Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-04-12

SfYeewdl Simon Short sewed shoes.

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Ssventeen summers. speeding storms,
spreaiing sunshine, saw Simon's
small, shabby shop sstill standing
staunch; saw Simon,s seliSsame
,qneaking sign still swinging swiftly
specifying, ssimon Short, Smithleld'sl
sole. surviving shoemaker. Shoes
soled, sewed snperdnsly.
Simon's sedulous spouse, Sally |
Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets,
stated sofas. SimDn's six stout
sturdy sons, Seth, Samuel. Stephen,
Saul, Silas, Shalrach, sold sandries.j
sober Seth sold saddles, stirrups
sagacious Stephen sold silks, satins,
shawls; skeptieai Saal sold silver
salyers; selfish Shadrach sold slaves,
shoe strings, sops, saws, skates ;,slaek
+Silas sold Sallie Shorts stuffed" sofas.
Some seven summers since Simon's
second son Samuel san Sophia Soph-
Eronia Spriggs somewhere-sweet,
sensible, smart, Sopbronia Spriggs.
Sam soon showed strange symptoms.
Sam seldom stood selling saddles.
Sam sighed sorrowfully, sought So
phia Sophronia Spriggs' society, sung
several serenades slyly. Simon storm
ed, scowled severely, said seemed so
silly singing such senseless songs,
strutt,ng spendthrift, seatter-brained
simpIeton. "Sam's smitten-Sam's
spied some sweetheart. Sentimental
SILLY school-boy," snarled Simon.
.Smltten! stop such stuff" Simon
i sent Sally s snuff-box spinning, siezed
Sally's SCISSORS, SMASHED. SsllY's
T spectacles, scattered several spools.
"Sneaking scoundrel!" Simon
e stopped speaking, started shopward
t swiftly. Sally sighed sadly. Sum
, moning Sam, she spoke sympathizing
t1ly.-"Sam, t she said: Sire seems
0 singularly snappish, so, sonny, stor
r strolling streets, stop smoking, stol
). spending specie superfuously, stol
e singing serenades slyly, stop shor
: sell saddles sensibly see Sophia So
). phonia Spriggs speedily, SAM ''S'
t soon?" said Sam, standing still
= $50 soon, surely" said Sally smil
e ingly, specially since Sire. shows sue
n spirits" So Sam, somewhat scared
# sauntered slowly, shaking stupen
h dously; Sam soliloquizes, Sophia Sc
l. phronia Short, Sam Shorts spouse
e sounds splendid. Suppose she shout
# say shan't?" Sam soon spied Sophi
r. staroAing shirts, singing softly; sex
= ing Sam shea stopped, saluting Sa,
e smilingly. Sam stammered shocking
l. ly "spl-spl-splendid summer ses
% son, Sophia Somewhat sultry,
ID suggested Sophia. "Sar-sartin
le said Sam (silence seventy-seven SCI
'h onds). "See sister Sue S sunfiowers,
lie said Sophia, socially silencing sue
ID stiff silence. Such sprghtly sauc
OF ness stimulated Sam strangely;
I'd suddenly speaking, sentimentall
ne Samuel said, "Sophia, Susan's SUI
IN flower seems saying, Samuel Short
1g Sophia Spriggs, stroll serenely, see
some sequestered spot, some sylv'
he shade--sparkling streams shall sill
n some soul-stirring strains, swe
y songsters silence secret signing
nd sylps shalP Sophia snickered,
as Sam stopped. "Sophia," said Sa
es solemnly. "Sam," said she's
ed phia, stop smiling. Sam Shorts 81
Dr. cere. Sans seeking some sws
spouse" She stood silently. "Spes
Sophia, speak; such silence specula'
sorrow" "Seek Sue, SAM ST
in Sophia. So Sam sought Sue Sprigs
aid Sue Spriggs said, "Sartin."