The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-12-09
Simeon Shorts Son Samuel.

The following literary cul iosity was
constructed for the Aspirant, the
reading of which formed part Of the
closing exercises of the Concord, N.
H., High School. The writer is Miss
Ida Bennett: .-...
Shrewd Simeon Short sewed shoes.
Seventeen summers, speeding storms,
spreading sunshine, successfully saw
Simeon's small shabby shop still stand
ing staunch, saw Smeon's self same
suueaking sign still swinging, silent
ly specifying: "Simeon Short, Smith
fields sole surviving shoemaker
Shoes sewed, soled superfnely." Sim
cons spry, sedulous spouse, Sally
Short, sowed skirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. SimeUn's six stout,
sturdy sons-Seth, Samuel, Stephen,
Saul, Silas, Shadrach-sold sundries.
Sober Seth sold sugar, starch, spices;
simple Sam sold slddles, stirrups,
screws; sagaciOus Stephen sold silks,
satins, shawls; skeptical Saul sold sill
yer salvers; selfish Shadrach sold
shoe strings, soap, saws, skates; slack
Silas sold Sally Shorts stuffed sofas.
Some seven summers since SimeOn's
second son, Samuel, saw Sophia So
frunia Spriggs, somewhere. Sweet,
sensible, smart Sophia SOfrOnia
Spriggs. Sam soon showed strange
symptoms. Sam seldom stayed stOr-
ing selling saddles. Sam sighed sOr-
rOwfully, sought Sophia SofrOnia's So
cicty, sung several serenades sly.y.-
Simeon stormed, scolded severely,
said Sam seemed so silly, singing such
shameful, senseless songs. "SIrange,
Sam should slight such splendid sales!
Strutting spendthrifl! shatter-brain-
cd simplctOn ~
"Soflly, softly, sire," said Sally.
"Sam's Smitten; Sans spied some
sweetheart" t."
"Seutimental school-boyr' snarled
Simeon.
"Smittcn Stop such stuff" Sim
con sent SalIy's sDuff-box spinning,
seized SaIIy's scissors, smashed Sally's
speclaclcs, scattering several spoolS.
''Sneaking scoundrell Sans shock
ing Stiffness shall surcease !" ScOwI-
ing, Simeon stopped speaking, start,
ing swiftly shopward. Sally sighed
sadly. Summoning Sam, she spoke
sweet sympathy. Sam" said She
sire seems singuIarly snappy; so, son.
ny, stop slrolting streets, stop smok
ing segars, spending specie superfn-
ously, stop sprucing so, stop singing
serenades, stop short, sell saddles
sell saddles sensibly; see So
phia Soironia Spriggs soon; she's
sprightIy, she's stable, so solicit, sue
secure Sophia speedily, Sam"
$50 soon? SO soon p said Sam
standing stock still.
so soon, surely" said Sally.
Sam soon spied Sophia starching
shirts, singing softly. Seeing Sam
she stopped starching, saluting Sam
smilingly. Sam stammered shock
ingly.
"SpI.spl splendid summer season
Sophia"
Somewhat sultry," suggested So
phia.
'.Sar-sartin," said Sam. (SiIencC
seventeen sccOnds.)
"Selliug saddles still, Sam?"
Sar-sartin," said Sam, starting.
"Season's somewhat sudoridc," said
Sam, shaking sensibly.
"Sartin," said Sophia, smiling. Sir
some sweet sherbet, Sam? (Silcncl
sixty secODds.)
"Sire shot sixty shelldrakes, Satur
day." said Sophia.
"Sixty? shop said Sam. (Silencc
seventy-seven seconds.)
See sister Susan's sunflowers," sale
Sophia.
Sophia" said Sam, soIemnIy.
"Sam," said Sophia.
"Sophia, stop smiling. Sans seek
ling some sweet spouse, Sophia" "
Sophia stood silent.
"Speak, Sophia, speak such sus
pense speculates sorrow"
"Seek sire, Sam, seek sire
So Sam sought Squire Spriggs, sir
Spriggs said "sarlin."