The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-04-07
AN S-SAY.

2Ohr devil offers a stick of licoricc
to any one who will read the follow
ing aloud without once getting his
tongue tied. He cuts it from the
Educational Reporter:
SShrewd Simon Short sewed shoes.
Seventeen summers speeding storms,
spreading sunshine saw Simon's small
shabby shop still standing staunch saw
Simohss self-same squeaking sign still
swinging swiftly, specifying "Simon
Short, Smithtield's sole surviving shoe
maker. Shoes soled, sewed supertine-
ly." Simon's sedulous spouse, Sally
Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. Simon's six stout, sturdy
sons, Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Silas,
Shadrach, sold sundries. Sober Seth
sold saddles, stirrups; sagacious Ste
phen sold silks, satins, shawls; skepti-
cal Saul sold silver salyers; selfish
Shadrach sold salves, shoe-strings,
soaps, saws, skates; slack Silas sold
Sally Shorts stuffed sofas. Some seven
summers since Simon's second son
Samuel saw-6ophia Sophnnia Spriggs
somewhere sweet, sensible, .s,mar t
Sopltonia ssprieggs.. san soon showed
strange symptoms. Sam seldom Stood
selling saddles. Sam sighed Sorrow
fully, sought Sophia aSophonias Sprigg's
society, sung several sercnades slyly.
Simon stormed, sscoaTlsd severely, said
Sam seemed sd silly singing such
senseless songs, sstruttingr spepdthrift,
scatter<brained e5simplet0n. "Softl y
sire; . said sweet Sally Sans smitten /,
Sam yspiea some sweetheart 's'Senti-
mental silly school -boy, - saared ST.
mon, s'Smittent Stop such stuff" ST.
mon sent Sally's snuff-6ox spinning,
seized Sally's scissors, smashed Sally's
spectacles, scattered several /. spools.
tsSneaking scoundrel!'' Simon stopped
speaking, started shopward swiftly.
Sally sighed sadly, summoning Sam
she spoke ,sympathisingly. "Sam, =
said she, "Sire, seems sipgularly snap
pish, so, sonny, stop strolling streets,
stop smoking, stop spending specie SUI
pertlously, stop singing serenades slyly,
stop short, sell saddles sensibly; see
Sophia Sophonia Spriggs speedily,
Sam.''l ESQ soon,?". said Sam, standing
still. ESQ soon, surely,' said Sally
s,nilingly, Especially since Sire shows
such spirits" > So SAM somewhat
scared, sauutered slowly, shaking stu
pendously; Sam soliloquizes, issSophin
Sophonia, Short, Sam Short, Sam Shorts
spouse. sounds splendid! Suppose she
should say she shan't?" Sam soon
spied Sophia starching shirts, singing
softly; seeing Sam she stopped, saluting
Sam smilingly., Sam stammered shock
ingly-'' spl-spl-splendid "a m IN e r
season, Sophia" "Somewllat shltry,"
suggested Sophia. "Sar-sar-sartain,"
said Sam silence seventeen seconds
''Selling saddles still, Sam?" said So
phia, sweetly. "Sar--sartain, !" said
Sam, starting suddenly. "Sire shot
sixty snipe Saturday. said Sophia.
"Sho!" said Sam-(silence seventy-sev-
en-. ,seconds.) "See sister Sues sum
flowers" said Sophia, socially silencing
such stiff silence. Such sprightly sauci7
ness stimulated Sam strangely; SO sudden
ly speaking, sentimentally, Samuel said,
Sophia, Susan's sunhowers seem saying
Samuel Short, sophonia Spliggs, stroll
serenely, seek some sequestered spot, some
silvan shade-sparkling streams shall sing
some sonl-stirring strains, sweet songsters
silence secret sighings, sylps shall"-So-
phia snickered, SO Sam stopped. Sophia
said Sam solemnly, 'Sam Shorts sinuere.
Sans seeking some sweet spouse" She
stood silently. "Speak! Sophia, speak p
said Sam, 'such silence speculates sor-
row. Seek Sue, SAM" said Sophia. So
Sam sought Sue Spriggs. Sue Spriggs
said, ''Sartain."