Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-06-30

Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes. Seventeen
summers speeding storms, spreading sunshine.
successfully saw Simon's small shabby shop still
standing staunch, saw Simons self same squeak
ing sign still swinging silently specifying .'Simon
Short Snithfield's sole surviving shoemaker.
Shoes sewed solely superiinely Simon's spry,
selulous spouse, Sally Short, sewed shirts,
stitched sheets, stuffed sofas. Simon's six stout
sturdy sons,-Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul Silas,
Shadracl sold sundries. Sober Seth sold sugar,
starch, spices; simple Sam sold saddles, ,stirrrps,
screws; sagacious Stephen sold silks, satins.
shawls; sceptcal Saul sold silver salyerse selfish
Shadraeh sold salyas, shoe strings, soap. saws.
skates slack Silas sold Sally shorts stuffed
sofas.
Some seven summers since Simon second son
Samuel saw Sophia Sophronia Sprigs somewhere.
Sweet sensible siophronia Spriggs Sam soon
showed strange symptoms. Sam seldom stayed
storing saddles. Sam sighed sorrowfully, sought
Sophia Sophronia's society, sung several sere-
nades syy. Simon stormed scolded severely,
said Sam seemed so silly, singing such shameful,
senseess songs. Strange Sam should slight
such splendid sales. Strutting spend-thrift
Sliatter-brained siinpleton . Softly, softly
sire" said Sally. SANS smitten SANS spied
some sweetheart y 'sSentimental school-boy
snarled Simon. 'Smitten Stop such stuff y
Simon sent s,ally's snuif-box spinning, seized
Saly's scissors, smashed Sally's spetacles, scat
tered several spools +" "Sneaking scroundrel !.
Sans shocking Stiffness shall surcease !" scowl-
ing Simon stopped speaking, starting swiftly
shopward. Sally sighed sadly. Summoning. Sam
she spoke sweet sympathy. SAM said she
g sire seems singularly snappy so sonny, stop
strolling streets, stop smoking segars, spending
specie superluously. stop sprucing 30, stop sing
ing serenades stop short; sell saddles sell saddles
sensibly; see Sophia sophronia Spriggs soon !;
she's sprightly, she's stable; so solicit,sue secure
Sophia speedily Sam !" 50 soon, 30 soon, "
said Sam, standing stock still 80 soon, sure
ly," said Sally, smiling especially since sire
shows such spirits" So Sam, somewhat scared
sauntered slowly shaking sensibly. Sam SOLO
quises; Sophia Sophronia Spriggs,-SprlSgs,--,
hort,-Sophia Sophronia Short-Samuel Shorts
spouse-sounds splendid Suppose she should
say-She she shan't she shan't J" Soon Sam
spied Sophia starching shirts, singing softly.
Seeing Sam, she stopped starching saluting Sam
sweetly.. Sam stammered shockingly. "Spl-sspl-
splendid summer season, Sophia" i" Somewhat
stltry," Suggested Sophia. "Sar-sartain Sophia,
said Sam. (Silence seventeen seconds.)
.Selling saddles still Sam >"
''Sartan," said Sam, suddenly. Season
somewhat sudorific, said Sam, stealthily, ,staunch-
ing, ,steaming sweat. .Sartain," said Sophia, smi-
ling significantly. '.Sipsome sweet sherbert, Sam"
(Sileuce sixty seconds) ''Sire shot shelldrakes
Saturday" said Sophia ''Sixty! sho! said Sam
(Silence seventy-seven seconds) ''See sister SUI
sans suntlowers) said Sophia, socially stopping
such stiff silence Sophias sprightly sauciness
stimulated Sam strangely SO Sam suddenly
spoke sentimentally s'Sophia, Susan's suntlowers
seem saying: Samuel Short, Sophia Sophronia
Spriggs, stroll serenely, seek some .sequestered
spot. some sylvan shade. Sparkling springs
shall sing sou-stirring strains sweet songsters
shall silence secret sighings Sophia snickered,
so Sam stopped. -
Sophia, "Sophia stop smiling. Sam Shorts sin
cere; SANS seeking some sweet spouse Sophia, y
Sophia stood silent. "Speak, Sophia speak !!
such suspenses speculates sorrow" Seek sire,
sam, seek sire.H So Sam sought sire Spriggs,
sire Spriggs said ''sartin."