Sharp County record., 1910-03-25
The Problem
Of Gloriianna

Thc teacher called lhe new puplI W
her desk
why" she asked the small colored
girl, "didn't you enter with the rest Of
he class at the beginning of the
term"
"Ah'm very delicate-likc, teachah," ,"
explained the child My nav, she
don't noyah expect to raise me, no
ma'am." She rolled her great eyes af'
lcctediy $50 All ain't nevah ben to
school much De teachahs all has took
mighty good care of me in the schools
| Ahye ben at; Ah'yo ben to five al.
ready De las teachah she always
called me anGerchlle.' She suah Wuz
a nice lady she wu2!'
What is your name?" asked the
teacher.
"G,oiyanuah Annabel Snow, Yes,
maam, Al was named for nah two
aunts, Doy wu2 very beautiful ladies'.
Nah Aunt G'oryannah he'd the mos
beautirulles' long yellah hair an wife
;kin an blue eyes, Nah muthah says
Al take after nah Aunt Gloryannah
terrible close"
The teached looked at her round
chocolate face and kinky little braids
and could not conceal a smile.
AN nah oddah aunt--Aunt Anna.
Del, that wlI2--hed the mos beautiful,
'es' red hair long an straight"
The teacher felt called upon to in.
terrupt this romance.
What is your fathers name?"
"Ah amt got no fathah. Nah muth.
abs a widow lady. Hits awful stylish
TO be widow ladies an weah long black
wells, All don't nevah remembah nah
lathah, but nah muthah she got heh
self long veil las wntah an she
suah does look fine. When Ah'm
growed up Ahm goin TO be widow
lady, too"
what is your mothers name?' in.
Quired the teacher
Nah muthah? Oh, she's awful styl.
ish with front names. she mos always
keeps heh end name, but she changes
heh front names real often. Jus now
hirs Arabella Viyionne,"
What Is your mothers occupa-
tion?" The teacher glanced at the
clock upeasily, rogrettng the waste Of
time.
"Oh. nah muthah, she used to wash
foh few ladies', She say IL you want
any washin done she'll do hit right
reasonable, But now she say that no
ladies goes washin no NOAH. Dey all
cahries III bags an 80 manicurin' an
haihdrcssin', SO when they asks NAH
muthah wheah she goin she say she
goin' to board meotin'!"
VERY wei, Glorianna Now take
that front seat and work the arlth'
metlc lesson on the board"
Glorianna took the seat When the
half hour was up the monitors collect
ed the children's papers aud reported
that the new pupil had none.
"Gloranna,' said the teacher, Sc
vorely, "where Is your arithmetic pa
por?'
"Ah amt got none, teach0h," oY
planned the child "Ah neyah docs nc
numbahs, All don't IKE numbahse-
neeah did, So when the oddahs does
their numbahs All composes po'try
Ah'll recito YOU the po'try All com
posed when the children wu2 doin
theih numb0hs, Hits bout you.all's
eyes, begulingly to tho teacher,
mo, thank you, GloriNma, Here
after you will do your numbers as the
rest do If you intend to stay In this
room, All children must be industrious
here, What would you do If you grew
to be big girl and couldn't do any
numbers? Wouldn't you be ashamed p
mo, maNm All amt noyah gon tt
be II big girl, Ah'm goin to be re
fined an delicate when All grows up
yes, maam An nah muth0h says q,
long on Ah'm OristocrNtlc an artist,
an bo2 complishments All don neet
no 'rithmetlc an soch things All kt
sing, too Ah've sung Nt the niclto
theAtah lots Nv times, Oncc An so
90 cents, Now I'll sing lo' you,all,"
Fortunately the dismissal bell RAM
before GloriOnnO had time TO monitor
any more accomplishments, for tn,
other pupis wore spellbound by he
eloquonce,
However, IN the following week tn
budding nootess was compelled TO d,
her numbers" three times, much 4
her disgust, She eoaXod, pleaded
scolded, battered and sulked TO n
avail, The teacher was oOlloug TO he
wiles Sull that capable young porso
found she could not curb Glorlanno
flow OF speech, GlorNuna talked n
most unccNsIngly Her loadershi
stirred the gentle little ones to dieoht
dIenec moro than once, They all d,
cidcd that numbers" was un1occssNr
and their once ldoli1od teacher wa
nSarly distracted by their GFoptd
tupO,
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