SIMEON SHORT’S SON SAMUEL

Temuka Leader, Issue 308, 23 October 1880, Page 2

SIMEON SHORT’S SON SAMUEL

For alliteration now this beats, creation: — tShrewed Simeon sewed shoes. Seventeen summers, speedy storms. Spreading suushine, successively, saw Simeon's small shabby shop still standing staunch} saw Simeon’s self-same squeaking sign still swinging, silently specifying; Simeon Short, Smithfield’s sole surviving shoemaker; shoes sewed, soled superfinely” Simeon’s spry, sedu ous spouse, Sally Short, sewed skirts, stitched sheets sofas. Simeon’s six stout, sturdy sons —Seth, Samuel, Stephen. Saul, Shadiac, Silas, sold sundries. Sober Seth sold Sugar, starch, spice, simple Sam sold saddles, stirrups, screws ; sagacious Stephen sold silks, satins, shawls ; see - , tical Saul sold silver salvars, Silver spojns : selfish Shadrach sold shoestrings, soap, saws, slates slack Silas sold SaMy Shorts stuffed sotas. Some seventeen summafs since, Simeon’s second son Samuel saw Sophia Sophronia Springs somewhere ; .sweet, sensible smart Sophia Sophronia Springs Sam soon showed strange symptoms, Seldcm stayed storing, selling saddles^; sighed sorrowfully, sought Sophia Sophronia’s society sung several serenades slyly singing such shameful senseless songs. ‘ Strange Sam should slight such splendid sales ? ’ s*id Simeon ; ‘ strutting spendthrift X shattered brain simpleton ? ’ # ■■ ■■■■ ‘Softly, softly aire, said Sally ‘Sanaa smitten—Sam’s spied Some swn^t- “ Sentimental soho.albQyj’ snarled Simeon —smitten X stop such stuff ? Simeon sent Sally’s snuff-box spinning* & eized Sally’s scissors, smashed. Sally a Spectacles, scattered several spoons. ‘ giuaking scoundrel ? Sam’s shocking silliness shall surcease ? ’ Scowling Simeon stopped speaking, starting

swiftly shi.pward. Sally sighed sadly.; summoning Sam, she spoke sweet sympathy. . , . Sam/ said she, Sire seems smgu arly snappy ; so sonny, stop smoking segais Spending speeie superfluously ; stop sprucing so, stop singing serenades, stop short, sell saddles sonny ; sell saddles sensibly ; she Sophia Sophronia soon ; she’s stable so solicit, sue ; so secure Sophia, speedily, Sam ’ ‘So soon, so soon 1 ’ said Sam, standing stock still. ‘ So soon, surely,” said Sally, smiling specially since,sire shows such spirit.’ So Sam, somewhat scared, sauntered slowly, shaking stupendously, Sam soliloquises. ‘ Sophia Sopronia Spriggs —Spriggs, . Short—Sophia Sophronia Short, Samuel Short’s spouse—sounds splendid, suppose she should say—she! shant. Soon Sam spied Sophia starching shirts singing soft;y. Seeing Sam she stopped starching, saluted Sam smiling Sam stammered shockingly. ‘Spl—Spl—splendid summer . season Sophia.’ ‘ Somewhat sultry,’ suggested Sophia. Sixty, sho ? said Sam. ‘See sister Susan's sunflowers,’ said she socially scatteiing such still silence, Sophia’s sprightly sauciness stimulated Sam strangely ; so Sam suddenly spoke Sentimentally ; Sparkling spring shall sing soul-soothing strain, songsters shall silence secret sighings, superangelic sylphs shall— ’ Sophia snickered ; so Sam stopped ‘ Sophia, stop smiling Sam Short’s sincere Sam’s seeking some sweet spouse Sophia’ Sophia stood silent ‘Speak Sophia, speak, such suspense speculates sorrow’ ‘ Seek s>re’ Sam, seek sire, So Sam sought sire Spriggs. Sire Spriggs said. ‘ Sartin.’