The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-11-21
MA UGHTY CHORUS GIRL
SMACKS DELHTS MAYOR

The band played Dixie" n all arose
and sang
settled back ] n their chairs II the
curtain went up. discovering the
heroine singing to a canvas mountain
three feet behind her. 1
The Heroine Was ! "Peach.r
But the heroine was lovely-in fact,
she was a peach-and the spectators
had no time to look at the cenery.
The first act ended in a burst of APP
plause.
Then came the explosion, and IL
shook the town to its corporate limit,
It arrived Just after the curtain went
up on the second act.
Miss Julie Leslie, the coincidence,
who had made such a hit in the first
act. was upon the stage. She was
trilling her latest ballad. Suddenly
she leaped lightly from the stage across
the first violin, walked to the middle
section, leaned over the shoulder of a
gay young blade in the first row, and
kissed Mayor Walker right on top of
his bald head!
ment. There came gasps of dismay-
a smoker here and an admonition there
then the ribald spirit got the upper
hand, and the house rocked with
laughter.
While the mayors notification was
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yor was not only apparent, but posi-
tive.
She turned to her perspiring spouse
and icily inquired:
DO you know this young lady?"
A woman is never satisfied. The
mayor answered, NO" tlg
Whereupon his wife, with increased
frigidity, said:
We'll, you'd better get acquainted
with her"
hen she ~fiounced out.
The orchestra started up in an effort
TO cover the mayors confusion. The
mayor looked from right to left, from
left to right, and then at the orchestra.
He decided he couldn't face the music,
and departed.
The show went on, but proved fiat,
stale, and Improbable.
After the show Mayor Walker called
on Miss Leslie. He wanted to know
why she did it.
Why, that's a very general thing in
metropolitan circles" explained Miss
Leslie. In all cities it Is the custom
for condolences to kiss men on their
bald heads"
And the Mayor Next Day Issued a
Statement.
We'll. you do it again and I'll have
you arrested snapped his honor.
The next day the mayo issued q
statement ascribing the incident to his
political enemies:
I was astonished and shocked when
the young woman kissed me-" said the
mayor. st can see no motive for II
except that some of my enemies win
stoop to any means to embarrass me
in my fight for reelection. I believe
they put her up to 1t. There is MS
other excuse for such an unusual pro
ceeding.
II have incurred some enmity dur
lnR nv 4dn1intSfr Q tim o~ -a~n
those opposed to me are some clever
men. They well knew that rfdicule is
one OF the strongest arguments in q
political controversy. If a mar can
be held up to scorn it will lose him
more votes than any amount of sta
tistics or debate.
Il do not blame the young woman
personally, as l am satisfied that she
was inspired by somebody here who
has it in for me and wants to get me
in bad. But at the same time I don't
think it was a very lady-like thing to
do.
Il don't believe, when the facts are
known. that this incident will hurt me.
think it will prove to be a boomer
ang. appeal to the good sense of the
citlzens who do not believe in vaude-
vile politics n have confidence that
they will rally to my support"
Miss Leslie, who left town before the
full result of the kiss had come to
pass, was seen after the show. She
laughingly explained the affair as a
Joke n denied that there had been
any collision.
II simply. wanted to play a joke on
the mayor" she said, and / supposed
he would take it all in good part. I'm
sorry If I offended him. 1 tried to tell
him so when he was here a few min
utes ago, but he was SO mad he didn't
let me have the chance"
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