The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-05-25
Simon shorts Sorrow.

Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes. Sew
enteen summers. speeding storms, spreading
sunshine, successvely saw Simon's small.
shabby shop standing staunch saw Simon's
Sc fsame squeakIng sign still swinging silent
ly specifying "Slmon Short, Smithfield's
sole surviving shoemaker shoes sewed, S led
supelfnely." Smon's spry, sedulous spou e,
Sally Short sewed shirts. stitched sh els, ,
stuffed sofas Simon's six sturdy sons
Seth. Samuel Stephen. Saul. SIlas, Shadcach
sold sundries. Sober Seth sold starch,
sugar, spices Simple Sam sold "a dies,
s,irrups, screws sagac!ous Stephen sold sil-
yer salvers; selfish Shadrach sold salves,
snoe strings. soap, saws, skates slack Silas
sold Sally Shorts stuffed sofas.
Some seven summers since Smon's second
sol, Samuel, saw Sophia Sofrcnia Spriggs,
somewhere. Sweet. sensible, smart Sofro-
MIA Spriggs. Sam showed strange symptoms.
SdIn seldom stayed storing, selling sa idles.
: sighed sorrewfuly; sought Sophia So
frUnia's society sung several sereuades sly
". Simon stormed, sco!ded severely, SAID
Sam seemed so silly singing such shameful,
sci seless songs Strange Sam should sllgLt
such splendid sales. SrruttDg spepdthrIft
Shattered>br simrleton ~
Soft y, softly, SIRE" said Sally. Sans
smittcn-Sam spied some sweetheart"
Sentimental school hol!" snsrled Simon
"SmitIen stop such stuff"
Simon sent Sally 's .snuff box spinning.
seized SAly's sc ssors. smashed SAlly's spec
tacles. scattered several spools Sneak ing
scoundrel Sans rho ing Stiffness sE:l
su' cease" Scowlir G Simcn stopped speak~
iIg, starting swiftly shopward Sally sighed
sadly. SLmmonirg Sam. SIZE s. oie wet
symuathy. Sam" said she, sire seems
llrlV N M, l.,
sop spending specie supe, fluousv, stop
sprucing so, stop singing serenades. stop
short; sell saddles sensible see Sophia So
fronia Sp!iggs soon; she's sp7ightly, she's
stab $50 solicit. sue. secure Sophia SUfri-
IA speedily. Sam"
80 soon ? 10 soon 2" said Sam, standing
stock still.
50 soon, surely" said Sally. smilinsly.
ESPECIALLY since sire shows such spirits"
So Sam. somewhat scared, sauntered
slowly, shaking stupendously. Sam SO,
hloqu;zes: Sophia SDfronia Spriggs-
Shorts rhia Sufronia Short-SAmuel
Shorts spouse-soands splendid Suppose
she should say. she shan't shs shan'L"
Soon Sam spied Sophia starchng shirts !;
she sauted Sam smIing'y. Sam stam>
mered shockirgly:
"Spl spi splendid summer season, Sc
phia''
"Snmewhat sultry." suggested Sophia.
''SAr sartain. pha" said Sam. Silence
seventeen seconds.
"Sellirg saddles st:!. Sam?"
Sar-sartain." said San, starting sad
denly.
'Season's somewhat sndor:fce." said
Sam, ftealthily, s,aunching streaming
sweat, shaking sersibly.
''SArtin." smiling sign,f ,antly. "Sip
some sweet sherbert, Sam" Silence sixty
seconds.
Sire shot sixty snips. Saturday." said
Sophia
Sixty? sh,!" shop said Sam. Silence
sevcnt ty-sevep seconds.
See sster Susan's sunh overs" said
Sophia. socially. sileucing such stiff silence.
S"Phia's sprightiy sauciness stimulated
Sam strangely ; So Sam suddenly spoke
seutimcntally. Sophia, Susan's sunfow~
ers feem sayng. Samuel Short. Sofronia
Spriggs. stroll sererely. seek some seques-
tered spot, some sylvan shade. Sparkling
spring shall silence secret sighings. supe r
angelic sylphs sha!r'-S, phia snicl ersd so
Sam stopped.
Sophia" said Sam solemnly.
Sam" said Sophia.
Sophia. stop smiling Sam Shorts
sincere. Sans seeking some sweet spouse, ,
SOPHIA"
Sophia stood silent.
Speak. S'phia. speak Such suspense
spcculates sOrrow."
Seek sire, Sam, seek sire''
So Sam ought sire Spriggs; sire Sprggs !;
sail sartain.