The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-04-08
Simon shorts Sorrow.

SHREwD Simon Short sewed shoes Sew
enteen summers speeding storms, spread
ing sunshine, saw Simon's small.
shabby shop still standing staunch
saw Sinon's self-same squeaking sign
still swinging swiftly, specifying
Simon Short, Smithfeld's sole surviv-
ing shoemaker Shoes soled, sewed su-
perfinely." Simon's sedulous spouse,
Sally Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. Simons six stout. sturdy
sons, Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Silas, Shad-
raeh, sold sundries. Sober Seth sold
saddles, stirrups; sagacious Stephen sold
silks, satins, shawls; skeptical Saul sold
silver sf-lyers; selfish Shadrach sold
salyes, shoestrings, soaps, saws, skates !;
slack Silas sold Sally Shorts stuffed
sofas. Some seven summers since ST.
mons second son, Samuel, saw Sophia
Sophonia Spriggs somewhere-sweet,
sensible, smart SJphonia Spriggs. Sam
soon showed strange symptoms. Sam
seldom stood selling saddles. Sam
sighed sorrowfully, sought Sophia So
phonia Spriggs' society, sung several
serenades slyly. Simon stormed, scowled
severely, said Sam seemed so silly sing
ing such senseless songs, strutting spenG-
thrift, scatter-brained simpleton. "Soft-
ly, sire" said sweet Sally, Sans smit-
ten-Sam's spied some sweetheart" Sen
timental, silly schoolboy, snarled Simon.
!" Smittenl Stop such stuff" Simon
sent Sally's snuff-box spinning, seized
Sally's scissors, smashed Sally's spec
tacles, scattered several spools. "Sneak-
ing scoundrel" Simon stopped speak
ing, started shopward swiftly.
Sally sighed sadly; summoning Sam.
she spoke sympathizingly. "Sam," said
she, sire seems singularly snappish, so,
sonny, stop strolling streets, stop smok-
ing, stop spending specie super
fluously, stop singing serenades sly
ly, stop short, sell saddles sensible; see
Sophia Sophonia Spriggs speedily, Sam. F"
" SO soon:" said Sam, standing still.
$50 soon, surely, said Sally smilingly,
especially since sire shows such spirits"
So Sam, somewhat scared, sauntered
slowly, shaking stupendously; Sam So
liloquizes: Sophia Sophonia Short, Sam
Short, Sam Shorts spouse, sounds
splendid Suppose she should say she
sha'nt?" Sam soon spied Sophia starch
ing shirts, singing softly; seeing Sam
she stopped, saluting Sam smiiingly
Sam stammered shockingly-" Spi-spi-
splendid summer season, Sophia. Some
what suliry," suggested Sophia. "Sar-
sar-sartain," said Sam (silence. seven
teen seconds). "Selling saddles still,
Sam?'" Sar-sartain, said Sam, starting
suddenly. .''Sire shot sixty snipe Satur-
day" said Sophia. "Sho!" said Sam
(silence seventy-sevep seconds) "See
sister Sues sunflowers," said Sophia, SO
cially silencing such stiff silence. SUCH
sprightly sauciness stimulated Sam
strangely; so, suddenly speaking senti-
mentally, Samuel said " Sophia. Susan's
suntlowers seem saying Samuel Short,
Sophia Spriggs, stroll serenely, seek
some sequestered spot, some silvan
ade-sparkling streams shall sing
some soul stirring strains, sweet song
tiers silence secret sighings; sylphs
shall, snickered, so Sam
stopped, Sophia said solemnly Sam
Shorts sincere. Sans seeking some
sweet spouse" She stood silently
"Speak! Sophia, speak! Such silence
speculates SORROW" Seek Sue, Sam, "
said sophia. SO Sam sought Sue Spriggs
Sue Spriggs said, Sarlin. Educational
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