THOSE ANGLO-SAXON NAMES
Two recruits had just been brouglr in by the sergeant. Enlisting Officer (to first one) "What's your name ?" Recruit : "Watt, sir." '"What is your name ?" "Watt, sir." "What's your name ? I ask you"impatiently. "My name is Watt, sir—W-a-t-t." "Humph ! Where do you com from ?" "Ware, sir." "Yes, dunderhead ! Where do yoi
come from ?" "I come from the town of Ware, i; Hertfordshire, sir." "Oh ! That'll do." Turns to second recruit. What's your name ?" "Mee, sir." "Yes, you thickhead ! Will yoi give me your name ?" "My name, sir., is John Mee." "Humph ! And where do you conw from ?" "Hoo, sir." "Confound it, you blockhead • Don't you understand ? Where d( you come from?" "Hoo, sir." "Well, if ever " Sergeant (interposing): "'Tha man comes from the village of Hoo, neaf Chatham, sir." "Oh, I see."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 471, 5 June 1912, Page 7
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135THOSE ANGLO-SAXON NAMES King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 471, 5 June 1912, Page 7
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