Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-15
SLIGHTLY SIBILANT.

Eugene Field in The Chicago News
Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes Seven
teen summers, speeding storms, spreading sun
shine, successfully saw Simon's small. shabby
shop still standing stanch, saw Simon's self
same squeaking sign still swinging specifying:
'Simon Short, Smithfeld's surviving shoe
maker, shoes sewed, soled, superfnely"
Simon's spry, sedulous spouse, Sally Short,
sewed shirts, stitched sheets, stuffed sofas.
Simons six stout sturdy sons-Seth, Samuel,
stephen, Saul, Shadrach Silas-sold sundries.
Sober Seth sold sugar, starch, spice; simple
sam sold saddles, stirrups, screws: sagacious
Stephen sold silks, satins, shawls; scepti-
cal saul sold silver salvers; selfish Shadrach
sold salves, shoestrings, soap, saws, skates;
Sllas sold Sally Shorts stuffed sofas
Some seven summers since Simon's second
son Samuel saw Sophia Sophronia Spriggs. Sam
showed strange symptoms
Sam seldom stayed storing, selling saddles.
Sam sighed sorrowfully, sought Sophia Soph-
ronla's society, sung several surreptitious SER
enades slyiy.
Simon stormed, scolded severely; said Sam
seemed SO silly singing such shameful, sense
less songs.
Strange, Sam should slight such splendid
summer sales! Strutting spendthrift! SKATER
Drained simpleton!'
SOFTLY, softly, SIRE" said Sally. ''Sam 8
smitten, Sans spied some sweet syiph."
sentimental schoolboyr' snarled Simon.
''Smitten! Stop such stuff"
Speaking so, Simon sent Sally's -snuff-box
spinning, seized Sally scissors, smashed Sally s
spectacles, scattering several spools.
'Sneaking scoundrel! Sans shocking silli-
ness shall surceaset"
swiftly shOpward.
Sally sighed sadly. Summoning Sam, she
spoke sweet sympathy.
'Sam 10
iarly snappy; 30, sonny, stop strolling streets,
stop smoking segars, spending specie superfiu-
ously, stop spruclng so. stop singing serenades
stop short! Sell saddles, sonny, sell saddles
sensibiy; see Sophia Sophronia Spriggs soon;
she's sprightly she's stable, 80 solicit sue az,
cure Sophia speedily, SAM"
80 soon? Shall Sally's son Sam 80 surely
seek soup 80 soon?" said Sam standing stock
still.
so soon, surely" said Sally smiling; spe-
clally since sire shows such spirits"
SO Sam, somewhat scared, sauntered SLOWLY.
Shaking stupendously, Sam soliloquzes: 80
phIa Sophronia Spriggs-Spriggs- So
phia Sophronia Short, Samuel shorts spouss
sounds splendid Suppose she should say
she, she shant She sha'n't! She sha'n'tI'
Soon Sam spied Sophia starchng shirts, sing
ing softly. Seeing Sam she stopped, started
saluted Sam smilingly. Sam stammered shock,
ingly.
''Spl-spl-splendid summer season, Sophia"
somewhat sultry," suggested Sophia.
'Sar-sar-tin, Sophia" said Sam. (Sileuce
seventeen seconds
"Selling saddles sti]l, Sam?"
''Sar-sar-tin," said Sam, starting suddenly
Seasons somewhat sudoritic," said Sam.
stealthily stanching steaming sweat. (Speak,
ing sensibly.)
''Sartin," said Sophia, smiling signifcautly
"Sip some sweet sherbet, Sam" (Slence sixty
seconds.)
Sire shot sixty sheIdrakes Saturday." said
SIXTY? Shot," said Sam. Csilence seventy
seconds.)
See sister Susan's sunflowers," said Sophia.
socially scattering such stiff silence.
Sophia's sprightly sauciness stimulated Sam
strangely, SO Sam suddenly spoke sentiments
Sophia" said Sam spontaneously, "Susan's
sunffowers seem saying: Samuel Short, Sophia
Sophrona Spriggs stroll serenely Seek some
sequestered spot, some sylvan shade Spark
ling springs shall sing soul-shooting strains:
sweet songsters shall silence secret sighings,
super-angelic sylphs shall" Sophia snickered
30 Sam stopped.
"Sophia, said Sam, solemnly.
'Sam," said Sophia
"Sophia, stop smiling; Sam Shorts sincere,
Sans seeking some sweet spouse, Sophia"
Sophia stood silent
''speak, Sophia, speak! Such suspense slim
ulates SORROW"
Seek sire, Sam, seek SIRE" said Sophia
soothingly.
So Sam sought Sire spriggs.
Sire Spriggs said ''Sartn"
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