Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-15

simon shorts Y. y Son ascll Samuel s.r

Simon Shorts Son Samuel
b.Iolsst Lljets WV 11D01 . eno'
ShreWd Simon Short seWed shoes
Seventeen sp ID m ers, speeding
storms, spreading sunshine, sue
cessively saw Simon's small shabbI
shop still standing stanch, saw 81
mons self same sqdeaking sign stil
swinging, silently specifying: Isl
lmon Short, Smithheldhs sole suryiv
ing shoemaker. Shoes sewed
soled superdneIY" Simoa's spfy
sedulous spouse, Sally Short, sewet
shirts, stitched sheets, stuffed sofas
Slmon's six stout, sturdy sons
Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Shad
rach, iSilasAsold sundries. Sobei
Seth sold sugar. starch, spice sim
pie oSams sold saddles, stirups,
screws; sagacions Stephen sold sat
insp silks, shawIs skeptical Saui
sold silver salvers selfish Shadrach
sold salYesy shoesstrings, soapysaws
skates slack Silas soldSally Short s
stuffed sofas. liE .mn7oDp e. ydi-
! Some seven summers since, Isl.
mons second son Samuel saw So
pAia Sopronia Spriggs somewhere
7sWeet, sensible, smart SophiaSo-
phronia Spriggs. Sam soon show
ed strange symptoms Sam seldom
stayed, storing, selling saddles. -
Sam sought Sophia Sophronia's So
ciety, sung several serenades slyly.
Simon stormed, scolded severely,
said Sam seemed So silly singing
such Shameful senseless songs
"Strange, Sam Should slight such
splendid summer sales! Strutting
spendthrifi! Shatter Drained sim
! nlhtonF' 343V N9nJ ii4 'rIAl'"t'4
ps0ftly, softly Sire" said sally.
ItSam's smitten, SAINTS spied some
sweetheart" BOB N 91if5 On @
@sehfimental school-boy /" snarl;
lea SimoH E"Smitten / stop shch
IstuHp' Simon sent Sally's snuff
box spinning, seized Sally's scis-
soFs, smashed sally's spectacles,
scattering severalspoolsy "Sneak-
linz . scoandrel d SAM ! sbockibp
Stiffness snail sufcease y scowlingS, I
Simon stopped spcakino. startipal p
IsTiftIv sbopRord p9r 9Sas5 SaIIv ssigbed sads
IIy Summonino, sam she smoke
sweet sym-n1atbye: o7T''" ~ ,'-7
Il asainI" said 'sbe. asire y scems an, : siu,
IonlarIv snanny t'Ss So. Sc sonny' Sion Il1
stroIIi3o straets fs ston smoting Sc.
cars, a9 spepding speeie : ssuperiiuosusly, n
stop .sI,rnciing. SO, stop singing ser
enades, stop short! Sell saddles,
sonny, sell saddles sensibly: see
Sophia Sophronia Spriggs soon
ishe's sprightly, she's stable, SO So
licit, sue, secure Sophia speedily,
Sam, "a, a. .l.ar8fs ,l.foo7 m 3
so soon ? So soon n said Sam,
standing stock still, .T ,y9IggG
$50 soon surely" said Sally
smiling specially since sire shows
such spirits. .Y9agi, ieasr 400
SO sam somewhat scared, saun-
tered slowly, shaking stupendOuslyo
Sam sohloqulses Sophia Sophroi
MIA Spriggs-Sprlggs- Short-So-
nhia SOnhronia Short Samnel
K, =, IN n = 91.'1s''ii 'tN. VI -,
Shorts spouse sounds splendid J!
suppose she should say--sho !
she shan't! she shan't"
Soon Sam spied Sophia starching
shirts, sin ging softlyi seeing Sam,
she stepped staFching, sqluted Sam
smilinglym Sam stammered shock
ingly.. .al9yoD seeigoK 9dt 1o1 t9ld
i "SpFsplsplendid summer season,
Sophia" ssg 3l6D9 "a doeIao
& somewhat asultry,3a suggested
Sophia, d bsligl jnd .aoonoqr9 I
v. "Sar- -sartain, Sophia, P" said Sam.
(Silence seventeen seconds. l9m1ha
.a Selling saddles still, Sam E3qa