editor and part proprietor OF the To
ledo Blade, a successful and profitable jour
| nal now, though it was decidedly ''shsky"
| when be first became attached to it. Though
known to the general public only by his
Nasty letters, he is far from being "merely
| that and nothing more" as in the case with
| humorists of that sort generally ly-Artemus
Ward and Josh Billings for example. Truth
TO say, close and discriminating criticism
would not place Nasty in the same class
with the last named writers, but this gossip
does not profess to deal in careful criticism.
Mr.. Locke, however is q clear and fOrcible
writer on political topics, and as such has
| done. good service to his party. He is in
''close communion" with all the prominent
politicians of the West and wields power
| full influence.
The Nasty letters were at frat put into
type by Mr.. Lockes own hands without the
preliminary labor of putting them on paper
OF late they have been dashed of very rapidly
with the pen, and have appeared first in the
columns of the Blade, one each week.
Last Winter Nasty made a trip to Wash
ington for the first time in his life. We
mean, of course, in Nasby's life-not in
Locke's life-for Locke may have been to
Washington often before Nasty came into
existence. AS Locke, he would have beer
one of the million merely; as Nasby he was
lion, pur sang Gen, Banks invited him te
the floor of the House, and the members lef
their seats on all hands to pay their respects
to the humorist. He gave his autograph tf
hundreds who solicited it then and there
Business was so seriously interrupted tha
Speaker Colfax had TO call the House tt
order. Subsequently, Colfax remarked tha
it was the greatest ovation that had beer
paid to any man by that body since Gen
Grant went upon the floor, some time pre-
yious. "You have done more for the cause
than any other writer living" said one mem
} Der, and the expression was immediatel!
echoed by scores.
Among those whom Nasty called on q
the visit in question were Grant, McCulloch
: and Chase. With Chief Justice Chase ant
family be spent the evenings in social chat
: Secretary McCulloch was rather cool in hi
| manner toward the joker. Gen, Grant wa
, about the most cordial of them all, and &c
| clared that as regularly as Sunday morning
: came he made il q religious duty to rea'
lone of the Rev. Mr. Nasby's sermons"
e Mr.. Locke is about the hardest WORKED
n man in the West He goes to the Btad
@ Office at eight o'clock in the morning, AM
l. only leaves it "lor good" at two o'clock tn
Q following morning. He does not averag
e more than five hours sleep per night, bein
8 up again at seven o'clock aud again to tn
office for the everlasting tread mill round 9
I newspaper life.
v In personal appearance Nasty 10 stou
Il built and round faced. He is genial an
:, jovial, loves good story as he does his diI
10 ner, tells many good one himself an
. laughs at il with an unctuous ringing laug
: that you might hear for half mile. u
y looks, talks, and acts like an active, wid
a, awake Western business man, which he
Is His Judgment In All business matters 10
f. the shrewd dest, and he makes business pa
e There is not much polish or society cultu
d about SHoy. BE vuges rather on II