The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-04-17
BUDGET or FUN.
simon shorts sorrow.

Shire va SIMON Short sewed shoes. Seven
teen summers speeding storms, spreading
Sunshine. saw Simon's small, shabby shop
still standing staunch; saw Simons selfsame
soueaking sign still swinging swiftly, speci'
tying: Simon Short Smithteld's sole sur
viving shoemaker. Shoes, soled, sewed SUI
pertincly.N Simon's sedulous spouse, Sally
Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets, stuffed
sofas. Simun's six stout, sturdy sons, Selii'
Samuel, Stephen, Silas, Shadrach, SOLD sun
dries Sober Seth sold saddles, stirrups sa'
gacious Stephen sold silks, satins, shawls;
skepucal Saul sold silver salvers; seltlsh
Shadrach sold salvrs, shoesrings soaps, saws
skates; slack Silas sold Sally Shorts stuned
sofas Some seven summers since Simon's
second son, Samuel, saw Sophia Sophonia
Sprigs somewhere-sweet sensible, smart
Sophonia Spriggs. Sam soon showed strange
symptoms. Sam seldom stood selling SAD
dies Sara sighed sorrowfully, sought SOPHIA
Sophonia Spriggs' society, sung serehadeS
slyly. Simon slormed scowled severely, said
sam seemed so silly singing such senseless
songs. strutting spend.thriti, scatter-brained
simpleton. softly, SIRE said sweet Sally,
Sans snitten-Sam's spied some sweet
heart" Sentimental, silly school-boy, snarl-
ed Simon. "Smittcn! Stop such stuff"
Simon sent Sally's snuff bex spinning, seized
Sally's scissors, smashed Sally's spcctaces,
scattered several spools. "Sneaking scoun-
drelr' Simon stopped speaking, started
shopward swiftly.
Sally sighed sadly; summoning Sam, she
spoke sympathizingly. SAM said she,
sire seems singularly snapplsh, SO sonny,
stop strolling streets, stop smoking, stop
spending specie supertluously, stop singing
serenades slyly, stop short, sell saddles sensl-
bic; see Sophia Sophonia Spriggs speedily,
Sam" 80 soon?" said Sam, standing still.
so soon, surely, said Sally smilingly, spec
tally since sire shows'such spirits" SO sam,
somewhat scared, sauntered slowly, shaking
stupendously: Sam soliloquized sophia
Sophonia Short, Sam Short, Sam Shorts
spouse, sounds splendid Suppose she
should say she shan't?' Sam soon sried
Sophia starching shirts, singing softly; see
ing Sam she stopped, saluting Sam smiling,
ly Sam stopped Spi-splendld
summer season, Sophia" Somewhat sultry,
suggested Sophia "Sar-sar-sartain,' SAID
Sam (silence seventeen secOnds). SELLING
saddles still, samy' "Sar-sartaln," said
Sam, starting suddenly "Sre shot sixty
snipe Saturday" sad Sophia, "Sho" SAID
Sam (silence seventeen seConds), "See sister
Sues suHfowers," said Sophia, socially 81
iencing such stiff silence. Such sprightly
sauciness stimulated Sam strangely; so, sud
denly speaking sentimen,rlly, Samuel said;
Sophia, Susans suntiowers seem saving
Samuel Short. Sophia Spriggs, stroll sc
renely, seek some sequestered spot, some sill
van shade-sparkling streams shall sing
some soul stirring strains, sweet songsters
silence secret sighings; sylphs shall, y
Sophia snickered, so Sam stepped Sophia
said solemnly: Sam Shorts sincere Sans
seeking some sweet spouse" She stood ST.
lently. Speak! Sophia, speak Such 81.
said Sophia SO Sam sought Sue Sprggs
Sue Spriggs SAID, "Sartn. "-Educational Re
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