Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-04-04
NUMBER II.
SIMON SHORTS SON SAMUEL.


Seventeen Summers, speedy storms,
spreading sunshine, succesSively saw ST.
mons small shabby shop still standing
staunch, saw Simons seli-same squeak
ing sign still swinging, silently specify
ing: "Simop Short, Smithfelds sole
surviving shoemaker. Shoes soled SUI
perfnely." Smon's spry spouse, sedu-
lous Sally Short, sewed skirts, stitched
sheets, stuffed sofas. Simon's six stout,
sturdy sons-Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul
Shadrach, Silas-sold sundrios. Sober
Seth sold sugar, starch, spice simple
Samuel sold saddles, stirpups, screws ; sa-
gacous Stephen sold silks, satins, shawls,
skcptical Saul sold silver satvers, silver
spoons selfish Shadrach sold shoestrings,
soap, saws, skates slack Silas sold Sally
Shorts stuffed sofas.
Some seventeen summers since, ST.
mons second son Samuel, saw Sophia
Sophronia Spriggs somewhere. Sweet,
sensible, smart Sophia Sophrona. Sam
soon showed strange symptoms. Sam
seldom stayed, storing, selling saddles
Sam sighed sorrowhlly, sought Sophia
Sophronia's society, sung several sere-
nades slyly, Simon stormed, scolded Sc
verely, said Sam seemed SO silly, singing
such shameful, senscless songs.
"Strango Sam should slight such
splendid Summer sales !" said Simon
Strutting spendthritt shattcr-brained
simploton !"
"Softly, softly, sirc," said Sally
Sans smitten-Sams spicd some sweet
heart.
Sentimental schoolboy !" snarcd ST.
mon. "Smitten Stop such stuff y ST.
mon sent Sally's snuff box spinning, seiz-
ed Sallys scissors, smashed Sally's spec
tacles, scattering several spools. "Sncak
ing scoundre Sans shocking sillinoss
shall surcoase." Seowlng Simon stopp-
ed speaking, starting swiftly shopward.
Sally sighed sadly. Summoning Sam
she spoke sweet sympathy.
"Sam,n said she, sire seems singu-
larly snappy so, sonny, stop smoking Sc
gars, spending specie supe huously, stop
sprucing so, stop singing seronados, stop
short Sell saddles, sonny sell saddles
scnsibly; sec Sophia Sophronia Spriggs
soon she's sprightly she's stable: SO
solicit, sue secure Sophia speedily"
$50 soon SO soon ?" said Sam, stand
ing stock still.
SO soon surely" said Sally, smil-
ing especially since sire's shown such
spirit"
So Sam, somewhat scared, sauntcred
slowly, shaking stupondously. Sam So
| liloquized
"Sophia Sopbrona Spriggs- Sophia
Sophronia Spriggs Short, Samuel Shorts
spouso-sounds splendid Suppose she
should say she-sho shan't, she shan't r.
Soon Sam spied Sophia starching shirts
singing softly. Seeing Sam she stopped
starching, saluting Sam smlingly. Sam
stammered shockingly.
"Spl-spl. splendid summer sessoU So
phia."
" Somewhat sultry," suggested Sophia.
Sar-sartain, Sophia" said Sam. ISL
lence seventeen seconds.)
"Sellng saddles still, Sam ?"
Sar-sar-sartain," said Sam, starting
suddenly. Seasons somewhat sudor-
idc, said Sam, stcalthiy stanching stream
ing sweat, shaking sensiby.
"Sartain," !" said Sophia, smiling signiii-
cantly. "Sip some sweetshcrbert, Sam"
(Silence sixty seconds.)
"Sirc shot sixty shcldralos Saturday"
said Sophia.
"Sixty sho - said Sam. (Silcnce
seyenty-soyon seconds)
4" See sister Susan's sunlowe~s." said
Sophia, socially, sensibly scattering such
stiff silence.
Sophia's sprightly saucncss stimulated
Sam strangely SO Sam suddenly spoke
scntimentally Sophia, Susan's sun
flowers seem saying, Samuel Short, So
pha Sophronia Spriggs, stroll serenely,
seek some seauostcred spot, some sylvan
shade. Sparkling springs shall sing soul
soothing strains sweet songsters shall ST.
lence secret sorrow super-angellc sylphs
! shall"
Sophia snickercd, SO Sam stopped.
"Sophia," said Sam, solemnly.
"Sam," said Sophia.
"Sophia, stop smiling. Sam Shorts
sincere. Sans seeking some sweet
spouse, Sophia"
She stood silent,
"Speak Sophia speak Such sus-
pcnse stimulates sorrow"
"Scel sire, Sam, seek sire"
$50 Sam sought Sire Spnlggs. Sire
Spriggs said " Sartin."