He took to the sea and he took to the cup.
But he was more than a creature of appetites, he was a man of sentiment.
Being a man of sentiment what should he do but fall in love.

The woman who inspired his love was no ordinary woman, but a genuine Acadian beauty.

She was a splendid specimen of womankind.

Tall she was, graceful and admirably proportioned.

Never before had Abijah in all his wanderings seen a creature of such charms of person.