The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-11
A PICTURE OF MRS. LEASE
1t Wasn't She Bnt 1t Looked Very
Much Like Her.

Much fhST-
| A Topeka dispatch says: Little Annie
Diggs has some more trouble on her
| hands. This time II is not with the Pop
legislature for falling to carry out the
pledges of the Abilene platform, nor with
Governor Leedy for maintaining boodlers
on his metropolitan police boards, but
with the decorator who is completing the
interior of the state house dome.
Annie was making a tour of the state
house today seeing what she could behold
She climbed to the fourth floor and took
a peep at the decorations through the net
work OF scatfolding, when 10 and behold!
She spied a picture that looked like Mrs
Lease She took a lader and climbed an
other fight, where she could get closer
view The closer she approached the more
the picture represented Mrs. Lease. That
was not all; the painter had ran out OF
paint and had not put any clothes on the
"uncrowned queen"
Mrs. Diggs became furious. She remem-
bered the tilt she had with Mrs. Lease,
in which the lie was passed and hair
pulling seance was averted only by the
intervention Of friends. She could not
contain herself She went down the lad
der four rounds at time and slid down
the banister so anxious was she to get
at that decorator quickly.
She met him on the first floor.
Look her. Mr.. Fedeln. I won't stand
that outrage" she blurted out.
''Now, what's the matter, Mrs. Diggs?'
asked The decorator.
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paint Mary Ellen Leases picture up there
in the dome for?"
'T didn't paint It there" said he.
''You did, too. and. not only that. you
did not paint any clothes on her. You
ought TO be ashamed Of yourself"
my dear woman, that Is picture Of
an ancient Grecian woman
Now. Mr. FedeIli. il IS true that Il Is a
picture OF an ancient woman. a has
BEEN an artist in the line Of prevarica-
tors. but It is not a Grecian woman. It's
Mary Ellen Lease. That's all there is to
IT, It's an outrage an outrage! The
dome should not he so decorated"
The artist protested that It was not Mrs
Lease. Mrs. Digs took him down into
the Historical society rooms and. pointing
out Mrs. Leases picture on the wall
fairly Kissed: '~There she T.: Just like you
have painted her up in the dome only YOU
have put few more curls in her bangs
and brought down her lips to normal size
and left her undressed."
The two then went IN 70 the dome ard
the decorator admitted that they did look
alike, but he declared he had never seen
Mrs Lease nor her picture until It was
pointed out 10 him today.
''Its mighty strange; aye. more. rs an
outrage" declared the little librarian as
her eyes snapped and she gritted her
teeth. What do you propose 70 do
about ~"
Nothing" replied the decorator.
Wen. YOU VIII Twill sav nv grievance
before the executive council and get them
- order you to change the features n
that painting - e won't look Ike Mrs.
Lease. and paint some clothes on hsr.
too"
"Tf the executive council orders ne -
change that picture It VIII nay the add
tionaI expense" said Fefeni
Expense expense - sho1-sd Ms Digs.
''why. ! VIZ tel the council 70 keen the
amount out II my own salary rather than
have the picture ~ that worrsn in IT.
dorns ~ this state house. II must be
changed"
Feds,u told her 70 presen. the matter %
the council and = e ordered me extra
work done and would pay - &. - 7ou-1
gladly make the change. Mrs Dsgzs sals
she would sire rounded ID az the mem
bers % the council who were in he state
house this afternoon and they promised
her % consider me matter a; e next
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