Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-02
NASTON THE ROSTRUM.


The Portland (Me.) Press, of
recent date, says:
As might have been expected, thi.
distinguished caricaturist filled til,
City Hall to overlooking last even
ing. Mast is a short, thick-set, black
haired, full faced nah, with q rollic'
king, good expression, prop.
erly toned down by black mustache
aud chin whiskers. He bears q
stronger resemblance to German
musician than he does to the com.
monty accepted ideal of a distin.
guished artist. As a lecturer. apart
from his drawings, is decided
failure. But with the understanding
that the drawings are thereal lecture
and the manuscript from which he
reads contains only the connecting
link of thought ont of which he
evolves the pictures, a now base of
criticism is presented, and Mast,
illustrating his own lecture, reveals
himself to the audience as the great
est Of living caricaturists.
He began his lecture by premis-
ing that no creature Int man laughs
or is able TO enjoy a joke. AMI the
best nations and people of the world
are those who laugh best. Wit and
hainor are most powerful weapons
in the discussion Of al topics, and
many a deep laid scheme aud prod
jet have been fairly drowned ont Of
existance by the laughter OF the
public, excited by some stroke Of
pen or pencil. Cariraturing dates
So far back that is origin il los
amid tie mists Of the deln&e, and
its carly history IS of course Little
known, but We have many instances
and relies which show that it WAS
employed by the ancients with great
effect
If nature loads q man with n nose,
the ca-icaturist ovelloads him with
a proboscis. lie rapidly sketched the !
face Of a Dane, "a drawn by the rude /
Britons of early times, illustrative Of I.
his point. The lecturer traced the
progress Of caricaturing in later
times. and modeotlv related, to the
delight of his auditors, how he ac-
ceptea It as profession-accepted,
because his early ambition for high
historical art was severely snubbed.
md he was forced into a new field
IF art. Here he sketched the scenes,
% the delight Of the audience In
lis younger days he delighted in
the humorous phases of
Fhat he saw. and this inclination
lad never deserted him. Ihis he
Illustrated by sketches Of the famous
Burton. His first pulit,
cal caricature was on the ''contra-
and" soon after Gen. Butler de-
Jared the negroes to be "contraband
f war" and It's success led him to
York in this direction. A caricatur.
t Gen. Butler WIS then drawn up
n the canvas, and the audience :
oa-rd with laughter. He told Of |,
Is war with Tammany how he was !
.ternateiy threatened and coaxed '
ow the ring attemp al 70 bride him ,
nd how they understanding these 9
.attc"s in 4 quaint style that WAS =
risisti5le The American people, .
2 said were fun-loying and quick ;,
catch point made o. any hmm
ig, always ready to lanch down .
aposition and pretense when shown Il
? by the wit of the journalistic or
= ridicule of the clricaturist.
Tweed was SIX, tcled ont, and
own side by side with a well filled
oney-bag, which, having a S-mark G
avn upon it. assumed startling
ieness to the headcenter Of the
ring. His ideas of the f.
oper garb of all such characters Z
IS expressed by sketch of the =,
ate Prison dress. Finally the lee (
rer himself, arrayed in night shirt
tn cap and candle in hand APP
AIRED on the screen and iDtimated
It the lecture was closed