The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-17
Tue Once Oter
Entitled Boss Of His Own Horae," 0rS "Everybody's Bobbins It But Papa"
By H. [. PHnLsPsx

"Everybody's Bobbins It But Papan
 He; Where's Dorothy? a
 She: She's at the barber's. ae | He: At the barber's! What for? I She: why-er. she's having her haii bobbed sSgSA E He tindisnantly): whati3Bidn't I for. bid any member of this family doing that?
 She (soothingly): Yes, dear, but Doro- | thy's chums were all bobbing and her hair I was so unmanageable and, welEl thought you wouldn't mind If I let her do it.
 He: It's getting so have no authority | in my own house. 1 She: Oh. no Elmer. Of course you have authority. Don't be silly. We all try to respect your wishes. Asf Curtain lowered to denote an interval of 1 ten minutes.) ssae,t He: Where's Ethel? r. She (hesitatinsly); She isn't home from school yet. | He: Not home from school at this hour? ? She: No. She stopped at Mrs Twiddle- l dum's.
 He: Who's Mrs Twiddledum? She tuneasily): Why-er. q hairdresser. | He tsharpiy): Whats Ethel stopping there for? pn,r, She: We'll. now, don't be angry. dear, but l thought. q. we thought. that is she thought. He timpatiently): Don't stammer so. F She: We'll, Ethel's having her hair bobbed.
 He: Didn't I tell you wanted none of this hair-bobbing stiffness in my family? Didn't I: Answer me and stop biting your nails! i5l0
 She: Yes, Elmer. but you see Ethel's hair was so wiry and all the other girls were bobbing their hair and Ethel wanted to bob it and....
 He: So no matter what I say around here you will do as you please. .e
 She: No, Elmer. we all respect what you say and wish to respect your wishes I al- ways tell the children they should obey you. but. but. .s. but. ... s2.'as
 He: Don't but" so much, Where's the baby? st.ss4.ss
 She: Oh. yes. the baby .. of course She's downtown with Mrs. Smithers!
 He: I hate that woman. She's another one of them bobbed-haired freaks. Since she cut hers she looks like an old tintype of one of the James boys. Whats the baby doing downtown with her?
 She: Well, Elmer. don't be angry with me. You see Mrs. Smithers was taking her little girl down to have her hair bobbed and she offered to take our little girl down too and we thought. I mean I thought. well. -.
 He: Womanx do you mean to say the babys getting its hair bobbed, too?
 She: Yes. We have no wish to disrespect your wishes, Elmer, but thought as long as Mrs. Smithers' was having her little girls hair bobbed and as long as Dorothy and Ethel were having theirs bobbed that
 He tangrily): Fools! Idiots!
 She: Control yourself, Elmer. You know very well we have no disposition to dis respect your wishes.
 He with sudden observation) What're you sitting there all this time with your hat on for:
 She tin agitation) Oh, just bought it. It's one of those new Easter modes. Do you like it?
 He: It's too small. You know I hate small hats. What did you go and buy little hat like that for?
 She: They're all that way this spring. Made especially for bobbed hair. 7a
 He Dumping from chAirJ: Bobbed hair: -... She (removing hat): Yes, dear, only ah hour ago.. thought that as long as Ethel and Dorothy and the baby and Mrs. Smith CTS and Mrs. Smithers' little girl and. ...
 (There is knock on the door. She an swers it.)
 His Mother (aged 50. and with a giddy bob.l How do you like it!
 He: Good heavens You, too!
 Mother: Yes, your grandmother and I were talking it over this morning and we decided to do it.
 He (drinking vial of earbolie acid) Ea all Iso khak 4LA oe America may live and prosperi A