The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-11-21
CHORUS GIRL
SMACKS DELHrS MAYOR

The band played Dixie" n all arose
and sang
settled back In their chairs ana the
curtain went up. discovering the
heroine singing TO a canva mountain
three feet behind her.
The Heroine Was q Peach"
But the heroine was iovely-in fact,
she was a peach--and the spectators
had no time to look at the scenery.
The first act ended in q burst Of APP
plause.
Then came the explosion, and a
shook the town TO Its corporate limit.
II 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
thrilling her latest ballad. Suddenly
she leaped lightly from the stage across
section, leaned over the shoulder Of o
gay young blade in the first row.. and
kissed Mayor Walker right on top OF
his bald headi
There was a moment cf astonish-
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
While the mayors modification was
lapparent, the indignation OF Mrs. Ma
yor was not only apparent. but posi-
| tive.
she turned to her perspiring spouse
and Jelly inquired:
.Do you know this young lady?"
Al woman is never satisfied. The
mayor answered, mo"
Whereupon his wife, with increased
/ frigidity. said:
well, you'd better get acquainted
with her"
Then she bounced 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. aHE..6
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 IL.
why, that's a very general thing in
metropolitan circles" explained Miss
| Leslie. I'm all cities 1t Is the custom
for comediennes to kiss men on their
bald heads"
And the Mayor Next Day Issued /
Statement.
We'll, you 40 It again and I'll have
you arrested" snapped his honor.
The next day the mayor issued q
statement ascribing the incident to hi,
political enemiee.
II was ~astonished and shocked wher
the young woman kissed me, said the
mayor. IT can see no motive for 4
except that some of my enemies vii
stoop to n means to embarrass ms
in my fight for reelection. + believe
they put her UP to II. There is M
Eother excuse for such an unusual pro
ceeding.
II have incurred some enmity dur.
ing my administration, and anon
those opposed to me are some clevei
men. They well knew that ridicule ii
one of the strongest arguments in (
political controversy, If q man car
be held up to scorn 1t win lose hin
more votes than any amount OF sta,
tistics or debate. @h4
st do not blame the young woman
personally, as / am satisfied that sh,
was inspired by somebody here whs
has 1t In for me and wants to get m
in bad. But al the same time i dom
think 1t was a very lady-like thing I,
do
II don't believe. when the facts ar,
known, that this incident will hurt me
/ think II will prove to be a boomer
ang. II appeal to the good sense of I'll,
citizens who do not believe in vaude
Vile politics n have confidence tina,
they will rally to my support"
Miss Leslie, who left town before tn,
full result of the kiss had come Il
pass, was seen after the show. Sh,
laughingly explained the affair as {
joke and denied that there had beer
any collision. 81. &
IT simply wanted to play a joke OF
the mayor" she said, 'and I supposed
he would take 1t all in good part. Tn
sorry IL / offended him. I tried to tel
him so when he vas here a few min
utes 81 but he was so mad he didn'
ilet me have the chance" '".' '@"