The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-05-18
A SENTIMENTAL STORY
SIMON SHORTS son SAMUEL.

Shrewd Simon Short sewed
shoes. Seventeen summers, speed
ing storms, spreading sunshine,
successively saw Simon's small
shabby shop still standing staunch
saw Simon's seifsamc squcaking
sign still swim ging, silently speci-
flying: "Simon Short, Smithfeld's
sole surviving shoemaker. Shoes
scwed, soled supcr6nely." Simon's
spry, sedulous spouse, Sally Short,
scwed skirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. Simon's six stout,
sturdy sons-Setb, Samuel, Ste
phen, Saul, Silas, Shadrach-sold
sundrics, Sober Seth sold sugar,
starch, spices simple Sam sold
saddles, stirrups. screws; saga
cious Stephen sold silks, satins,
shawls skcptical Saul silver sal
II'vers selfish Shadrach sold salvcs,
shoestrings, soap, saws, skates
slack Silas sold Sally Shorts stuff
ed sofas.
Some seven summers since ST.
mons son Samuel saw Sophia So
tronia Spriggs somewhere. Sweet,
sensible, smart Sofronia Spriggs'
Sam soon showed strange symp.
toms. Sam sighed sorrowfulIy.
sought Sophia sofronia's society.
sung several serenades slyly. 81
mon stormed, scoided sew vercly, said
Sam so silly, singing such shame
full, sensclcss songs. "Strange
Sam should slight such splendid
sales! Struting spenthrift ! shat,
tered-brained simpleton!"
"Softly, softly, SIRE" said Sally,
"Sam's smltten; Sans spied some
sweetheart"
"Sentimental schoolboy!" !" snarl,
ed Simon.
"Smittcn stop such stuff" ST.
mon sent Sally,s snuff-box spin
ming, seized Sally's scissors,
smashed Sasly's spectac!e:;. scat
tered several spools. "Sneaking
scoundrel Sans shocking SILL
ness surccase." Scowling Simon
stopped speaking, starting swiftly
shopward. Sally sighed sadly.
Summoning Sam, she spoke sweet
sympathy. "Sam," said she,
"Sire seems singularly snappy
so sonny, stop stroliing streets:
stop smoking, spending specie su'
pcrauously, stop sprucing so, stop
singing sercnades, stop short; sell
saddles, sell saddles sensible see
Sophia Sofronia Spriggssoon; she's
sprightly, she's stable, so solicit,
sue, secure Sophia SofroniaSprigg's 5
speedily, Sam"
$50 soon? so soon - said Sam,
standing stock still.
80 soon, surely" said Sally,
smilingly; specially since sire
shows such spirits"
So Sam, somewhat scared, saun-
tered slowly, shaking stupendous-
ly. Sam soloquises: "Sophia So
fronia, Spriggs, Spriggs-Short-
Sophia Sofronia Short-Samucl
Shorts spouse-sounds splendid
Suppose she should say-Shc
shan't-she shan't!"
Soon Sam spicd Sophia starch
ing shirts, singing softly. Seeing
Sam, she stopped starching, salu-
ting Sam smilingly. Sam stam-
mored shockingly.
"Spl-spl-splendid summer sea-
son, Sophia"
Somewhat sultry," suggested
Sophia.
"Sar-sartin, Sophia" said Sam.
(Silence, seventeen seconds.)
"Selliny saddles still, Sam ?''
"Sar-sartin," said Sam starting
suddenly.
"Scason's somewhat sudorifc,"
said Sam, stealtbily, staunching
streaming sweat, shaking sensibly.
"Sartin, smiling Significantly.
"Sip some sweet sherbert." ISL
lence sixty seconds.)
"Sire shot sixty snipes, Satur-
day." said Sophia.
Sixty? shoor' said Sam. ISL
lcnce seventy-seven seconds.)
"Sce sister Susan's sunfowers,"
said Sophia, socially silencing such
stiff silence.