AN "S" BOUQOET

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1594, 27 June 1887, Page 3

AN "S" BOUQOET

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Shiowd Simon Short Bewed shoea. Seventeen summers, speedy storms, spreading ouaehine, tuccoßsfully tan \ Simon'o small ehabby shop atiil staunch, saw Simon's self-same equeaking sign still swinging, silently specifying ; • Simon Short Smlthfield's sole surviving fihoemaker. Shi-asßewed, soled superfine'y,', Simon's BpTy, eedulous oponeo, Sally Short, sewed shirts, Btitched sheets, B'nffdd sofas. SiiEOn'a six stout, s urdygsons — Soih, Stmudl, Steihen, Saul, Shpdracb, Silaa— sold eandrioß, Sober Seth sold sugar, starch, spice ; Simple Sam odd Biddies, ttirrups, screws ; sagaciou3 Stephen sold silka, satins, shaws ; sceptical Saul solo silver salvers, silver apoous ; selfish Shadrach sold ohoe-atriugs, soap, saws, skates ; slack S"i>as sold Sally Short's stuffed aof is

Some seventeen summers since, Simon's second son Samuel saw Sopbia Sophronia Sprlgga flomewhete c Sweet, Banoib!©, smart Sophia Sophronia Sprigga 1 Sam coon Bbowed , strange symptoms. . Sam 83ldum&t&yed,ato>l igcelllngsaddlea. Sam a'gled sorrowfully, sought Sophia Sophroni&'s sooiety, eung' several serenades slyly. Simon Btormed, scolded severely, said Sam seemed bo sU'y Bioglng such shameful, eenieless acngs.

'Strange Sam ahould slight such spleudld summer aalea,' Bald Sinoon. ♦ Strutting spendthrift; ahatteer brain simpleton ! ' •Softly, Boftly, sir,' aald Sally ; « Sam'i Bmliten. Sam's spied some sweetheart.**

( Sentimental schoolboy !' snarled Simon ' Smitten ! Stop uuch stnfi 1 ' Simon seat Sally's snuff-box spinning, ao'zid Sally's ■clrsoiT, emeshed Silly's spoct^clea. aoaktsrod Bevcrai flpools. * Sneaking scoundrel? Ssin'a shocking silliness Bball auroaase 1 ' Scowlin? Simon stopped speaking, starting swiftly ahop;vard. Sally sighed sadly. Summoning Sam, Bhe spoke sweet sympathy. • Sam,' said she, 'sire saeras singVarly snappy ; ao, sonny, atop smoking segars, spending specie Bupeiflaous'.y, stop sprucing so, Blnglng aerenadoi, atop thtrl. Sell saddles, sonny ; sail saddles sensibly; Bee Sophia Sophronla Sprigga soon ; she's aprightly, ehe'a stable, bo solicit, sue} oecuTo Sophia speedily, Sam.'

'Sj noon— ao soon V eatd Sara standing atook'atill.

< So soon 1 surely,' aald Sally, smiling ; * especially since alre ahowa auoh spirits.' 1 Sophia Sopbronia Sprigge — Sprlgga Short — Sophia Sophronia Short, Samuel Shoit'a epouae— Bound aplendid 1 Suppose abe Bhonld 8»y — she, nl«e ahau't ?' '

Soon Sam spied Sophia starching shirts, ainging softly. Seeing gam, she stopped starching, sauted Sim smilingly. Sim jtatnmeted shockingly. ' Spl-apl-oplendid summer eeaaon, Sophia.'

•Somewhat sultry,' suggeßiei S>phla. • Sar-aartain, Sophia ? said Sam (Sil&noa seventeen seconds ) « Selling saddlea atlll, Sam V '3iH>Bar-s»rtaii,'aald Sam, Btirtlng suddenly. * Season's somewhat sudorific' Btealihily B'aaaohing eteamlng, shaking a«n«lb!y.

•Sartln,' aaid Suphia, smiling, significantly. * Sip some sweet Bherbet, Sam.' (Silenoe Blxty eeoonda ) • Sire shot sixty sheldrakes Saturday, said Sophia.

1 Sixty, aho V Baid Sam. (S.lence seventy-seven srouda) * See nister Sasan'a sinfl >wer ' Bald Sophia, Booiably scattering auch ttlff silence,

Sophia's eprlght saucineai atiraulated tf am strangjly; ao Sam auddeol/ spoke • sentimentally.

' Sophia, Suaan'a sucfbwoi seoms saying, " Samuel Short, Sophii Sophioala Sprigga etro 1 aoronely, seek some sequestered cp>)t, some sylvan shades ; sparkling springs, shall aing soul-shooing £train>-; sweet BJDgstera shall silenoe several sighlinge; 6Uper-aogelio sy'pha shall— — " ' Sophia sufekordd, so Sam stopped. 'Sophia,' said Sam solemnly. ' Sam,' said Sophia. •Sophia, Btop smiling. Sam Short's sincere. Sam's seeking some sweat spouse Sophia,'

Sophia stood »ilent,

* Speak ] Sophia, speak ! such onßpenue speculates sorrow.' •'

' Seek Sire, Sam , seek sire,' So Sam - sought sire Sprlgga. Sire Spriggssald'Sittln.'. "