Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-31
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
The Slave Driver,

VIVIAN, with piquant face, pouting
lips and straight black hair doesn't in
the least resemble that delightful old
boy Simon Legree, who used to give
the slaves such bad time-that is
she doesn't look like him.
But she has her points of similarity
to the grisly old ruffian himself.
THESE modern girls often handle
their innocent victims with as scant
courtesy and as much brutality as old
Simon used to display in his treatment
of the slaves.
OF course. Vivian has victims by the
dozen. She's just the type. Dark and
sleek and isdainful-given to wearing
reds and burnt oranges. and tawny COL
ors. A dangerous piece. If there ever
was one.
She has few singularly bad ideas
One OF them is that a man who's had
| the misfortune to fall in love with her
deserves no courtesy. He Is never asked
to perform a service for her. He Is
! commanded.
John, put down that window" she
draws lazily to the swain at her feet
John get me my wrap-not that one,
stupid: the purple one. Oh, for
Heavens sake. hurry!"
Later the unfortunate John Is heard
playing the piano. stop that hideous
noise. she calls. You're making the
air simply vile with those sounds
John meekly obeys. Believe it or not.
| John Is young man OF some spirit
except when he's dealing with the dark
| sleek siren.
| And so are the other slaves who
crawl about at Wis bidding She Just
has that way OF making men cringe
| II sounds attractive. but it looks dread
full
You see VI can't possibly win. She
can only keep that sort OF thing up
for certain length OF time.
She kept 1t up with John for a year.
Then one day when they were away
on house party for the week end. she
| over played her hand
John didn't want to play bridge. VI
| thought he must to oblige her.
Come on" she ordered him. YOU'RE
the fourth in this game. and you're
going TO play with me"
I'D rather not. vi" tinlidly. Got
q beastly headache. Don't feel much
like 1t. Don can take my place"
vi stamped her foot Two vertical
lines appeared between the attractively
shaped eyebrows: John. come here
instantly, Don't be ridiculous. OF
course. you'll plav. and you'll play with
me-" she was half laughing. triumphant
In her knowledge Of the power she
exercised over the poor slave.
John came. He was very quiet and
rather dignified. but without another
world he came and sat down opposite
her
VI pretended not to notice that there
had been any fuss at all. She was
exactly like the mother whose child
has been naughty and who has been
TAUGHT to mind
Well after that bridge game. John
packed his things. wrote VI note
that burned no the paper telling her
among other things that the slave
driving DAYS were over. and she ought
to get wise TO that fact--then sailed
away 10 India or some such attractive
place without another word Of fare
we'll
Great moral lesson. nv dears
No. but honestly isn't II silly for anv
girl TO think she can pull that Stufe
in this day and agee
Isn't IL absurd to pose as q queen
when sooner or later you've got to
marry one of your slaves. and cook for
him. or run his house for hims
Never try this slave-driving act.
rirls It's absurd 1t can't last II Il
does prove the one execution In
thonsend and survive after marriage.
1t will result in profoundly unhappy
marriage.
tcnpvriEh, 1851
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