Show profane sound had uses mrs A A blow the denver woman who started the movement through which americans residing in england presented the hospital ship maine to the british army during the boer war during one of her frequent visits to new york the other day ft as telling of some of her housekeeping experiences in south africa mr blow was the manager ot one ot the great english mining properties in the boer country before the war all our were kaffir boys said she called boys even when they were old men like our slaves before the war these boys on coming in contact with white people atwara took a white name they used to choose the oddest things knife fork and spoon were common appel latsons among the houseboys table chair carriage and matchbox were names which I 1 had in the house at dif ferent times my butler rejoiced in the stately cognomen of new one it was when the slang phrase that s a new one on me was in vogue we nearly died when he solemnly told us that name was new one one ot the kitchen boys took the very homely name ot ham and eggs down at the mine the boys would take pick and shovel and all such names one day the wife of one of the carpenters sent down to the mine tor a kitchen boy when he came she asked his name the poor boy had beard one expression in frequent use at the 1 and had perhaps conceived an exaggerated idea ol 01 its importance from its frequency so when she asked him hia name he calmly replied dam fool why I 1 cant call you that said she horrified I 1 will call you joseph but the boy immediately flew into a rage ite said dam fool was a mooch lle gum a nice name and that it he could not be called that he would not do any work lie was stubborn about it that she either had to use the or send him back to the compound eventually she kept him she told me afterward that sometimes it was a relief to her feelings to have a kitchen boy who had just that name |