Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-06-25
SIMON SHORTS SORROWS.

SIMON SHORTS SORROWS.
Shrewd Simon Short sowed shoes.
Seventeen summers speeding storms,
spreading sunshine, saw Simon S small,
shabby shop still standing staunch
saw Simon's selfsame sqUeahing sign
swinging swiftly, specifying, "Simon
Short, Smithheld's sole surviving shoe
maker. Shoes soled, sewed superfne-
ly.' Simon's sedulous spouse, Sally
Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. Simon six stout, stur-
dy sons, Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul,
Silas, Shadrach, sold sundries. Sober
Seth sold saddles, stirrups; sagacious
Stephen sold silks, satins, shawls !;
skeptical Saul sold silver salvers; self
ish Shadrach sold salves, shoe strings
soap, saws, skates slack SIlas sold
Sally Shorts stuffed sofas. Some sew
en- summers since, Simon's second sun,
Samuel, ssw Sophia Sophronia Spug8s
somewhere e-sweet, sensible, smart,
Sophronia Sprig5s. Sam soon showed
strange symptoms, Sam seldom stood
selling saddles. Sam sighed sorrow
fnlly .songht Sophia Sorhroria Srrisgo'
society, sang several serenades slyly.
stormed scrowled severe ly, said Sam
seemed so silly singing such senseless
songs, suffering sYendthrift, scatter
Drained simplcton. Sans smltten-
SAM spied some sweetheart. "Senti-
mental, silly school-boy, snarled 81
mon. "S.nittsn stop such stuff. -
Simon sent Sally's snuff box spinning,
seized Sally's scissors, smashed Sally S
.pcctacles, scattered several spooIs,-
"Sueaking scouadrel !" Simon stop
ped speaking, started shopward swift
Iy. Sally sighed sadly, summonlnS
Sam, she spoke sympathlzinSly. SAN,
she said, sire seems slngularly snap
pish, 50, sonny, stop strolllng the
streets, stop smoking, stop spending
specie supertluousIy, stop singing ser,
emades siplv. stop short, sell saddles
scnsibly; see Sophia Sophronia SprIgSSs
speedily, Sam" 50 soon?' said
Sam, standing still, $50 soon, surely y
said Sally, smilingly, specially since
Sire shows such spirits" So Sam,
somewhat scared sauntered slowly,
shaking stupendously Sam solilo-
quizes, Sophia Sophronia Short, Sam
Shorts spouse, sounds splendid. Sup
she should say she sAan't?" Sam
soon spied Sophia starching shirts
singing softly seeing Sam she stop
ped, saluting Sam smilingly. Sam
stammerea shockingly. " Spl-spl-
splendid summer season, Sophia. -
"Somewhat sultry," suggested Sophia.
" "Sar--sar-sartin," said Sam. Isl,
lence seventy-seven seconds.) "oeen
sister Sues sunhowers % said Sophia,
socially silencing such stiff silence
Such spritely sauciness stimulated Sam
strangely, so, suddelny speaking SEN
timeutaIly, Samuel said, "oophia, Su-
sans sunhowors seem saying, Samuel
Shorts, Sophia Spriggs, stroll sorene!y,
seek some sequestered spot, some syl-
ven shade-sparkling streams shall
sing some soul-stirring strains, sweet
songsters silence secret sighlngs,sylphs
shall '"-sophia snickered, so San
stopped. Sophia, said Sam, solemn
/ ". "Sam," she said Sophia, ,stoE
smiling. Sam Shorts sincere. Sam S
seeking some sweet spouse. She
stood silently. "Speak, ,Sophia,sp k
Such silence speculates sorrow =
"Seel1 Sue, Sam" said Sophia. Sc
Sam sought Sue Sprisgs. Sue sad
"Sartin.'
A Murr-a thing that holds