Francie

"Hi, it's Francie Berg again," she says in one ad, speaking to the audience from her kitchen table with a cup of coffee.

Michigan mother Francie Baldino was shocked when her son spent six years behind bars for underage high-school sex.

I don't think you've grown much, Francie—and oh, by-the-bye, I believe there's a tuck that could be let down.'

High spirits were Francie's native air: it was very difficult for her to be quiet and subdued for long together.

She is eager and hearty—sometimes Francie reminds me of her—but she is never fanciful or obstinate.

And then in turn she fell back a little while the two younger ones, with a glad cry from Francie of 'Mamma, mamma!'

I am afraid it is as you say, Francie; they have very heavy troubles and anxieties indeed.'