The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-09-07
THE NEW NORTHWEST,
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Coesaspoodcoce New York Ti0ee.

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Coraposdeecs New York Tsnss.
The city Of Toledo IL celebrated in cur.
rent history % being the residence Of Petro.
leum v. Nasty, Postmaster of the Confed.
crate Cross Roads, whose modest rcsidence
bears on its door. plate the less widely. Known
name of David r. Locke. He il . difllcult
man to catch during the lecturing season,
when he is starring it fr ON Portland to
Washington, and Westward as far a. Kan.
sss, but In the summer time he may lie
found in his den on the fourth floor of the
Blade building, writing bis squits for the
Daily Blade, and bordering over his Nasty
letters. In this style of writing he exccls,
and exnlts over bis prints with IN occasion.
al wsr.whoop. His mind is quick 70 per.
ceivc . weak place in the enemy's srmor Is
he glances over the exchanges, and when he
''gocs for solitary foe he always returns
with the scalp hanging At his eirdlc His
paper 10 doing magnificent service for Grant
In MOI .hwcstern Ohio.
Personally, Mr.. Locke Tor Nasty. Is he is
oftsncr called) Is a mao of about five feet
and nine inches in height, with brown hair,
pushed in oil directions, rubicund visage,
rotund Of face and broad of girth, and
weighing some two hundred pounds. His
fsce gives no indication of the intellectual
man within, except In the dccp.set expres.
sion Of his eyes. But he cannot speak or
write without expressing his extreme sense
Of the ridiculous.
His Nasty letters arc often planned out
weeks before they are produced, but arc
usually written ut the last moment and un-
der the high pressure of call for ''copy."
As tho reading public well know, they have
always . point TO make, AID succeed in
keeping It IN front throughout. Hence the
extraordinary success Of his lectures. They
touch some living spring Of thought and
action. and leave the past to itself
Enter his dim and dusty sanctum and q
hearty welcome waits you, though the host
bc in his shirt sleeves. and the gray suit Ike
none Of the newest. and his hat bc battered
shockingly.
At home in 9 pretty lit lc house in Huron
street. Mr.. Locke entertains his guests with
true Western hospitality. Groups Of Rog.
ers' statuary are scattered about the roo,n,
and many paintings adorn the walls The
most attractive of the latter is little water.
color sketch BY Tom Mast, representing
himself rs met attic depot by Parson Nasty.
The drollcry of the picture is inimitable, and
the portraits arc excellent The carpet bag
swung in tho left hand of Mast, as he OK
tended his right In greeting. Is almost u
large Is the hero himself.
Mr.. Locke hes an interesting family, con>
listing of wife and three boys. The eldest
of the latter Is seventeen and the youngest
three years of age. 1t has been the pleasant
lot Of Mrs.. Locke TO see her husband rise
from the ranks of journeymsn printer to
national reputation aud fortune. The
late Postmaster" etc., is worth at least
$500, 900.
Al home, Mr.. Locke throws off the cares
of business with bis boots, and is man who
thoroughly enjoys the comforts of his house.
hold. Or, returning earlier than usual from
his Office, he rides out to his farm, distant
three miles, and surveys his crops. So far
alone does he resemble Mr.. Greeley, whom,
1t 10 needless to add, he thoroughly detests.
Recently Mr.. Locke has gathered the best
Of his Nasty letters into one volume, 10
which, singularly enough, Senator Sumner
has written the preface In this preface he
speaks of the good work the letters have
done for the Republican cause. Yet, before
the book had come before the public. Nasty
had set his face against Sumner, and let fly
some Of his sharpest arrows against the
great disorganizer. The honorable Senator's
predicamcnt on this poin, can scarcely Ike
pleasant.
Many persons have criticised the Nasty
letters severely, but when Sumner, the
scholar, bears his testimony in their favor,
and repeats what Lincoln said-that lie had
rather have written them than he President
will find It hard task to deny
ability to them. They have been read in
every State, by all classes Of people, and
have even pro voked laugh from those who
suffered most from their satire.