▁worth less ▁Br um mag em ▁make , ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁ex ch anging ▁their ▁bits ▁of ▁gold , ▁while ▁their ▁squ aws ▁looked ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁perfect ▁ind ifference . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁not ▁always ▁used ▁with ▁negative ▁meaning . ▁A ▁character ▁in ▁J ef fer y ▁F arn ol ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Broad ▁Highway ▁( 1 9 1 0 ) ▁comments : ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Richard ▁H . ▁Bar ham : ▁ ▁However , ▁as ▁shown ▁by ▁James ▁Dob bs ' s ▁song ▁" I ▁can ' t ▁find ▁Br um mag em " ▁( see ▁below ), ▁it ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁ge ographical ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Henry ▁James ▁story ▁" The ▁Less on ▁of ▁the ▁Master " ▁( 1 8 8 8 ), ▁the ▁novel ist ▁Henry ▁St . ▁George ▁refers ▁to ▁his ▁" be aut iful ▁fort un ate ▁home " ▁as ▁" br um mag em " ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁worth ▁little ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁what ▁he ▁has ▁given ▁up ▁to ▁have ▁it ; ▁he ▁has ▁sacrific ed ▁his ▁purs uit ▁of ▁great ▁writing ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁live ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁comfortable , ▁well - off ▁man . ▁He ▁express es ▁his ▁regret ▁to ▁the ▁story ' s ▁protagon ist , ▁an ▁asp iring ▁young ▁writer ▁named ▁Paul ▁O vert . ▁ ▁The ▁B irmingham ▁politician ▁Joseph ▁Chamber lain ▁was ▁nick named ▁" B rum mag em ▁Joe " ▁( aff