Evening journal., 1910-03-04
The Problem
of Clorianna

The teacher called the new pupil to
her desk
why" she asked the small colored
girl, didn't you enter with the rest OF
the class at the beginning of the
term?"
"Ah'm very delicate-like, teachah,"
explained the child my nav she
don't nevah expect to raise me. no
ma am" She rolled her great eyes af-
fectedly. so All amt nevah ben to
school much. De teachahs all has took
mighty good care OF me in the schools
Alive ben at; Alive ben to FIVE al
ready. De las teachah she always
called me 'angel-chile' She suah wuz
a nice lady, she wuzl"
What is your nameg" asked the
teacher
"Gloryannah Annabel Snow. Yes,
ma'am. All was named for nah two
aunts Dey wuz very beautiful ladies.
Nah Aunt Gloryannah he'd the mos
beautlfnlles' long yellah hair an w'ite
skin an blue eyes Nah muthah says
An 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
bel. that wuz-hed the mos beautiful
les red hair. long an straight"
The teacher felt called upon to In
terrupt this romance
ttANhnf to tour fofbarfr
"Ah amt got no fathah Nah muth-
abs a widow lady. HITS awful stylish
TO he widow ladies anjweah long black
wells An don't nevah remembah nah
fathah. but NAH muthah she got heh-
self long veil las wintah an she
suah does look fine. When Ah'm
growed mp Ah'm goin' to be a widow
lady, too"
What is your mothers name?" in
quired the teacher.
Nah muthah2 oh. she's awful styl-
ish with front names she mos always
keeps heh end name but she changes
heh front names real Sften. JUS now
hits Arabella Vivienne."
What is your mothers occupa.
tion?" The teacher glanced at the
clock uneasily. regretting the waste OF
time
"Oh, nah muthah. she used to wash
foh few ladies'. She say If you want
! any washin' done she'll do hit right
! reasonable. But now she say that nc
ladies goes washin' no noah. Dey all
cahries iii bags an go manicurin' an
! hafhdroocfuf O. xshor thor oclr- -. D.
muthah wheah she goin' she say she
goin' to a board meetin'l"
Very wei. Glorianna. Now take
that front seat and work the arith
metic 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.
"Glorianna," said the teacher, Sc
verely, where is your arithmetic pa
PERI"
"Ah amt got none. teachah." ex
planned the child "Ah nevah does n,
numbahs. All don't like numbahs-
nevah did. So when the oddahs does
their numbahs All composes po'try
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posed when the children wuz doin
theih numbahs. Hits bout you-alri
eyes," beguilingly 10 the teacher.
mo, thank you, Glorianna. Here
after you will do your numbers as tn,
rest do n you intend to stay in thil
room. All children must be industriou
here. What would you do II you grew
to be big girl and couldn't do an,
numbers? Wouldn't you be ashamed? {?
mo. ma'am. All amt nevah gon' I,
be big girl. Ah'm goin' to be re
fined an delicate when All grows UT
yes, ma'am. An nah muthah SAYS e
long ez Ah'm aristocratic an artist
an hez 'complishmsnts All dom nee,
no 'rithmetic an sech things. All XII
sing, too. Alive sung at the nicke
theatah lots NV times. Once All 90
SO cents Now I'll sing To- you-all"
Fortunately the dismissal bell ram
before Glorianns had time TO mention
any more accomplishments for III,
other pupils were spellbound by he
! eloquence.