Decorah-posten., 1889-07-03
Simon Shorts Son Samuel.

Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes,
Seventeen summers, speeding storms.
spreading sunshine, successfully saw ST.
mons small. shabby shop still standing
stanch, saw Slmon's self-same squeaking
sign still swinging, specifying: Simon
Short, Smithheld's surviving shoemaker.
shoes sewed, soled superinely."
Simon spry, sedulous spouse, Sally
Short, sewed shirts, stitched sheets.
stuffed sofas.
Simon's six stout sturdy sons Seth,
Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Shradach, Silas
sold sundries. Sober seth sold sugar.
starch, spice; simple Sam sold saddles,
stirrup, screws; sagacious Stephen sold
silks, satins, shawlS; skeptical Saul sold
silver s~alves; selfish Shadrach sold
%salves, shoe-strings, soap, saws, skates;
Sllas sold Sally Shorts stuffed sofas.
Some seven summers since Simon's
second son Samuel saw Sophia Sophro-
MIA Springs, Sam showed strange symp-
toms.
Sam seldom staid storing, selling sad.
dies. Sam sighed sorrowfully, sought
Sophia Sophronia's society. sung several
surreptitious serenades slyly.
Simon stormed, scolded severely; said
Sam seemed so silly singing such shame
full, senseless songs.
Strange Sam should slight such splen.
did summer sales! Strutting spendthrittI
Shatterbrained simpleton!'
Softly, softly sire" said Sally. Sans
smItten, Sans spied some sweet sylph.'
Sentimental schoolboy!' snreled ST.
mon; "Smitten. stop such Stuff
Speaking so, Simon sent Sally's snuff.
box spinning, seized Sally's scissors
smashed Sally's ~spectacles, scattering
several spools."
~"Sneaking scoundrel! Sans shocking
Stiffness shall s%urcease!'
Scowling, Simon stopped speaking
starting swiftly shopward.
Sally sighed sadly. Summoning Sam
she spoke sweet sympathy.
Sam" said she, Sire Simon seemed
singularly snappy; so, sonny, stop stroll
ing streets, stop smoking segars, spend
ing specie superhuously, stop sprucine
so, stop singing ~serenades, stop short
Sell saddles, sonny, sell saddles sensibly
see Sophia Sophronia Spriggs soon; She:
sprightly, she's stable; SO solicit, sue
secure Sophia speedily, Sam"
$50 soon? Shall Sally's son Sam SC
surely seek soup SO soon?' said Sam
standing stock still.
$50 soon, surely" said Sally. smiling
specially since sire shows such spirits.
Sc Sam, somewhat scared, sauntereo
slowly. Shaking stupendously Sam sol
iloquizes: Sophia %Sophronia Spriggs =
Spriggs-Short. Sophia Sophronla Short
Samuel Shorts spouse, sounds splendid
Suppose she should say-she. she sha'n't
she sha'n't! She sha'n't!"
Soon Sam spied Sophia, starchina
shirts, singing softly. Seeing Sam she
stopped, started, saluted Sam smilingly
Sam stammered ~shockingly.
"Spl-spl-splendid summer season, So
phia."
Somewhat sultry." suggested Sophia
"~Sar-sar-tin Sophia" said Sam. [Silenes
seventeen seconds.
Selling saddles still, SAM
"Sar-sar-sartin," said Sam, starting sud
denly. Seasons somewhat sudorihc,
said Sam, stealthily ~stanching steamins
sweat. speaking sensibly.l
"Sartin," said Sophia, smiling signih
cantly. "Sip some sweet sherbet, Sam.
lSilence sixty seconds.
Sire shot sixty Sheldrakes Saturday,
said Sophia.
Sixty? Shot," said Sam. lSllenct
seventy seconds.
See Sister Susan's sunhowers," sale
Sophia, socially scattering such stiff 81
lence.
Sophia's sprigtly s~auciness stimulated
Sam strangely; so Sam suddenly spoke
s~entimentally.
Sophia" said Sam, spontaneously.
"Susan's sunhowers seem saying
Samuel Short, Sophia Sophronia Spriggs
stroll serenely. Seek some sequesterec
spot, some sylvan shade. Sparkling
, springs shall sing soul-shooting strains
sweet songsters shall silence secret sigh
ings, su~per-angelic sylphs shall
Sophia snickered; so Sam stopped.
"Sophia, said Sam, solemly.
"Sam," said Sophia.
] Sophia, stop smiling; Sam Shorts sin
cere. Sans seeking some sweet spouse
Sophia"
Sophia stood silent.
Speak. Sophia, speak, Such suspense
stimulates sorrow"
Seek sire, Sam seek SIRE" said So
qhia, soothingly.
So Sam sought Sire Spriggs.
Sire Spriggs said: "Sartin."