Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-12-27
From the Boston Museum.
A NEW YORK NOSE" I'M B0S-
TON, OR,
The Man that wouldn't eat 'taters
out Of a Spit box.
BY QUAILS.

BY oUAILs.
There are many good anecdotes rela-
ted at the expense of that somewhat no.
ted individual known as "Mose" which
no doub; are the production of some fer
Tile genius engaged as penny-a-liner:
but as the one which are about to re.
late actually occurred in this city, in the
presence of nearly a hundred persons,
We will simply relate the story, and leave
the Embellishments for Chanfrau, the
original representative of the character.
A company Otis imma,erial what
--came on from New York City, some
time since dates are mere figures and
might give offence and by previous
understanding were met at the depot By
similar company in this city, and es-
corted through our principal streets,
around our beautiful common, and final
ly to the United States Hotel, where
was spread in the usual sump,uous man.
ner of that establishment, warm sup
per fit to be "set before king"
As the two companies arranged them
selves in proper and precise order on Ell
ther side of the dining room, waiting for
further orders from their superiors, the
clean and well dressed servants entered
and placed on the side table, in covered
iureens, the various warm dishes as per
bill of fare; and at given signal every
man was at bis post, ready to do service,
both TO himself and the savory aud tempt
ing viands.
First, was supplied with becoming
"'acrity, bountiful supply of turtle
coup; after which, there were placed on
Tie table at the distance of about six or
eight feet apart, small covered tureens of
about ten inches in diameter, having two
bottoms, the first to hold whatever was
placed on The inside beneath the cover.
and the second or lower one contained
burning spirits for the purpose of keep
ing hot the contents OF the dish.
AS one of these dishes was placed up
on the table, the spirits by accident be-
came extinguished; when member of
the New York company, whom we shall
designate as "Mose," sitting directly OPP
posite, and who had never before seen
dish of this kind, noticing the dark col
ored liquid in the bottom of the bright
britannia dish, and supposing the whole
apparatus to be nothing more or less than
fancy spit box, ne exclaimed in a whis-
per to an associate at his side:
"Wall, eff that amt err taken der fash
ion little higher'n ever seed it afore
I'm boss"
His associate tried to explain TO him
what the dish was used for; but as the
"Boston boys" occupied the oppoits side
of the table, and were wide awake to ev-
cry thing that could be said on the occa-
sion, he felt dellcacy about speaking
loud enough for them to hear, and finally
gave it up in despair, telling his unsophis-
iicated friend not to make any more re-
marks about the table until they had left
the room.
As the waiter came round TO "Mose,"
and inquired what he would be helped
10, he replied:
"Wall, kin eat any thing, from hard
brick down to side o'shoe-leather, give
us what yer got"
eve have great variety of dishes,
sir" replied the waiter: "here's bill of
fare, sir; YOU can select for yourself"
20 that's Their talk, is it! Wall, you
jest help this other covey, while ! read
yer waybill.'
After serving the next man, the waiter
again called on "Mose," to know his
wants; but being SO full of laughter that
he could hardly contain himself he un-
fortunately snickered as he was reques-
ted to get.
"Some Of der billed hen wild lots o'gra-
Wy, and half dozen taters."
As the waiter started with the plate,