Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1884 — His Worst Enemy. [ARTICLE]

His Worst Enemy.

There was a little party uj> town the other night, and at one time during the evening there was a sort of pause. Nobody could think of anything to say, and if they did, they wouldn’t. Finally some one proposed that a song be sung, but this seemed to fall flat too. After another long pause Erastus Plunkett got up and said that he knew a.song, and would sing it. He did so, and everybody Avho heard him seemed to be affected with a desire to get mustard plasters and put on their stomaehs as quickly as possible. » After lie was through there was a sigh of relief, and young Woggles, a friend of his, took the blushing Plunkett into one comer. “Say, Plunk,” said he, “who told you you could sing ?” “Why—er—my—er—my chnm, Chqlmondelv Plug told me I was a pretty fair s-inger.” .... “Well, you Avant to lay for him and kill him as soon as you can, that’s all.” “Kill him! what for ?” “He’s the worst enemy you eA-er had.” —Evansville Argus. >