West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-09-17
SIMON SHORTS SON SAM.

storms, spreading sunshine, success
sively saw Simon's small shabby
shop still standing stanch, saw ST.
mons sclf-same squeaking sign still
swinging, specifying, "Simon Short,
Smithfeld's surviving shoemaker,
shoes sewed, soled superfnely.
Simon's spry, sedulous spouse,
Sally Short, sewed shirts, stitched
sheets, stuffed sofas.
Simon's six stout, sturdy sons
Seth, Samuel, Stephen, Saul, Shad.
fach, Silas-sold sundries. Sober
Seth sold sugar, starch, spice sim.
pie Sam sold saddles, stirrups,
screws sagacious Stephen sold silk,
satins, shawls sceptical Saul sold
silver salvers selfish Shadrach sold
salye. shoe.strings, soap, saws,
skates Silas sold Sally Shorts
stuffed sofas.
Some seven summers since ST.
mons second son Samuel saw
Sophia Sophronia Spriggs. Sam
showed strange symptoms.
Sam seldom stayed storing, sell
ing saddles. Sam sighed sorrow
fully, sought Sophia Sophronia's
society, sung several surreptitious
serenades slyly.
Simon stormed, scolded severely :;
said Sam seemed SO silly singing
such shameful, senseless songs.
"Strange Sam should slight such
splendid summer sales Struttlng
spendthrift! Scatterbralned simple
ton p
Softly, softly, slre," said Sally.
"Sam's smitten Sans spied some
sweet sylph."
Sentimental schoolboy J" snarl-
ed Simon. "Smitten !. Stop such
stuff -
Speaking so, Simon sent SaIly's
snulfbox spinning, seized Sally's
scissors, smashed Sully's spcctacles,
scattering several spooIs.
"Sneaking scoundrel Z! Sans
shocking Stiffness shall surcease. =
Scowhng, Simon stopped speak
ing, starting swiftly shopwmd.
Sally sighed sadly. Summonlng
Sam she spoke sweet sympathy.
"Sam," said she, "Sire Simon
seems singularly snappy so. sonny,
strolling streets, stop smoking Sc
gars, spending specie superhuously,
stop sprucing so, stop singing sere-
nades, stop short Sell saddles,
sonny, sell saddles sensibly see
Sophia Sophronia Sprggs soon
she's sprightly, she's stable, so
solicit sue, secure Sophia speedily,
Sam"
$50 soon Shall sally's son Sam
so surely seek soup so soon:" said
Sam, standing stock still.
$50 soon, surely" said Sally,
smiling specially since sire shows
such spirits"
SO Sam, somewhat scared, saun.
tered slowly. Shaking stupendously
Sam soliloquises Sophia Sophro
MIA Spriggs--Spriggs Short. So.
phia Sophronia Short, Samuel
Shorts spouse, sounds splendid
Suppose she should-say she-sh,
shan't She shan't! She shan't p
Soon Sam spied Sophia starchine
shirts, singing softly. Seeing Sam
she stopped, started, salutcd San
smIlingly. Sam stammored shock
ingTy.
"Spl-spl-splendid summer season
Sophia"
Somewhat sultry," suggested
Sophia.
"Se-sar-tin, Sophia" SAID Sam
ISilcncc seventeen seconds.
Selling saddles still, Sam 20
"Sar-sar-tin," said Sam, startin,
suddenly.
Seasons somewhat sudorjfc
said Sam, stealthily stauchin.
steaming swcat. Speaking scnsiblv
"Sartia," said Sophia, smilin.
significantly. esp some sweet shcr
bet, Sam" LSilence sixty seconds
"Sire shot sixty shcldrakes Sat
urdey," said Sophia.
"Si2tys sho" said Sam. Isl
lencc seventy seconds y
"See sister Spsau's suuGowcrs ?
eaid Sophia, socially scattering sue
stin silence.
Sophia's sprightIy saucinoss slim