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t 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. ' An apostrophe indicates a short sounding of the preceding consonant. _Proper Names_ Aisne Amerique Boche Charly Corbeille Coudert Fifine Jacqueline Jacques Jeanne d'Arc Marseillaise Meraut Pierre Rheims Varennes Vesle _French Words and Phrases_ Abbe Bon Dieu (Heavenly Father) Bonjour (Good-day; hello; how do you do?) chateau (castle) combattre le Boche (fight the Boche) grand'mere (grandmother) grandpere (grandfather) "Les Americains des Etats-Unis, duns l'uniforme de la France. Mais maintenant nous exterminons le Boche." ("Americans from the United States, in the uniform of France. Surely now we shall crush out the Boche.") Mille tonneurs! (Great heavens!) Que voulez-vous? (What do you wish?) Verger Vive (Long live) Vive la France (Long life to France!) Vive tous les Meraut (Long life to all the Meraut family.) "Auf Wiedersehen" (German: "Till we meet again," or "Good-bye.") "Lieb' Vaterland, macht ruhig sein" (German national anthem: "Dear Fatherland, be tranquil.") SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS The French Twins offers a valuable supplement to the study of current events. In the first place, there
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