E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Sam W., and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net). Music transcribed by Linda Cantoni. Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations and an audio file of music. See 24078-h.htm or 24078-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/4/0/7/24078/24078-h/24078-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/4/0/7/24078/24078-h.zip) Transcriber's note: There are a small number of characters with diacritical marks, which are as follows: [)o] is o with a breve (u shaped symbol) above it; [=a] is a with a macron (straight line) above it. Additional notes will be found at the end of the book. BONAVENTURE A 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. SOSTHENE 1 II. BONAVENTURE AND ZOSEPHINE 4 III. ATHANASIUS 9 IV. THE CONSCRIPT OFFICER 15 V. THE CURE 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._ CHAPTER. PAGE. I. A STRANGER 73 II. IN A STRANGE LAND 77 III. THE HANDSHAKING 81 IV. HOW THE CHILDREN RANG THE BELL 86 V. INVITED TO LEAVE 91 VI. WAR OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT 98 VII. LOVE AND DUTY 103 VIII. AT CLAUDE'S MERCY 111 IX. READY 116 X. CONSPIRACY 119 XI. LIGHT, LOVE, AND VICTORY 129 _AU LARGE._ CHAPTER. PAGE. I. THE POT-HUNTER 142 II. CLAUDE 147 III. THE TAVERN FIRESIDE 152 IV. MARGUERITE 167 V. FATHER AND SON 179 VI. CONVERGING LINES 188