Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-03
An S-Sny.

AhAoUA StulOu OuOIt bCWCl SuOGS seven
teen summers. Speeding storms, speeding
sunnshine, successfully saw Simon's self
samo squaking sign still swinging, silently
specifying, "Simon Short, Smitb6eld's sole
surviving shoemaker, solos sowed aolid
auperfnely." Simon's spry, sedulous
spouse, Sally Short, eewcd shirts, stitched
sheets, stuffed sofas. Simon's six sturdy
aonsSeth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Silas,
Shadraoh1--ysold sundres. Sober Soth sold
sugar, eSfarch, spices. Simple, Sam sold
saddles, etirrups, screws Sagaoious Ste.
phen sold silks, satins shawls. Skep.ioal
Saul sold silver salvers. Selfish Shadrach
sold shoe strings, soap, saws, skates.
Slack Silas sold Sallys shirt stuff.
Some seven summers since, Simon's
second son, Samuel, saw Sophia Sophronia
Spriggs omewherc-sweet, sensible, smart
Sophia Sophronia Spriggs. Sam showed
strange symptoms. Sam seldom stayed
q storing selling saddles. Sam sighed sorrow.
fully. sought Sophia Sophronia's society,
sang several serenades slyly. Simon
$stormed, scolded severely, said Sam seemed
$50 silly, singing such shameful, scnsclcss
s songs. "Strange, Sam should slight such
/ splendid sales. Strutting spendthtift!
Shatterbrained simpleton!"
"Softly, softly, Siro," said Sally, "Sam's
smittcn; Sans spied some sweetheart"
Sentimental schoolboy," snarlcl Simon.
feSmitten! Stop such stuff" Simon sent
Sally's snuff-box spinning, soizcd Saly's
scissors, smashed Saly's spoctacles, scatter
ing several spools "Sncakiog scouudrcl!
Sans shocking Stiffness shall soon sur
| sceaae.n
scowling Simon storpcd speaking,
& starting swiftly shopward. s,lly sirheI
4 sadly; summoning Sam, spoke sweet sympa
thy.
snappy; SO sonny, stop strowliug streets,
stop smoking segars, spending specie per.
,sfqonsly, stdp sprucing so, stop singing scre-
8Snades, etopl short; sell saddles seneibly; sec
8 Sophia Sophronia Sprggs soon; she's
ssprightly, she's stable; SO solicit, SO secure
II Sophia speedily, Sam"
$50 soonl so soon!' said Sam, standing
8 stock still.
$50 soon, surely" said Sally, smiling
Especially since Sire shows such spirit" :
Il 80 Sam, somewhat scared, sauntored
i slowly, shaking stupenduously Sam sol
Il Soquies: aSophia Sophronia Short sound.
\ spIendidly: suppose sho should say, Sht
st1antl She shaDt!'
Soon SAP, spicd Sophia starohng shirts
1 singing softly Seeing Sam she stoppot
\ ftarching, shutting him Sam stammorc,
sbockingly: "spl-spl- -spondid summo
saoasop, Sophia"
6 Somewhat sultry," suggested Sophia
stSar-- -sartain, Sophia" said Sam
ISiIeuoo seventeen seconds.)
& a tss5elIing saddles still, SAM"
-sartain," said Sam, starting sud
denly. "Seasons somewhat sudorifio,
4 said Sam, steadiIy staunohing strcamin
II esfoat, shaking sensibly.
"a: s,artain,,' said Sophia, smiling signif
/ ;aantIy "Sip some sweet sherbot, Sam.
3ilencs sixtysix sooonds.) "Siro shot sixt
Sss sfieidrakes Saturday" said Sophia.
tsSi xty-sh--! I! said Sam. (Sicnce sevcnt
q eeven seconds.)
s. s. 81 500 sister Susan's sunfowers," sai
B Sophis, specially siIenoing suoh sti
eophia's sprightly sauoiuess stimulate
81 SAN 9traugely; 80 Sam suddenly spok
gopsiraontally. ,
ssSophia, Susan's sunfowers seem saying
samuel Short, Sophia Sophronia Sprigg
& aeyoiI sersnely, seek some sequesterod spo
/ II nsu,o sy Ivan shade; sparkling springs sha
s. iH6 "a etirrine strains, sweet sougstcl
y Sll Ssl1slll aiIepce seoret sighiDg, auperangel
8 # S \ 6(ui f6sa lia snia efsd; 10 Sam atoppca,
piiips aajfl 5am aolamply,