Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-11-07
From the Boston Museum
NEW-YORK "MOSE. IN BOSTON.

divid,,al known as "Mo,e" which are no
doubt the production Of some fertile ge-
MUS engaged as penny-a-liner, but as
the one which we are about to relate ac-
'ualiy occurred in ,hi. city, in the pres
ence of nearly a hundred persons, We
will simply relate the story and leave the
embellishments Tor Chan.rau, the original
representative Of the character.
A company Oft. immaterial what
came on from New-York City, sometime
since, (dates are mere figures and might
give offence and by previous under
standing were me, a, the depot by >imi-
lar company in this city and escorted
through our principal streets, around our
beautiful common. and finally to the Uni
ted States Hotel, where was spread in the
usual sun. n.ptuous manner OF that establish
meut, warm supper tit to be set before
king
As the two companies arranged them
selves in proper and precise order on
either side OF the dining room, waiting for
further orders from their snpcriors, the
clean and well-dressed servants entered
and placed OH the side-table. in covered
tureens, the various warm dishes as pc,
bill OF fare and al a given signal every
man was at his post, ready TO do service
both to himself and the savory and tempt.
ing viand>.
FIRST. was supplied with becoming a'ac'
ri,y, boun'ifnl supply of turtle soup, al.
ter which was placed on the table at til.
distance OF about six or eight feet apart
small covered tureens of about ten inche,
in diameter, having two bottoms, the frs
to hold whatever was placed oh the insid.
beneath the cover, and the second or low
er one contained burning spirits Tor III.
purpose OF keeping hot the contents o: til.
dish.
As one of these dishes was placed npo,
the table, the spirits by accident bscam,
-x,sngui>hed, when member OF the New
York company, whom we shall de>igna,,
| as ".!iose," sitting directly opposite. "nC
who had never before seen II dish Of thi:
kind, noticing the dark -eolnred liquid il
the bottom of the bright britannia dish
and surprising the whole apparatus 10 h,
nothing more or less than fancy sphb box
he exclaimed i'll a whisper 10 an associate
at his side
"Wan. ef that ant er taken der lashio,
li',l- higher'n | ever seed it aiore, I'm
| hosS.'
Ills associate tried TO explain to hin
what the dish WAS used for; but as th,
Boston boys occupied the opposite sid'
! of the table and were wide awake 10 ev
ery thing that could he said on the occa
sion, he fel, aelicacy ahon, speaking
| lsud enough Ter them ,o hear. ard final,
| gave j, up in sspair, telling, his uasn
! phi>,ica,ad friend mol 10 make any NOR,
remarks aaou, the table till they had al
| leii the room.
! As the waiter came round TO ''.'ioSe'
and inquired what he would be helped 10
he repli-d-
"Wall, kin eat anything. from har,
brick to side o shoe-lealhes give u
wha, yer got"
awe have great variety Of dishes, sir,
replied the waiter, "here> a bill of fare
sir; yo" can sel-c, Tor Yourself"
"Oh! that's ther talk, is 1t? We'll
yon rest help this other covey while
read yer way. bill"
After serving the next man, the waite
: again called on Nose to know his want,
but being so full Of laughter that he conl
, hardly contain himself lie unlor,una,el
5 snickered as he was requested to get
Some of der billed hen wild lots o'grav,
and a half dozen ,a,ers."
As the waiter started with the plat
, Nose detected him laughing and winkiu
at his brother waiter, and in an instant
was upon his feet and exclaimed in
.. voice like the rasping Of brittle crow
bar
"What er grinning at, yer big-eyed a
h ligator, eh Just you fetch along d.
{ hen, or IN ram yer head inter bowl
= soup quicker in yer could say boo."
d 1t would have been worth fortune
such an artist as H,gar,h to have seen Il
different expressions of countenance
the table about that time.
It The New-Yorkers were mortified a
j. most beyo endurance, at the anger al
n awkwardness Of one of their compan
= While the Boston boys" felt i, TO be e
= iirelv impossible to express their ieelin
4 without yell, and still, through respe
e to their visitors, each one pretended, wi
It all his might, that he hadn't as yet hea
5 a word Of the conversation.
h As the waiter returned with the "bil
o hen," his face was expressive Of mo
e fear than nnrth when Nose again address
l. ed him with
d "Jest yon see here. my little Pone
d didn', tell yer 10 fetch along der taters
"Here are the potatoes, sir" repIi
Il the waiter, reaching over at the sa,
r. time and taking of the cover Of the br
|e liant tureen "lhere they are, sir; he
e Yourself. il yon please"
le For a time Moses face was a peri
r. picture Of Indignation and as'oni>hme
4, and after gaspins for a momen, Tor ire
u supply of breath, he exclaimed
/ Look O. here! Don't you undertake
e be poken fun at me; and by de or
e. woolcy horse, il yer aint go, nothing
e. keep yer ,ater> in. hnt spit-boxes, wi
ID you kin Jest drop de kiver and fetch ale
- de bread.
of Suppressed ri>ibili:ies could be C,
of ,rolled 10 longer every body laughed
ss the whole house WAS made to echo sga
Workers and Bostonians, all luined in
Al Ill h,,,s,