The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-03-26
Sis.on shorts Son Sanse'.

Simon Sk0rt's Son SaSswet.
Shrcwd Simon Short sewcd shoes. Sew
entccn summers. speeding storms, spread
ing sunshine, SUCCESSFULLY saw Slmon's
small, shabby shop still standing stanch,
saw Simon's sclf-samc squcaking sign still
swinging, silently specifying: "slmon
Short, Smithheld's sole surviving shoe
maker. Shoes scwcd. soled supcrfinely.'
Slmon's spry, sedulous spouse, Sally
Short, scwed shirts, stitched sheets, stun.
cd sofas. Slmon's six stout, sturdy sons,
Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Shadrach,
Silas,-sold sundries. Sober Seth sold
sugar, starch, spice; simple Sam sold sad
dies, stlrrups, screws; sagacious Stephen
sold silks, satins, shawls; skeptical Saul
sold silver salvcrs; selfish Shadrach sold
salves, shoe-strings, soaps, saws, skates;
slack Silas sold Sally'Short's stuffed sofas.
Some seven summers since, Slmon's
second son, Samuel, saw Sophia Saphro-
MIA Spriggs somewhere. Sweet, sensible,
smart Sophia Saphronla Spriggs! Sam
soon showed strange symptoms. Sam
seldom stayed, storing. selling saddles.
Sam sighed sorrowfully, sought Sophia
Saphronia's society, sung several scrc-
nadcs slyly. Simon stormcd. scoldcd Sc
vcrcly, said Sam seemed so silly, singing
such shameful, scnselcss songs. "Strangc,
Sam should slight such splendid sales !!
Strutting spendthrift! shatter.braincd sim
pletonw
"Softly, softly, SIRE" said Sally. "Sam's
smittcn. Sans spled some sweetheart"
"Sentimental school.boy!' snarled 81
mon, "Smitten! Stop such stuff!" Simon
sent Sally's snuif.box spinning, seized
Sally's scissors, smashed Sally's specta-
cles, scattering several spools. "Sneak-
Ing scoundrcl! Sans shocking Stiffness
shall surceasc!' Scowling, Simon stop
ped speaking. starting swiftly shopward.
Sally sighed sadly. Summoning Sam, she
spoke sweet sympathy. "Sam," said she.
..sire seems singularly snappy; 20 sonny,
stop strollins streets, stop smoking scgars,
spending specie supcrfuously; stop
sprucing so, stop singing sercnadcs, stop
short. Sell saddles, sonny, sell saddles,
sensibly; see Sophie Saphronia spriggs
soon-she's sprightly, she's stable, so, so
llclt, sue, secure Sophia speedily, SAM"
$50 soon? so soon?" said Sam, standing
stock still.
$50 soon,' surely" said Sally, smll-
ing; especially since sire shows such
spirits"
SO Sam, somewhat scared, sauntcrcd
slowly, shaking stupcndously. Sam So
Iiloquizcs: Sophia Saphronla Spriggs-
Short-sophla saphronia Short, Samuel
Shorts spouse--sounds splendid. Sup
pose she should say--sho, shc shant,
she shan't!"
Soon sam splcd Sophia starchlng shirts.
singing softly. Seeing Sam, she stopped
starching. salutcd Sam smillngiy. Sam
stammered shocklngly.
"spl.spl-splcndld summer season, so-
phia."
somewhat sultry," suggested Sophia.
"sar.sartin, said Sam, starting sudden
ly. "season's somewhat sudoriilc," said
Sam, stealthlly stanching streaming sweat,
shaking scnslbly.
"sartin," said Sophia" smiling signiil-
cantly. "sip some sweet shcrbct. SAM"
(silencc sixty scconds.)
.sirc shot sixty shcldrakcs, Saturday,
said Sophia.
'slxtyG sho" said Sam. (sllence seven
ty-seven seconds.)
"sec sister Susan's sunaowers," said
Sophia sociably scattering such still ST.
lence.
sophia's sprigh:ly sauciness stimulated
Sam strangely; so Sam suddenly spoke
sentimentaliy. "Sophia, Susan's sunfiow-
ers seem saying, Samuel Short, Sophia
saphronia Spriggs, stroll scrcnely:' seek
some sequestered spot, some sllvan shade.
Sparkling springs shall sing soul-soothing
strains; sweet songsters shall silence Sc
crct Sig yhings; super-seraphic sylphs shall'
Sophia snickcred; 80 Sam stopped.
"sophIa," said sam solennly.
.'sam," said Sophia.
"sophia, stop smiling. Sam Shorts sim
oerc. Sans seeking some sweet spouse,
Sophla!"
Sophia stood silent.
"speak! Sophia, speak! such suspense
stimulates s0rrow."
ascck sire, Sam, seek SIRE"
So Sam sought sire Spuggs. Sire sPriggs
said, ''Sartin."