The Democratic advocate., 1869-07-08
Simon Shorts Son, samasl.-

The following literary curiosity was
constructed for the last number Of the
Asprant, the reading Of which formed
a part the closing exercises Of the Con-
cord, N. H., High School The writer
is Miss Ida Bennett. Alliterated storieg
have been written before but we do not
remember to have seen one in which
the difficult letter was carried so far
Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes
Seventeen summers, speeding storms;
spreading sunshine, successiyely saw
Simon's small shabby shop still standing
staneh, saw Simon's self.same squeaking
sign still swinging, specifying: "Simoh
Short, Smithfeld $ sole surviving shoe
maker. Shoes sewed, soled supsrhnelyp
Simon's spry, sednlous spouse, Sally
Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. Simon's six stout, sturdy
sons-Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul,
Shadrack, Silas-sold sundries. sober
Seth sold sugar, starch, spice; simple
Sam sold saddles, stirrups, screws; sa-
gacious Stephen sold silks, satins, shawls;
skeptieal Saul sold silver salvers; selfish
Shadraeh gold salyes, shoestrings, 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, sensi.
bic, smart Sophia Sophroria Spriggs,
Sam soon showed strange symptoms.
Sam seldom stayed, storing, selling sad
dies. Sam sighed sorrowfuIly, sought
Sophia Sophronia's society, sung sew
eral serenades slyly. Simon stormsd, (
scolded severely, said Sam seemed 80
silly, singing such shameful sanselcss
songs. "Strange, Sam should slight
such splendid summersales Strutting
spendthriftl shatter- Drained simpletonl"
"Softly, softly, sire" said Sally.
"Sam's smitten, Sans spied some
sweetheart"
"Seutimental school.boy," snarled
Simon. "Smitteni Stop such stuff y
Simon sent Sally's snuff box spinning;
seized Sally's scissors, smashed Sally's
speetacles, scattering several spVois-
} "Sueaking scoundreli Sans Stiffness
} shall surcease " Scowling, Simon stopp-
ed speaking, starting swiftly sarward,
Sally sighed sadly Summoning Sam,
she spoke sweet sympaty. Sam" she
said "sire singularly snappy; SO sonny,
stop strolling streets, stop smoking Sc
gars, spending specie superfuously, stop
sprucing 50, stop singing serenads, stop
short Sell saddles, sonny, sell saddles
, sensible; see Sophia Sophronia Spriggs
e soon; she's sprightly, she's stable, so
solicit, sue, secure Sophia speedily,
Sam"
$50 soon I So soon I" said Sam,
standing stock still.
$50 soon, surely" said Sally, smil-
: ing, specially since sire shows suciy
J, spirits" sl s'
. 80 Sam, somewhat scared, sauntercd
slowly, shaking stupendously. Sam So
liloquises: Sophia Sophoropia Spriggs.
i Spriggs--Short--Sophia. Sanrenin
Short, Samuel Shorts spouse-lsounds
I splendid Suppose she should say,
Sho! she shantl she shantp,
Soon Sam spied Sophis starchine
!, shirts, singing softly. Seeing Sam, she
!, stopped starching, saluted Sam smiline-
8 | lv Sam stammersd q eb.eiks,.srly ~
h "a asnIs,i I u snIapJtS - sn,s.sas
| s1. su'
: oOpS'a pSa .
!. uSsn.r-.: e""assa sasss'eu 5oP1'A'
! ,s,,ssa. .sa..'u, SOPHIA, saiu csa'
! lonen1e l.Sn,,: seseu.sen s,,' ssvv'iSs M,
I HSar.sar- -sartin,' said Sam starting
@ s;ss "a sasoa ,ss sSncsna. ~, suoo, ,.s''
= r.n' saiu sam, s'sai'ni'y ssaunehnI
! '''eSmns s"ea' saa.ils sen.in'y .
;...,s, Iaf''a' sa'a sophia, smll,ag s,sn',,
!. lcsn'ly oip somesyeetsnernct, SAM.
Sonesce s; siA.y secondsi 80.
: ..,a Snsah;o sssao'SiA'y she'drakes' SATURDAY,
! sa'u Soph1a II, 81
!, .See sister Susan's supaowers. y said
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