Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-06

geous carpet without any signs of con
seiousness.
story in Which Every Word Begins with
an "SN
SIMON SHORTS son SAMUEL.
Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes
Seventeen summers, spreading storms,
spreading sunshine successively saw ST
mons small shabby shop standing stanch,
saw Simon's self-seme sign still swinging,
specifying: "Simon Short, Smitbheld's
surviving shoemaker, shoes sewed, soled
super finely"
Simon's spry, sedul0us spouse, Sally
Short seEed shirts, stitched sheets, stuff
ed sofas.
Simon's six stout sturdy sons-seth,
Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Shadrach, Silas-
sold sundries. Sober Seth sold sugar,
starch, spice; simple Sam sold sad lies,
stirrups, screws; sagaoious Stephen sold
| silks satins, shaws; skeptical Saul sold
silver salyers; selfish ShadrBeh sold salves,
shoe strings, SOAP, SAWS, skates, SIlas sold
Sally Shorts stuffed sofas.
Some seven summers since Simon's
second son Samuel saw Sophia Soph-
roma Spriggs. Sam showed strange
symptoms.
Sam seldom stail storing, selling sad
dies. Sam sighed sorrowfully, sought
Sophia Sophronia's society, sung several
surreptitious serenades slyly.
Simon stormed, scoided severely; said
Sam seemed so silly singing such shame
full, senseless songs.
Strange, Sam should slight such
splendid Summer sales! struttlng
spendthrift! Shatterbrained simpletoul'
softly, softly sire" said Sally.
Sans smittsn, Sans spied some sweet
sylph'"
Sentimental sohoolboy!' suarled 81
mon; "Smitten! Stop such stuff"
! Speaking so, Simon sent Sally snuff
box spinning, seized Sally's scissors,
smashed Sally's spectaoles, scattering
several spools"
"Sneaking scoundre! Sans shocking
Stiffness shall surceasen
Scowling, Simon stopped speaking,
starting swiftly shopward.
Sally sighed sadly. Summoning Sam,
she spoke sweet sympathy.
! "Satn' said she, Sire Simon seems
sing ularly snappy; so, sonny, stop stroll
ing streets stop smoking segars, spend
| ing specie superhopsly, stop spruoing So
stop singing serenades, stop shortl Sell
saddles, sonny, sell saddles sensibly; see
Sophia Sophronia Spriggs soon; she's
| sprig htly, she's staple, so solicit, sue, Sc
cure Sophia speedily, Sam"
$50 soonf Shall Sally's son Sam 50
surely seek soup so soonY' said Sam
standing stock still.
so soon, surely" said Sally, smiling;
! specially since sire shows such spirits"
So, Sam, somewhat scared, sauntered
slowly. Shaking Sup ndously Sam So
! liloquizes sophia SOphronia Spriggs
Spriggs-Short. Sophia Sophronia
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 s'arohing
shirts, singing softly. Seeing Sam she
stopped, started, saluted Sam smilingly.
! Sam stammered shockingly.
"Spi-spi-splendid summer season,
Sophia"
Somewhat sultry," suggested Sophia.
"Sar-sar- tin, LSophia, "saids Sam. Isl
lence seventeen seconds.
"Selling saddles still, Sam"
"Sar-sar-tin," said Sam starting sud
denly. Seasons somewhat sudoritic,'
said Sam, stealthily stabching, steaming,
sweat. Speaking sensibly.
"Sartiu," said Sophia, smiling signif
cently. sip some sweet SHERIFF, Sam
! Silence sixty seconds.
"Shire shot sixty sheldrakes Saturday"
said Sophia.
"Sixtgf sho" SAID Sam. Silence
seventy seconds.
"See Sister Susan's suniowers," said
Sophia, socially scattering such stiff 81
lence.
Sophis's sprightlg seuciness stimulated
Sam strangely; so Sam suddenly spoke
sentimentally.
sophia" said Sam spontaneously.
"Susan's suLhowers seem saying: Samuel
Short, Sophia Sophronis Spriggs, stroll
serenely. Seek some sequestered spot,
some sylvan shade. Sparkling springs
shall sing soul shooting strains; sweet
sobgsters shall silence secret sighiugs,
super angelic sylphs shall Sophia
snicksred, so Sam stopped.
sophia" said Sam, soemnly.
Sam" said Sophia.
sophia, stop smiling; Sam Shorts
sincere. Sans seeking some sweet spouse,
Sophia"
Sophia stood silent.
Speak Sophia, speak! Such suspense
stimulates sorrow"
seek sire, Sam, seek sire" said Sophia
soothingIy.
SO Sam sought Sire Spriggs.
Sire Spriggs safe; "Sartin."
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