Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-17
WRITES LETTER TO
OMAHA GODMOTHER
Correspondence From Little
French Girl Was Dictated
to Disabled Soldier.
RECIPIENTS NAME SECRET

The following letter has been re.
ceived by an Omaha woman from
her French "god-daughter," one Of
the many children in France who are
being given relief by Americans from
destitute conditions due to the war.
The letter was dictated to a soldier
disabled in action, and the local re-
cipient desires her name to be with
held.
Madame Borglum Of Omaha is sec
rotary and treasurer of the local
branch of the society for relief OF
children made destitute by the war,
and is making the letter public.
La Turbie Ia, m.). June sad. 1915.
Very Dear Godmother: am very awkard
In writing letter. What, will you have a
little girl Of to be good to do everything ?
So 1t is a friend Of my mamma and our
family who Is taking my place and answers
your letter so affectionate for the little
| orphan of La Turbie.
First. let me make q description of the
country where live. La Turbie Is a little
town of 1900 Inhabitants, built on a rock
overlooking Monaco and Monte Carlo-fairy
towns and cities Of gold. great many
Of your compatriots come to spend the
winter in our beautiful country, and take
with them for a long time the vision of
this panorama. unique in the world l send
you few panoramic views Of Monte Carlo
and La Turbie.
From the belvedere Of La Turbie one dis
covers an immense horizon from the coast
Of Italy as far as very near Toulon. n
great naval port; and also, when the
weather IL clear, at 4 distance and very
far, Corsica elsie of Beauty, which is
detached on the horizon at 1855 kilometers
(about IFS miles); the temperature Is al
ways agreeable. In winter the sun warns
up the cold wind coming from the mountain
and in the summer, on the contrary, the
wind which comes from the prevents
the rays of the sun from burning us.
They gather here a great many flowers
and good many fruits: oranges lemons,
tangerenes; but the greatest resource of
the country is auarries Of stone for build
ing. Nice. Monaco, Mention. Monte Carlo
and many other cities have been built from
the stone coming from La Turbie.
But let US leave La Turbie for while,
because l must bore you with It, and !
am going to give you few little details
Of my family.
As you supposed It, I am years old,
should like very much to enclose pho:
tograph taken now, but can only send
you one taken when I was very little,
Mamma Is going to have a photograph Of
me soon, and then will send you my
little frimousse (piquant little face).
also have a little brother. Chariot
(Charles). who ID years old, and he is
very nice. l had, also, q little sister who
would now be 10, but I never knew her.
My poor mamma has had great deal
of sorrow since the boches have killed my
darling papa. and often, very often, my good
mamma weeps and I weep with her over
the dear papa that nothing In the world
could replace and that we all loved so much
at home Everybody loved him and esteemed
him, and when we learned OF the dread
calamity we had the sad consolation Of
the love of our friends and relatives.
My dear papa was working In metals
and was making francs SO ($1.70) a
day. We do not know how we shall be
able to live now. My poor mamma has a
pension from the government of / franc 30
(3o cents) a day. She has also the will
to work, but how will she so do to leave
Chariot and her little darling.
Many families are like ours here In La
Turbie, where twenty five young men have
already paid their debt to the fatherland.
You see. godmother, that we also have
many misfortunes. and they grieve me very
much. I am very little yet to understand,
but hear people speak of war and of bat