<h3>ENVY OF A HUMORIST.</h3>
<p>It is difficult for the present generation to perceive the streak of
fun in "the Petroleum V. Nasby Papers" which regaled our grandfathers,
and Mr. Lincoln above others, who waited eagerly for the next letter
in the press. He requested the presentation of the author, John Locke,
and thanked him face to face--neither, like the augurs, able to keep
his <i>face</i>--for such antidotes to the blues. He said to a friend
of "the Postmaster at Confedrit X-rodes":</p>
<p>"If 'Petroleum' would impart his talent to me, I would swap places
with him!"
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