Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-10
Little Lady Of Teapot
BY Esther P. Newman
OR A NORMAN MAIDS LESSON FOR YOUNG AMERICANS

Aoi iio'hs' ana thS PipS olidit OC
surprise for daddy"
just then in came Bettykins' moth
er, bringing lovely lunch for her
little girl, with crisp buttered toast
and clear, red jelly and, best of all,
there was the little teapot with the
steam from the tea blowing out of
the little spout.
Bettykins was. very happy. And
while her mother fed her bites of
the toast with tempting bit of
Jelly OIL top she told her the story
of the little girl on the teapot.
A Little Norman Girl.
1.-THE little girl is little Norman
girl" said Bettykins' mother. THE
Normans are French peopls and
their country is just north OF France
and across the English Channel
from the great city Of London. As
you can see by her dress the little
girl is peasant. In Europe the
farmers are called peasants. The
peasants in Normandy live OIL great
ARMS and cultivate great vineyards
20 make into French wines. These
grape vines grow on the hillsides
and there are miles and miles of
hem. The peasants also have large
orchards where wonderful apples
md pears are grown. They are so
luscious that 1t makes one hungry
ust 20 look at them.
Happy Lives,
"And so the Norman people lived
happily with. their families, the men
,aising the grapes. the women caring
or the houses and the little children
playing In the orchards and in the
brooks just as you do, Bettykins.
But another time came. France en-
erred into, great war. And the
Norman people, who are French,
you remember, joined with the peo-
'le in France and reached their
lands across the sea to save their
and from the cruel German, who
elhshly wanted to wrest their lands
way for themselves. Aud so the
men stopped planting and picking
'rapes and kissed their dear ones
,oodby and went to fight for France
nd to protect their homes from the
INVADERS whoAkilled their wives and
hildren. So the women not only
AIRED for their homes and children
S they ad done before, but they
lso took up the work oEthe men
nd tried to plant and pick the
rapes iii order to earn enough
money to buy food and clothes for
themselves aud their children. There
'as so much work to be done that
ven the little children had to stop
laying and help their mothers.
France Losing.
But one day the tide OF battle
lrned, 1t seemed that no matter
ow we'll the brave soldiers Of
rance and their allies fought or
ow much those at home worked
nd did their part the foe was gam
y. France was losing the battle.
Finally, when things were at the
-orst and France was torn assunder,
lie United States saw that France
nd her allies were fighting for jus
&c, so they, too, became an ally of
rance and thousands and thou
ands of American soldiers were
ent to help the French. That
irned the tide of the battle again
nd now France, with America and
.ngland, are winning the war.
Kindly Americans.
american people love children
nd when the American men in
rance saw the poor little French
hildren, many of whom had neither
.ther nor mother, they felt so
lankful that their own little chill
rem were safe at home in America
18th plenty OF clothes and enough
, eat and well and happy that they
,ked the people at home, who had
lenty, to give some of their money
, buy food and clothes for the lit
c French orphans. And the Ameri-
an people wanted to do what their
oldiers asked them to and to help
,e little French children so all over
le United States to day the Ameri-
aus are giving money to feed and
othe the French children. The
loney is collected from all the,
owns and cities and taken to New
ork. Then it goes across the At
mite ocean. Finally it lands il
rench port Then it is taken to
arts. From there It goes to all the
ties and towns in France where
,e little children who need it are
,und and there it is spent for
othes and food,
Bettykin's Sacrifice
When Bettykin's mother finished
.r story she said "was that a nice
DRY, Bettykins?" yes, mother"
i'd Bettykins, and I wanted to ask
,u, may send my dollar to the
Dor little French children? Will
lat be making good use of it"
indeed you may" said her mother.
,ou couldn't make better use OF it
ID I am glad that you are SO UNI
.lhsh." Then Bettykins' mother
,ok away the tray with the LUNCH
shes on them and Bettykins said
Mother, please leave the teapot"
nd so Bsttykins, mother left it on
chair beside the bed where her
lie girl could see it and then she
# the room. And as Bettykins
igged her old doll close in her arms
lie never once thought of the new
le she had planned to buy, but
oking at the little Norman girl on
e teapot she said "I hope my dol.