The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-03-23
Simon Shorts S Story.


or rhetorical reading
Shrewd Simon short scwed ID O..
Seventeen summers speeding
storms, spreading sunshine saw
Simon's small, shabby shop stl
standing staunch saw Simon's sell
same squeaking sigh swinging swift
". sp, cifying Simon Short. smith.
fields sole surviving shoemaker
Shoes soled, scwed supcliluely.
Simou's so1ulouI spouse, Sail.
Short, sewed hints, stitched sheets
stuffed sofas. Siibou's six stou'
sturdy sons, Seth, Samuel, ST. p cu
Saul, Silas. Shndrnch, & | | sundlies
Sober Seth sold saddles, s,irrups {.
sngnciou' stephen sold silks, sa'ius
shawls skeptictl Saul sold silva
spoons selfish Shndrach sold s,lves
shoe strings, soaps, saws, skates ;
Silas sold Sally : hor,'s stuffed so'a,
Some seven summers since
Simon's second son Samuel saw
Sophia suphronia Spriggs some.
where--sweet sensible, smart
Sophia SpriGgs. Sam soon showed
strange symptoms, Sam seldom
stood selling saddles, sold slowly
Sam sighed sorroNfully. sought
Sophia Suphrouia Sptiggs society,
sung several s'renades sly
ly. Sirion stormei. |. scowled se
yerely, said Sam seemed 30 silly sing
ing such senseless songs, strut,iug
spendthriit, scatter drained simple-
ton.
Softly SIRE said sweet Sally.
Sans smitten-Sam spied somo
swcethei 1T sagaciously.'
Sentimental. -iiy school .bov,"
snarl.l Simon, "Smitten stop such
stuff Simon sent Sally's snnfr.bux
spinning, seized Sallys scissors,
scattered several spools, smashed
Sally's spec,acles,
"Sneaking, scoundrsl :" Simon
stopped speaking, started shcpwari
swiftly.
Sally sis he I sadly srmmcn.
ing Sam, she spoke sympathlz-
iugly. sam said she, "Siro seems
singularly snappish SO, sonny, stor
stroling streets, stop smoking, stor
singing scronados slyly, stop short
sell saddles seusibly SEQ Sophia
Sophrouia Spriggs speedily, Sam"
80 soon y said Sam, standing
otill. 80 soon, surely said Sally
smillinsly, specially since Sir,
shows such spirits SO Sam, some
what scared, sauntered slowly, shsk'
ing utrpeudcusly sam solilcquizes
"Sophia Sophronia Short, San
Shorts spouse, sounds splendid
suppose she should say sho shan't ?
Sam soon spiod sophia staichine
shirts, singing softly seeing Sam
she stopped, salutinS Sam smiling
ly. Sam stammered shockiugly-
"spl'spl-splendid summer season
Sophia Somewhat sultry," sug-
gested Sophia. -sartain,
said Sam silence seventeen go
couds) --"Selling saddles still, SAINT
"Sar sartain," said Sam, starting
suddenly.
Sire shot sixty snipe, Saturday,
said Sophid. "Sho !" said Sam
(sileuce seven,y.seven seconds J
SEQ sister Sues sun -howers," said
Sophia socially silencing such siiil
silence. Such sprightly sauciness
stimulated Sam strangely 30 sud
denly speaking, sentimeutnlly, Sam,
uel said, Sophia, Susans sun flowers
seem saying, Samuel Short, So
phronia Spriggs, stroll serenely,
seek some seq uestered spot some
sylvan shade-sparkliug streams
shall sing sonlstirring strains. swee,
songsters silence secret sighings
sylphs shall" Sophia snickered
30 Sam stopped. Sophia said
Sam, solemnly. SAN" said She
Sophia stop smiling, Sam Shorts
sincere. Sans seeking some sweet
spouse"
| She stood silently. "spenk 30.
phia, speak such silence specu1ates
sorrow" seek Sue, Sap," said So,
phia.' So Sam sought Sue Spriggs
Sue Spriggs said, "Sartain. .r.-Gra-