Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-01-11
simon shorts Son Sam.

Seventeen summers speeding storms and
spreading sunshine successfully saw
| Siruon's small, shabby shop still standing
staunch, saw Simon's self,same sign still
swinging, silently, specitying-"Slmon
Short, Smithfeld's sole surviving shoe
maker. Shoes sewed, soled superiinely.
Simons spry, sedulous spouse, Sally
Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. Simon six stout, sturdy
eth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Shad-
rach, Silas-sold sundries. Sober Seth
sold sugar, starch, spices Simple Sam
sold saddles, stlrrups, screws; Sagaclous
Stephen sold silks, satins, shawls; Skep-
teal Saul sold silver SAVERS, silver
spoons; Selfish Shadrach soil shoes
! strings. soapi, saws, skates; Slack Silas
sold Sally Shorts stuffed sofas.
Some seven summers since, Simons
second son, Samuel, saw Sophia Sophro-
MIA Spriggs somewhere Sweet, sensible,
smart Sophia Sophronia Spriggs. Sam
soon showed strange symptoms. Sam
seldom stayed storing, selling saddles
sam sighed sorrowtully, sought Sophia
4 Sophr0nia's society, sung several serena>
/ ubS siSIN. t'iiilOh otoi lithf SCOIhti,
severely, said Sam seemed so silly, sing,
ing such shameful, sensless songs.
Strange Sam should slight such splen.
did summer sales p said Simon. STRUT
ting spcndthrift shatter Drained Sim
ple'onl =
softly, softly, sire" said Sally, Sam
smitten-Sam' spied sweetheart"
Sentimental school-boy + snarled 81
mon "Smitten Stop such stuff p
Simon sent Sal $ snuf-box spinning,
selling Sally's scissors, smashed Sally IS
speetacles, scattering several spools,
"Sneaking scoundrel ! Sam S shock
ing Stiffness shall surcease +
Scowling Simon stopped speaking
starting swiftly shopward
Sally sighed sadly. Summoning Sa N
she spoke sweet sympathy;
"Sam, and she, sire seems singularly
snappy; so sonny, stop strolling the
: streets, stop smoking segars, spending
specie superHously; stop sprucing 50
stop singing sercnades-stop short =
Sell saddles sonny; sell saddles sensibIy
see Sophia Sophronia Spriggs soon she :
: sprightlv, she's staple, 50 solicit sure; sc
secure Sophia specify, sam
80 soon; so soon2' said Sam, stand
ing stock still
80 soon surely said Sally smiling
Especially since eire shows such spirit
So sam, somewhat scared, saunterin.
slowly shaking stupendously San
soliloquizes
sophia Sohpronia Spriggs- Spriggs
Short-Sophia Sophronia Short, Samue
Shorts spouse-sounds splendid Sup
pose she should say--she shan +
soon Sam spied Sophia starching shirt:
singing softly Seeing sam, she stopped
sturchng; salnted sam smiling y San
stammered sho ckinely,
"Sp-sp-splendid summer season, So
phia'
somewhat sultry," Suggested Sophia
ar-Sartin, Sophia, said sam, Isl
lence seventeen seconds
Selling saddles still, Sam ~
"Sar>sar sartain, said Sam, startine
suddenly. Season 5 somewhat ooportic,
said Sam stealthily staunchng streaming
sweat, shaking sensibly
"Sartain," said Sophia, smiling signiti
CaNtlN. ENip IL llllt sweet Slti DCt, sum
(Silence sixty seconds
''Src shot sixty she!drakes, Saturday,
said Sophia.
sixty shor said Sam, (Silence sew
enty-seven seconds,)
"Sce sister Susans sunhowers p sale
Sophia, socially scattering such stiff 81.
e fence.
Sophia's sprishtly sancincss stimulated
! Sam straugelyi 50 sam suddenly spok,
sentimentaliy
"Sophia, Snsan's sunhowcrs seem say,
+ ing-"Samuel Short, Sophia Sophronig
I Spriggs, stroll serenely, seek some Sc
. qucstered spot, some sylvan shade -
sparkling spring shall sing soul>soothin4
strains, sweet songsters shall silence
, secret signing; superangeIic sylpht
: shall"
Sophia snickerad; Sc Sam stopped.
: "Sophia,' said Sam, solcmnly.
. "Sam, said Sophia
sophia, stop smiling Sam Short
sincere. Sans seeking some swee
!, spouse, Sophia
speak Sophia speak such suspons
speculntes sorrow
seek sire, Sam, seek sire
50 Sam sought sire Sprisgs. Sir
Spriggs said" Sartain,