This is a gentle, delightful story of life and love on the bayoux of Acadian Louisiana during the latter half of the 19th century. Bonaventure is a Creole raised among the Acadians. He loves learning, and through his calling as a teacher, and his own unique force of character, comes to have a lasting effect on the people around him.
A word of warning: This story has occasional references to Jews and African Americans that the modern mind finds offensive. They are retained here in the interest of preserving the original text. First Page:
BONAVENTUREA Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana
by
GEORGE W. CABLE
New York International Association of Newspapers and Authors 1901
Copyright, 1887, 1888, by George W. Cable.
Braunworth, Munn & Barber Printers and Binders Brooklyn, N. Y.
CONTENTS.
CARANCRO.
CHAPTER. PAGE.
I. SOSTHÈNE 1
II. BONAVENTURE AND ZOSÉPHINE 4
III. ATHANASIUS 9
IV. THE CONSCRIPT OFFICER 15
V. THE CURÉ OF CARANCRO 24
VI. MISSING 33
VII. A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK 42
VIII. THE QUEST ENDED 47
IX. THE WEDDING 55
X. AFTER ALL 62
GRANDE POINTE.
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