Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-29
Simon Shorts Son samuel's Sad Sto-
~ Sequel

just reading "Simon Shorts Sorrow" in
Our Young Folks" I thought ahe .yomg
ioiks' might like to hear the sequel, which /
cut from paper not long ago. mol knowing
inc anthor. MRs DIX L.
Sam soon saw Sofr0nia snuely set.
tied. Sofronia seemed satisfied.
smiled sweetiy, spoke softly. Sam
sang selling saddles, said Soironia's
smiles steady Sam. Sans sun seemed
shining serenely, seemed steadfasl.
Seemingly 30 secure, Sam sought
swift sales; said selling saddles SO
slow, shall succeed specializing. So
sad So Sam sold stock, some
shares successfully. Silver spapgled
stock suddenly sank; SO sank Sans
spirits. Sam sighed, swore, smoked.
suspended saddle sales. Sharpers
seized shop. Sofronia scolded, said
Sam served Sofronia shabbily. Sam
sauntered slowly, smoking sixpenny
segars. Sam sought social society,
sought saloons, squandered shillincs.
Selfish Sam seldom saw Sofronia
sprightly. Said she sulked, sniveled.
Sans spouse should step spry, sneak
submissivcly, scorn slanderons slurs,
silly speeches. Slothful slatterns
should stop spying Sans slips So
saying Sam stalked sternly saloon.
ward, slyly spending seven shillings
slipping sweet syllabub. Sofronia
sadly sought simple salads, shrimp
soups, scarce satisfying, still stayed
starvation Several summers sue.
ceeded. Soon six small Shorts
screamed savagely. Said Sam "Sat-
isfy sons; supply sausage, salmon,
salt, sugar. Save shillings, spend sea-
cons sewing shirts, sheets. Sam
seldom saw shillings; should share
Sans sorrows. Sofronia sighed.
(She seldom scolded since Sam
sought saloons. Said she should seek
Sans salvation. Soft sentences some
times save sinuers) Shutdown saw
Sam staggering; such scenes seldom
surprised silent Sofronia. Swearing,
Sam shouted "Supperr' Sadly he
saw six small sprats (saved since Sun.
day. seized selishly, Sam sufficcd
soon snored sonorously. Six small
Shorts sobbed supperless. So
fronia should see Sam satisfied
Sans Sofronia's superior! Scrip
ture says SO, s-hic! s-hc! So
frina scraped scanty sustenance sew
ing sailors shirts, scrubbing semina.
ries, schools. Six small shorts, sport.
ing shor; sacques, strolled streets,
sometimes shoveling snow, securing
stray sixpennies. Summer saw sons
stealing strawberries. singing street
songs, singing sticks, soaring solitary
spinsters. Said Sam, "Sofronia see
sons; such saucy scamps; screaming,
shouting. Spank sons!" Sunday
shades saw Sam stealing southwark.
Sad story! Sam stole sheep. Squibs,
suspecting some scoundrel, said,
Sheriff, search Sam Shorts shabby
shahty. Sam supposed sheep securely
secreted still Sheriff saw some shin
giles showed sidewise spied sheep's
shoulder sticking slightly slanting.
Sheriff served summons said Sheep
snatching shall stop. Sheriff saw
Sqnibs said Sam Short stole sheep.
Squibs swore stoutly Sam should see
Sing SIG. Said Sqnibs, Sam,
speak sensibly, Sofronia supports sons.
Sam shirks Six summers solitary
seclusion shall save Sofronia support
ing Sam" So Sam, safely secured,
signs sadly, sewing shoes. Sofronia
still sews shoddy shirts sometimes
she signs, singing
Sam seldom swore Sofronia sweet
Should seldom see sorrow 90 sad:
She, slip.shod. seeks soft, slippery streets
Supporting six sons selling shaa
Sans sad situation shows, since
speculation sank Sans substance.
Sam. should stayed satisfied selling
saddles. Snggestion--Spend slowly,
save surely.