The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-07-29
Simon Shorts Son, Samuel.

THE following literary curiosity was
constructed for the last number of the
Aspirdnt, the reading of which formed a
part of the closing exercises of the Con.
cord, N. II High School, The writer is
Miss Ida Bennett
Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes
Seventeen summers, speeding storms,
spreading sunshine successively saw ST.
mons small, shabby shop still standing
| staunch, saw Simon's self-same squeaking
sign still swinging, silently specifying
"SimOn Short, Smithfeld's sole surviving
shoemaker. Shoes sewed, soled super
| finely" Simon's spry, sedulous spouse,
Sally Short, sewed skirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. SimOn's six stout, sturdy
sOns-Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Silas,
Shadrach-sold sundries. Sober Seth
sold sugar, starch, spices; simple Sam
sold saddles, stirrups, screws; sagaciOus
Stephen sold silks, satins, shawls; skepti-
Cal Saul sold silver ealvers; selfish Shad-
rach sold salves, shoe strings, soap, saws,
skates; slack Silas sold Sally Shorts
stuffed sofas.
Some seven summers since, SimOn's
second son Samuel s"w Sophia Sophronia
| Spriggs somewhere. Sweet sensible,
smart Sophia Sopronia Spriggs. Sam soon
showed strange symptoms. Sam seldom
stayed, storing, selling saddles. Sam
sighed sorrowfully, sought Sophia SOphrO-
MAS society, sung several serenades slyly.
Simon stormed, scolded severely, said
Sam seemed so silly singing such shame
| full, senseless songs "Strange, Sam
should slight such splendid sales Strut
| ting spendthrift shattered Drained sim
pleton!
"Softly, softly, SIRE" said Sally. "Sam's
smitten Sans spied some sweet heart" I"
Sentimental school. .bOy!" snarled ST.
mon. "Smitten Stop such stuff" 81
mon sent Saliy's snuff box spinning, seized
Sally's scissors, smashed Sally's spectacles,
scattering several spools. "Sneaking
scoundrel! Sans shocking Stiffness shall
surceasep Scowling, Simon stopped
speaking, starting swiftly shopward. Sally
sighed sadly. Summoning Sam, she spoke
sweet sympathy. "Ssm," said she, sire
seems singulsrly snappy; so, sonny, stop
strOlling streets, stop smoking segars,
spending specie superhuously, stop spruc-
ing so, stop singing serenades, stop short
Sell saddles, sell saddles sensible; see
Sophia Sophronia Sprggs soon: she's
sprightly, she's stable, so solicit, sue, secure
Sophia speedily, Sam"
| 80 soon ? SO soon ?" said Sam, stand
ing stock still.
$50 soon,' surely" said Sally, smiling
ly; Especially since sire shows such
| spirits"
$50, Sam, somewhat scared sauntered
slowly, shaking stupendously. Sam
| soliloquises; Sophia Sophronia Spriggs,
Spriggs-Short- Sophronia Short
Samuel Shorts spouse-sounds splen-
did Suppose she should say - She
she shan't-she shan't!"
Soon Sam spied Sophia starching shirts,
singingly softly. Seeing Sam, she
stopped starching, saluting Sam smilingly.
Sam stammered shockingly.
"Splspl-splendid summer season, So
phia"
Somewhat sultry," suggested Sophia.
Sar -sartin, Sophia" said Sam. Isl
lence seventeen seconds)
"Selling saddles still, Sam ~
"Sar- -sar tin," said Sam, starting sud.
denly. "Season's somewhat sudorific," ,"
said Sam stealthily, staunching streaming
sweat, shaking sensibly.
| Sartin," said Sophia, smiling signfi
cantly. Sip some sweet sherbert, Sam.
(Silence sixty seconds)
"Sire shot sixty shelldrakes, Saturday, ,
said Sophia.
"SixtyS Shot" said Sam. (Silence
seventy-seven seconds.)
"See sister Susan's sunflOwers," said
Sophia socially, silencing such stiff 81
lence.
Sophiss sprightly sauciness stimulated