Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-06-02
Simon Shorts Son Samuel.


Simon Shorts Son Samuel.
.Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes.
Seventeen summers, speeding storms,
spreading sunshine, successfully saw
Smons small, shabby shop still stand
ing stanch, saw Simon's selfsame
squeaking sign still swinging, silently
specifying: "SimonShort, Smithfeld's
sole surviving shoemaker. Shoes
sewed, soled superfnely." Simon's
spry, sedulous spouse, Sally Short,
sewed shirts, stitched sheets, stuffed
sofas Simon's six stout, sturdy sons
Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Shadrach,
Slas-sold sundries. Sober Seth sold
sugar, starch, spices simple Sam sold
saddles, stirrups, screws sagacious
Stephen sold silks, satins, shawl
skeptical Saul sold silver salvers, silver
spoons; selfish Shradrach sold shoe
strings, soap, saws, skates slack
Silas sold Sally Shorts stuffed sofas.
Some seven summers since, Simon's
second son, Samuel, saw Sophia Soph-
rona Spriggs somewhere. Sweet,
sensible, smart Sophia Sophronia
Spriggs. Sam soon showed strange
symptoms. Sam seldom stayed stor-
ing, selling saddles. Sam sighed sor-
rowfuIly, sought Sophia Sophronia's
society, sung several serenades slyly.
Simon stormed, scolded, severely, said
Sam seemed so silly singing such
shameful, senseless songs.
"Strange Sam should slight snch
splendid summer sales" said Simon.
astrutting spendthrift shallow souled
simpleton !"
"Softly, softly, SIRE" said Sally,
"Sam's smitten-Sam's spied some
sweetheart"
"Sentimental school-boy r saarled
Simon. "Smitten Stop such stuff
Simon sent SaIly's snuff box spin.
ming, seized Sally's scissors, smashed
sally's spectacles, scattering several
spools. "Sncaking scoundrel Sans
shocking Stiffness shall surcease !"
Scowling Simon stopped speaking,
starting swiftly shopward. Sally
sighed sadly Summoning Sam, she
spoke sweet sympathy.
7Sam" said she, 'sire seems singu.
larly snappy so, sonny, stop strolling
streets, stop smoking scgars, spending
specie superhuvusly, stop sprucing SO,
stop singing serenades, stop short
Sell saddles, sonny sell saddles sensi-
bly,; sec Sophia Sophronia Spriggs
soon; she's sprightly, she's staple, SO
solicit, sure; secure Sophia speedily,
Sam"
$50 soonY so soon" said Sam,
standing stock still.
$50 soon surely" said Sally, smil-
ing; Especially since sire shows such
spirits"
So Sam somewhat scared, sauntered
slowly, shaking stupendously. Sam
soliloquises:
"Sopbia Sophronia Spriggs-Spriggs
Short-Sophia sophronia Short, Sam.
uel Shorts spouse-sounds splendid !
Suppose she should say--She she
shan't! she shan'tw
Soon Sam spied Sophia starching
shirts, singing softly Seeing Sam, she
stopped starching; saluted Sam smil.
ingly Sam stammered shockingly.
"Spl-spl-splendid summer season,
Sophia"
somewhat sultry," suggested So.
pbia
"Sar-sartain, Sophia" said Sam,
(Silence seventeen seconds)
"Selling saddles still, Sam p
"Sar-sar sartain," SAID Sam, starting
suddenly. "Season's somewhat sudo
rife" said Sam, stcalthily stanching
streaming sweat, shaking scnsibly.
"Sartin,' said Sophia, smiling sig.
ni6cantly. "Sip some sweet sherbet,
Sam" (Sience sixty seconds).
"Sire shot sixty sheldrakes Satur.
day." said Sophia
"SixtyY shop said Sam. (Silcnce
seventy.sevcn seconds).
"See sister Susans sunfowers," said
Sophia, socially scattering such stiff
silsnce.
Sophia's sprightly sauciness stimu.
lated Sam strangely; so Sam suddenly
spoke sentimentally; "Sophia, Susan's |
sunnowers seem saying, Samuel Short, |
Sophia Sophronia Spriggs, stroll Sc.
renely, seek some requeslcred spot,
some sylvan shade. Sparkling springs |
shall sing SOU. soothing strains; sweet |
songsters shall silence secret sighing |
superangelic sylphs shall"
Sophia snickered; so Sam stopped.
sophia said Sam, solemnly.
"Sam," said Sophia.
"Sophia, stop smiling. Sam Shorts
sincere, Sans seeking some sweet
spouse, Sophia"
Sophia stood silent.
"Speak Sophia, speak such sus.
pense speculatcs sorrow"
"Scek sire, Sam, seek sire"
SO Sam sought sire Spriegs. Sire