The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-12
Il SENTIMENTAL STORY.
Simon shorts Som Samuel.

Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes, Seven
teen summers, speeding storms, spreading sun
shine snccessvely saw Simon's small shabby
shop still standing stauncl; saw Slmon's self
flying: "Simon Short, Smithfeld's sole surviving
shoemaker. Shoes sewed, soled superlnely." 81.
mons spry, sedulous spouse, Sally Short seWed
skirts, stitched sheets, stuffed SOFAS Simon's siX
stout, sturdy sons-Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul.
Silas, Shadracli-sold sundrles. Sober Seth sold
sugar, starch, spices; simple Sam sold saddles,
strrups, scrows; sagacious Stephen sold Silks,
satins, shawls; skcptical Sanl sold silver salvers;
selfish Shadrach sold salreS, snoestrlngs, soap.
saws skates; slack Sllas sold Sally Shorts stuffed
sofas.
Some seven summers since slmon's second son
Samuel saw Sophia Sofronia Spriggs somewhere.
Sweet, sensible, smart Solronia Spriggs. Sam
soon showed strange symptoms. Sam seldom
stayed storing selling saddles. Sam sighed sor-
rowfully. sought Sophia Sofronla's society, sung
several screnades slyly. Simon stormed, scolded
severely, said Sam seemed SO silly singing such
shameful senseless songs. Strange, Sam should
slight such splendid safes StruttIug spendthrft
shattered.b Drained simpleton ~
'!SoltIy. softly, sirc," said Sally, 'Sams sM!t-
ten; Sam's sped some sweetheart
sentimental schoolboy l'' snarled Simon.
.'Smitten stop such stuG." Simon sent Sally
snuff box spinning, seized Sally's scissors, smash
ed Sally's spectacles scattered several spools.
"SneaEing scoundrel. Sans shocking Stiffness
shall surcease." Scowling Simon stopped speak.
ing. starting swiftly shopward. Sally sighed
sally. SumInonng Sam, she spoke sweet SYM
patty. "Sam." said she, "SIre seems slngularly
snappy; so, sonny, stop strong streets, stop
smoking, spending, specie supernuously, stop
sprucng So stop singing serenades, stop short;
sell saddles, sell saddles sensible; see Sophia So
fronia Sprlggs soon; she's sprlghtly she's stable,
so solicit, sue, secure Sophia sofronia sprisgs
$50 soons SO ?" said Sam, standing stock
still.
$50 soon, surely" said Sally, smillngly 'speci-
ally since sire shows such spirits"
So Sanl somewhat scared, sauntered slowly,
shaking stupendously. Sam Sollloqulses: Sophia
SOfrOnla, Spriggs, Sprlggs-Short-Sophia Sofro-
MIA Short-Samuel Shorts spouse-sounds splen.
did Suppose she should say. She SHE shan't
She shan't!"
Soon Sam spled Sophia starching shirts, singing
softly. Seeing Sam, sfe stopped starching, saut.
ing Sam smlllngly. Sam stammered sllocEingly.
'tSplspl.splendd summer season. Sophia"
Somewhat sultry," suggested Sophia.
teen seconds.l
"Sar.sartIn," said Sam, startling suddenly.
Seasons somewhat sudorac," said sam.
staunchlng streaming sweat, shaking
senSlblr.
.'Sariin," smiling significantly. "Slp some
sweet slcrbert." lSiience sixty seconds.)
''Sire shot sixty snipe, Saturday;n said Sophia.
seven seconds.)
.See sister Susan's sunnowers," said Sophia,
socially silcncing such stir silence.
Sophia's sprightly sauclneSs stimulated Sam
strangely; SO Sam suddenly spoke sentimertally:
"Sophia, Susan's sunfowers seem saying, Sam
uel Short, Sophia Sofronla Spriggs, stroll serene
ly, seek some sequestered spot, some sylvan
shade. Sparkling springs shall sing soul-stirring
strans sweet songsters shall silence secret sigh
ings, superangeic sylphs shall Sophia snicS-
eretl; so Sam stopped.
"Sophla," said sam, solcmnly.
SAM: said Sophia.
cfnn iIiny Cnr
Sans seeking some sweet spouse, Sophia"
Sophia stood silent
"Speak, Sophia, speak. Such suspense specu-
lates sorrow.
.'Scek sire, Sam. seek sirc.'
So sam songh; Sire SprIggs. Sire Spriggs said
"Sartin.'