Grande Terre a nearby island.
pirogue a dugout canoe.
sea-drift driftwood, wood drifting in the water, or that has been washed ashore.
Acadian descendant of the French Canadians who in 1755 left Acadia, a former French colony (1604–1713) on the northeast coast of North America.
dispose to arrange (matters); settle or regulate (affairs).
cover a tablecloth and setting for a meal, especially for one person.
Vespers the sixth of the seventh canonical hours; evening prayer.
Baratarians natives of the Baratarian Islands, located off the Louisiana coast east of Caminada Bay and Grand Isle.
