"Children of such courage and good sense must be well
equipped to serve their country when they grow up," the
Commandant had said, and the men, responding to his appeal, had
put their hands in their pockets and brought out a sum sufficient
to make such equipment possible.
More than that, Uncle Sam and Jim had two small uniforms made for
them,--only Pierrette's had a longer skirt to the coat,--and on
parade days and other great occasions they wore them to the camp,
with the blue, white, and red cockades pinned proudly upon their
breasts. Indeed, they became the friends and pets of the whole
regiment, and were quite as much at home with the soldiers as
with the people of Fontanelle.
Then one day Uncle Sam had a letter from home in which there was
wonderful news. It said that the city of Rheims had been
"adopted" by the great, rich city of Chicago far away across the
seas, and that some happy day when the war should be over and
peace come again to the distracted world, Rheims should rise
again from its ashes, rebuilt by its American friends.
In this hope the Twins still live and work, performing their
duties faithfully each day, like good soldiers, and praying
constantly to the Bon Dieu and their adored Saint Jeanne that the
blessings which have come to them may yet come also to all their
beloved France.
PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY
KEY
ale, care, am, arm, ask; eve, end; menu, ice, ill; old, obey,
orb, odd; food; zh = z in azure; N = the French nasal.
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