The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-02-27
An S-Say.

Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes sew
enteen summers. Speeding storms,
spreading sunshine, successfully saw
Simon'5 seIfsame squeaking sign still
swinging, silently specifying. Simon
Short, Smitafeld's sole surviving shoe
makcr--soles sewed solid superlincly.'
Simon's spry, scdulous spouse, Sally
Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets,
stuffed sofas. Simon's six steady sons
Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Silas,
Shadrach-sold sundrics. Sober Seth
sold sugar, starch, spices. Simple Sam
sold saddles, slirrups, screws Sagacious
Stephen sold silks, saiins, shawIs.
Skcptical Saul sold silver salvcrs. Sci
fish Shadrach sold shoe strings, soap,
saws, skates. Slack Silas sold SalIy's
shirt stuff.
Some seven summers since, Simons
second son Samuel, saw Sophia Sophro-
MIA Spriggs. Sam showed strange
symptoms. Sam seldom ,taycd storing,
selling saddles. Sam sighed sorrowful-
", sought Sophia Sophronia's society,
sang several sereuades silently. Simon
stormcd, scolded severely, said Sam
seemed 80 silly, singing such shameful,
.eu,clcss songs. " Strange Sam should
slight such splendid sales. Slruttinc
.pcudthrift ! Shalter-brained simple.
ton -
"Sorily softly, Sire" said Sally,
" Sans smttcn Sans .picd some
sweetheart
Sentimental school.boy," saaricd
Simon. "Smiltcn. Stop such stuff.
simon sent Sally's snuibox spinning
seized Sally- scissors, smashed Sally,
,pcctaclcs, scattered several spooIs
"Sncakiug scoundrcl ! Sans shocking
sillines, shall soon surccasc."
" sam" said She, "sire seems singu.
Iarly snappy so, sonny, stop .trolline
streets, stop smoking segars, spending
specie snpcriIuously, stop sprucing So
stop singing scrcnadcs, stop short; sell
saddles, sell saddles sensibly ; see So
phia Sophronia Spriegs soon She,
sprghtIy, she's stable so solicit, 50 Sc
cure Sophia speedily, Sam"
" 80 soon 80 soon.' said Sam
standing stock still.
80 soon, surely" said Sally, smi
ling, Especially since sire shows sue!
spirit.'
So sam, somewhat scared, sanntcrcd
slowly, shaking stupcndonsIy. sam 50
IiIoquiacs: " sophia Sophronia Short
sounds ,plcndidIy; suppose she SHOULD
say, She shan't. she ghant"
Soon Sam spicd Sophia starchin.
shirts, singing softly. Seeing Sam she
stopped slarching. saluting Sam smi
liugly. Sam stammcred shockngly
" Spl spl-splcndid summer season
Sophia"
Somewhat sultry," suggested 50
phia
" Sar-sartin, Sophia, said Sam
% Il'h't StNfl'ttIl Stf'lnUS.
Selling saddles still, Sam ?"
Sar- sartin," said Sam, startin.
suddenly. " Seasons somewhat sudo
rifle" said Sam. stealthiy slaunchin,
stcaming sweat, shaking scnsibly.
Sariain," said Sophia, smiling sig
nilicantly. esp some sweet shcrbct
sam" CSilcncc sixty-six seconds.
" Sire shot sixty sheldrakos Saturday,
said Sophia.
"SiiXty-sh-!" said Sam. (Silcnc,
acvcnty-scvcn Scconds.)
",-cc sister Susan's sunnowers," said
Sophia, specially silcncing such stiff
,loucc.
S'phia's sprightly saucincss stimula
ted Sam strangely 50 sam suddenly
spoke scnlimcntalIy.
" Sophm, Susau's sunilowcrs seem
saying, Samuel Short, Sophia Sophro
nia .>priogs, Stroll scrcncly, seek somC
Scqncstcrcd spot, some sylvan shade
sparkling springs shall sing some stir.
ring strains, sweet songslcrs shall 81
lcncc secret sighings, supcr-angclic
.yIph, shall
Sophia suickcrcd, so Sam stopped.
" Sophia" said Sam, solcmnly.
"Sam," said Sophia,
" Sophia, stop smiling, Sam Shorts
sincere; Sans seeking some sweet