The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-03-11
SIMON SHORTS SON SAM.
Sibilant Story of the Saccharine
Suit for the Sympathy of Sweet
Sophronia Spriggs.

Shrewd Simon Short sewed Shoes
Seventeen summers, speeding storms,
spreading sunshine, successfully saw ST.
mon small, shabby shop still standing
stanch--saw Simons self-sam squeaking
sign still swinging, specifying, "Simon
Short, Smithfelds 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, Shadrach, Silas-
sold sundries. Sober Seth sold sugar,
starch, spice; simple Sam sold saddles,
stirrups, screws; sagacious Stephen sold
silk, satins, shawls; sceptical Saul sold
silver salvers; selfish Shadrach sold salves,
shoe strings, soaps, saws, skates; Silas
sold Sally Short stuffed sofas
Some seven summers since Simon
second son, Samuel, saw Sophia Sophro-
MIA Spriggs Sam showed strange symp-
toms.
Sam seldom stayed storing, selling sad
dies Sam sighed sorrowfully, sought
Sophia Sophronia' S society, sung several
surreptitous serenades slyly
Simon stormed, scolded severely said
Sam seemed so silly singing such shame
full senseless songs.
Strange, Sam should slight such
splendid summer sales Strutting spend
thrift Shatterbrained simpleton p
Softly, softly, sire, said Sally.
Sam smitten, SANS spied some sweet
sylph."
Sentimental schoolboy p snarled ST.
mon. .Smitten Stop such stuff r
Speaking so, Simon sent Sally's snuff
box spinning. Seized Sally's scissors,
smashed Sally's spectacles, scattering sew
eral spools.
''Sneaking seoundrel I! Sam shocking
stiffness shall surcease
Scowling, Simon stopped speaking,
starting swiftly shopward.
Sally sighed sadly Summoning Sam
she spoke sweet sympathy.
Sam, said She, sSire Simon seems
singularly snappy, so, sonny, stop stroll
ing streets, stop smoking segars, spending
specie superhuously, stop sprucing so,
stop singing serenades, stop short Sell
saddles, sonny, sell saddles sensibly; see
Sophia Sophronia Spnggs soon; she's
sprightly, she's stable, so solicit, sue, Sc
cure Sophia speedily, Sam.
so soon Shall Sally's son Sam so
surely seek soup so soon p said Sam,
standing stock still.
So soon, surely said Sally, smiling;
specially since sire shows such spirits. >
So Sam, somewhat scared, sauntered
slowly. Shaking stupendously, Sam so
lloquizes Sophia Sophronia Sprigg-
| Spriggs-Short. Sophia Sophronia Short,
Samuel Shorts spouse, sounds splendid !
Suppose she should say-she, she sha' n !
| She sha' n'tr' She sha'n't"
Soon sam spied Sophia starching shirts,
singing softly Seeing Sam she stopped,
started, saluted Sam smiingly. Sam
s;ammered shockiugly.
''Spl-spl-splendid summer season, So
phia r
Somewhat sultry, suggested Sophia.
s.Sar- -sar- tin, Sophia, said Sam. ST.
| lence seventeen seconds.
Selling saddles still, Sam ?
..Sar- sar- tin, said Sam, starting sud
| denly. Seasons somewhat sudorfc, y
said Sam, stealthily stanehing steaming
sweat Speaking seusibly.)
,'Sartin, said Sophia, smiling signif
cantly sip some sweet sherbet, Sam. .
| Silence sixty seconds
Sire shot sixty sheldraSes, Saturday
said Sophia.
Sixty? Shot, said Sam. (Silence
seventy seconds.
See Sister Susan sunfowers, said
sophia: socially scattering such stiff 81
1 lence
Sophia sprightly sauciness stimulated
Sam strangely so Sam suddenly spoke
sentimentally.