The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
uy ROE FULKERsoN


 There were hot rolls for Sunday morning breakfast and as the maid passed them around the table Lucy the Flapper daughter. broke off her favorite, the corner one with lot of crust. It burned her severely and she cried out with the pain and dipped the burned fingers in her water glass.
 "Goodie, goodie." jeered her brother, Fred, Miss Pig. Why couldn't you wait until it was cool?"
 shut up said the Flapper red dening with anger "I wouldn't have as nasty a disposition as yours for anything. I hate you"
 Lucy. Lucy" cautioned her mother.
 My daughter" said her father se- verely, you do not mean any of the unlind things you have just said. am surprised at your burst of tenn per and sorry to say that I have noticed it before. I would like ve.y much to have sweet tempered daughter"
 What for?" demanded Lucy. 50 she could get husband who would beat her and a maid who would walk on her and a couple of children who would impose on her the way Fred and I do on mother?"
 T suppose I ought to be ashamed of my tempre. but I'm not"
 There never was a flea who didn't believe that he lived on the most wonderful dog who ever scratched. Every fellow I know thinks he makes the best home brew in town. Every fliver owner thinks his is the best one that ever rattled down the street. I know Pops, thinks he be- longs to the best club, political party and church in town and l sus- pect that every silk stocking has the idea that it is bulged by the most graceful outline that ever caught the eye of the street corner ankle gazer."
 That's all pride of possession, and I am proud of my temper. It's mine and 1t gets me things.
 "I had enough of sweet temper when Ted Parsons used to carry my wraps for me. I was first attracted to him because he had the most even temper I ever saw. I had him dang ling around all last winter and this winter l am going to trot with John, who Is mad all the time"
 Ted never got anything in a cafe but the poorest table there was and the poorest waiter in the house. " ant d ClldD WHO can SWtdI anu get mad and make head walters hum ble.'
 All last winter I had seats in the back end of the theatre because Ted was so humble at the ticket window and this winter I want to be beaued around by a two-fisted he-thing with a temper who can reach through a box office and shake the ticket seller into decent place to sit and see the show
 T am heartily /tired of men who will be bluffed by taxi driver Into paying an excess and want to see will pull one off the front of the car and shake him until his crown and bridgework rattles on the side walk
 Tam tired of even tempered wait CTS and want to play with a rough tempered go-getter.
 "All too often in my life. Pops. dear. I have seen even tempered. sweet dispositioned women. but never saw one who had anything else you could praise her for. They are all old maids or In homes and hospitals.
 Most all the sweet tempered peo- pie I ever knew were people you felt sorry for and when you feel sorry for person you haven't any respect for 'em.
 The bad tempered women get the best husbands for they have pep enough not to sit around and wait
 The bad tempered married women get the incest cars and the best clothes. for they always keep their husbands wondering just when the storm is going to break. so he goes through life with the storm shutters in the shape of car and furs, silk stockings and candy, ready to pre- vent the break.
 Sweet tempered persons are all ways imposed on. They always get the worst of 1t and l am just worldly enough to want to get the best of it.
 "Outside of being a spendthrift. an egotist. an overdressed and self opinionated young person, my brother over there is all right and like him. His only misfortune Is that he doesn't get enough If wh f