The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-05-04
II 1sE4Ko,. q NEVADA, 1v WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1870
Simon snort, Bon. s.ma.l,


s,ttnmers, speeding storms, spreading sun
shine. successfully saw Simon small, shabby
shop still standing ssaunch. saw Simon's self
sameL squeaking sign still swinging, silently
Specifying: "SjmQn Short, Smithfeld's sole
Surviving shoemaker. Shoes sewed, soied su.
fPerfinely.H Siiuou's spry, sedulous spouse,
Sally Short. sewed skirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. Simoh's six sturdy sons-Seth,
Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Silas, ShadrachS-- sold
sundries. Sober Seth sold sugar, starch. spi-
I ees; simple Sam sold saddles, stirups, screws
sa9aciOus Stephen sold silks, satins, shavls
skepticai Saul sold silver salvors selfish
Shadrnch sold ssives, shbestrings. soap, saws,
skates slack silas sold Sally Shorts stuffed
sofas. .''
Some seven summers since simon's second
son Samuel saw Sophia Sofronia Spriggs
somewhere. Sweet sensible, smart Sophfos
mia Spriggs. sam soon showed strange
symptoms Sam seldom stayed storing sell.
ing saddles, Sam sighed sorrowfully, sought
Sophia Sofronias society. sung several ser
enades slylS. Simon stormed, scolded Sc
verely, said Sam seemed so silly singing such
shameful. senseless songs. Strange San
should slight such splendid sales! Strutting
spendtlrift shattered-hmned simpletonr'
"Snftly, softly, sire" said Sally. "Sam g
smitten; Sans spied some sweetheart"
Sentimental schOoi-boy?'' snaried Simon.
"Smittenl stop, stop snch silly stuff" 81.
mon sent Sally's SNUFF box spinning, seized
Snlly's scissors, smashed Sally's spectacles,
shattered several spools. "Sneaking scoun .
drel! Sans shocking Stiffness, shall sur.
cease" Scowling Simon stopped speaking,
| starting swiftly shopward. sally sighed cad
ly. Summoning Sam. she spoke sweet sym.
pathy "Sam" said she, "Sire seems singu.
isrly snappy; so, sonny, stop strolling streets,
stop smoking, spending specie suPcrtiuously,
stop spruring so, stop singing serenades, stop
short; sell saddles, sell saddles sensible;
scr Sophia Sofronia Spriggs soon; che =
sprghtly, she's stable-sO solicit, sue, secure
Sophia Sofronia Spriggs spe 'diiy, Sam
$50 soon2 80 soong" said Sam, standing
stock still. ....r- .., ....,,...
$50 soon, surely, ''d snid Sally smiliugly;
, Especially since sire shows sGch spirits;"
$50 sam somewhat scared, sauntered slow
! ly, shaking stupeuduusly sam soliloquizes;
Sophia Sofrdnia Spriggs, Spriggs- Short
Sophia Sofronin short Samuel Shorts spouse
sounds splendid Suppose she should
say-She! she shan't--she shan
Soon Sam Spied Sophia starchihg shirts;
singing softly. Seeing Sam, she stopped
slarching. saluting Sam sIniiinsiy. Sam
stnmmeTed sbockingly.- ....r -,.
pl-spl-splendld summer season, Sophia.
'Sar -saTtin' Sophia, said Sam. (Silenct
seventeen secOndS)
Selling saddles still, Samf"
''Sar- -sartin," said Sam. starting, suddenly
"Season's somewhat snddrifc," said Sam
stealthily, staunching streaming sweat shak
, ing sensibly. ....-.. ..r
"Sartin. smiling significantly. "Sip sons
sweet sherbert" (Silencc sixty ss6onds.l
sire shot sixty snipe, Saturday" snid So
phin.
sixty shoot said Sam. CSpepce seven
ty.scven Seconds)
"Sce Sister Susans sunfOSers," said SO
phia, socially sileiicing such stiff silence.
Sophia's spnghuy sancinEss stimulate
Sam strangely; 30 SAM suddenly spoke senti
mentally: sophia, Susan's suniloweTs seen
snying, Samuel Short, Sophia Sofroni
Spriggs. stroll serehely, seek some seques
tered spot some sylvan sh1de. Sparkln
springs shall sing soul-stirring strains; swee
songsters shall silence secret sighlngs, super
angelic sylphs shall "--Sophia sniekered, 81
Sam stopped. ...r. ..... ..rn..r rr,E
sophia" said Sam, solemnly. /
"Sam." said sophia.
sophia, stop smiling. Sam Shorts SIR
ccrc. Sans seeking some sweet spouse, Sc
phia."
Sophia stood silent.
: speak, Sophia, speak! Such suspens
: spcCulates sOrrow.'
seek sire; Sam. seek sire."
10 sam sought sire Sfriggs; Sire Sprige
said "SsIiin."