The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-05-20
Simon Shorts Son Samuel.

Shrcwd Simon Short sewcd Shoes
Seventeen summers, speeding storms,
spreading sunshine, successfully saw 81
mons small shabby shop still standing
staunch, saw Simon's selt-same squeaking
sign still swinging, silently specifying
Simon Short Smith6eld's sole surviving
shoemaker. Shoes sowcd, sole super,
finely Simon's spry, scduously spouse,
Sally Short, scwed shirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. Simon's six stout, sturdy
sons-Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Shad-
rack, Silas-sold sundries. Sober Seth
sold sugar, starch, spice; simple Sam
sold saddles, stirrups, screws; sagaclous
Stephen sold silks, satin, shawis; sceptl-
cal Saul sold silver salvcrs, silver spoons;
selfish Shadrack sold shoe-strings, soap,
saws, skates slack Silas sold Sally
Shorts stuffed sofas.
Some seven summers since, Simon's
second son, Samuel, saw Sophia Sophro-
mia Spriggs somewhere. Sweet, sensl-
bic, smart Sophia Sophronia Spriggs.-
Sam soon showed strange SYMPTOMS
Sam seldom stayed, storing, selling sad
dies. Sam sighed sorrowiullly, sought
Sophia Sophronia's society, sung several
serenades syly. Simon stormcd, scoldcd
severely, said Sam seemed so silly sing
inc such shameful, sensoless songs.
SStranre Sam should slight sucf. spen-
did summer salcs!" said Simon. ''Strut-
ting spondthrift! scatter-braincd simple
ton! J"
"softly, softly, sirc," said Sally; "Sam's
smitten, Sans spied some sweetheart" :"
Sentimental school-boy !" sullenly
snarled Simon. "Smitten! Stop such
stuff" Simon sent Sally's snuff box
spinning, seized Sally's scissors, smash.
ed Sally's spectacles, scattering several
spools. Sncakiug scoundrel Sans
shocking Stiffness shall snrceasc." Scowl-
ing Simon stopped speaking, starting
swiftly shopward. Sally sighed sadly.
Summoning Sam, spoke sweet sympathy.
"Sam," said she, "sire seems singu-
larly snappy; so, sonny, stop strolling
streets, stop smoking scgars, spending
specie superfuously, stop sprucing so,
stop singing serenades, stop short! Sell
saddles, sonny, sell saddles sensibly; Sec
Sophronia Spriggs soon she's sprlghtl,y;
she's stable, so solicit, sue, secure Sophia
speedily, Sam
$50 soon? so soon?' said Sam, stand
ing stock still.
$50 soon. surely" said Sally, smiling;
especially since sire shows such spirits. >,
So Sam, somewhat scared, sauntercd
slowly, shaking stupendously Sam sol.
loquises: Sophia Sophronia Short, Sam
ucl Shorts spousc-sounds splendid -
Suppose she should say-Sho! sho shan't,
she shant 3"
Soon Sam spied Sophia starchng shirts,
singing softly. Seeing Sam, she stopped
starching; saluted Sam smilingly, Sam
stammcred shockingly.
"Sp.splsplendid summer season, So
pha."
"Sar sartin, Sophia" said Sam, ISL
lence seventeen seconds.
"Sclling saddles STILL SAM"
"Sar sar-sartin," SAID Sam, starting sud
denly. "Season's somewhat sndoritic,
said Sam, steadily, staunching streaming
sweat, shaking sensibly.
"Sartin," said Sophia smiling sienif.
cantly. "Sip some sweet sherbet, Sam.
(Silence sixty seconds.)
"Sirc shot sixty shcdrakcs, Saturday,
said Sophia.
asixty? sho!" said Sam. (Silcncc
scventy-scven seconds
"Sce sister Susan's sunfowcrs," said
Sophia, secably scattering such still 81
lence.
Sopha's sprightly saucincss stimulated
Sam strangel ly; so Sam suddenly spoke
scntimentally: Sophia, Susan's sunfiow-
ers seem saying, 'Samael Short, Sophia
Sophronia Spriggs stroll screnely, seek
some sequestered spot, some sylvan shade
Sparkling springs shall sing soul-soothng
strains; sweet songsters shall silence Sc
crct sic ghings; er-angelic sylphs shall
Sophia shrieked; so Sam stopped.
oSophia," said Sam, solcmny.
"Sam," said Sophia.
"sophia, stop smiling. Sam Shorts
sincere. Sans seeking some swcetspousc
Sophia"
Sophia stood silent.
IS peak Sophia, speak such suspense
spcculatcs sorrow"
"Scck sire, Sam, seek sire"
So Sam sought sire Spriggs. Sire
Spriggs said "sarLin"
A newspaper is not the wisdom o.
one man; it is the wisdom Of the age, and
for past ages alsc a family without /;
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