The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-09-10
Slightly Sihiiaot.

Eugene Field in The Chicggo News.
Shrewd Simon Short sewed shoes
Seventeen summers, speeding storms
.preading sunshine successfully sew
Simon'z small. shabby shop stan linz
stanch. saw Simon'r seli.same squea in
sign sfill swinging, specifying "Sinoi
Short. Smithnei1's surviving shoemaker
shoes sewed. soiei. superiinely.
Simons spry, sfdulous spouse, sall,
Short. sawed shirts. stitched oh et-
stuffed sofas.
Simon's six stout sturdy sOne-setl'
Samuel, stephen, saul, Shadrach III =
sold snndrits. Sober Seth soll suga
starch. spice: simple sam sold saf lle-
stirrup-. fcrews; sagacious stephen sol
silks. satins, sha~ls. sceptlcal SIul nol'
silver salvrr-; selfish Shadrach soil
.alvee. -hOestrings soap. saWS. skater
Silas gOld Sally Shorts stuffed sofas
Some seven summers since Simon SER
ond son Samuel saw sophia SoPhf' ni.
Spriggs. Sam showed strange ~ mp
/ toms
sam seliom stayed storing. seliin saI
lies. sam sighed sorrowlully. s)' sh
Sophia SophrOnia r s0ciely, -ung -es.rh
-urrrputious serenades slj ly.
simon -tOrmed, sc0lded severely; sai'
sam seemed 80 silly singing such shame
FOL. senselrss songs.
Strange. sam should slight fnc.
splendld summer salcri Strutting sPeud
/ thrift. Shstterbrained -lmpletoh'
Softly, sOitly. eife, sah Sall'
Sans smitten, Sam = -piei some ~we,
-ylpb. ,
"Srntimental 4choolboy, snsrl'd Si
mon. "Smiiten. Stop such stuff.
-spraking 80. Simon sen sally snuff po'
sninning. seized Sally scissors. smash
81 Sally's spectacles, scattering severa
-ppols.
"Sn-aaing sconndrel. Sans shorh ini
Stiffness shall snr,easel
Scowling. Simon stopped speaking
starting swiitly -hopwar1.
Sally signed sadly. Summonlng Sam
he spoke sw-et sympathy.
= .m. said she. "Sire Simon se m
singularly snappy 40, sonny, stopstrol'
ing streets. stop smoking segerr, spend
iBg specie supeFiluously, stop spfueinl
40. stop singing serrnsf,s, stop short
:, Il sad1les. s0nuy. sell saddles senslhl,
see Sophia Spphronia Spriggs soon sic
-prighii,. she's stable, 20 solicit. sue, -
rnre sophia spedily. sam. %
$50 soon? shall sally's son sam s.
surely seek soup 80 soouf SAID An
standing -toc. still.
so soon. surely said sally smiling
specially since sire shows such spi'its.
so sam. somewhat scared. sanutere'
slowly. Shaking stupendOusly, ; n
soliloquize-: Sophia Sophronia Sprigg
-Spriggs-short. Sophia Sophroni'
short. Samuel Shorts spouse soutd
splendid Suppose she should say she
she eha'n'f. She -ha'n'tl She shs u {!
Soon sam spiei sophia starch q;
sbirts. singing softly. Seeing sam sh
stopped. started, salutei Sam smilingll
Sam stammered shockingly.
"Splsplsplendid summer season. 80
PHO" ,s,.
Somewhat sultry, suggested Sophia
"Sar ser.tin, sophia. said S0m. >
lence seventeen seconds.)
"SrlliOg saddles still, sam!
"Sar.sar. tin. " said Sam, starting sud
denly Seasons somewhat sudOriiic,
said sam. stealthily stanching steamini
sweat. (Spesking sensibly g.,
"Sartin," said sophia, smiling sien'i
cantly. "Sp some sweet sherbet, sam.
(SiIence sixty seconds
"rire shot sixty sheldrakes SATURDAY,
said sophia
sixty? shot sail Sam (silence seN
pnty seconds
"Sec sister Susar's surfOwers," s.i
sophia. socially scattering such stlli !
lence.
Sophia's sprightly sauciness stimu'al
ed Sam strangely, 50 Sam suddenly sp'S
sentimentaliy.
sophia" said Sam spOntaneouHll
'Sussn's suahowers seem saying: san
ucl Short, Sophia SophronIa Spfigei
stroll serenely. Seek some seq1e9teie
pot, some sylvan shade. SParkliu
sDrings shall sing soul-soothing strains
sweet songsters shall silence se ret sigl
ings super-angelics csy iphs shall S'p1i
-nckered 40 sam stopped.
Sophia, said Sam, solemnly.
Sam, said Sophia.
sophia, stop smiling; Sam Short
sincere. Sans seeking some swe'
spouse. Sophia.
Sophia stood silent.
Speak, Sophia, speak Such.susp'n'
stimulates sOrrOw
"Seek sire. Sam, seek sire. said -
phia soOthioeiy.
So Sam sought Sire Spriggs.