Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1884 — Took It Too Literally. [ARTICLE]

Took It Too Literally.

“I see you advertise goods to be sold for a mere song,” said he, as he stepped into a furniture store on Washington street. “Yes, sir,” answered the gentlemanly proprietor. “Well, now, let me see, I like that red plush sofa there, and I’ll sing you ‘When the Robins Nest Again,’ for it.” At last accounts he was able to sit up in bed, and if ho continues to improve he will probably be out in a week. —Boston Post.