The quaint broken English of the old Acadian is shown in this extract relating to our little friend the grosbeak:
“An’ mebbe you hear de grosbec
Sittin’ above de nes’—
An’ you see by de way he’s goin’
De ole man’s doin’ his bes’
Makin’ de wife an’ baby
Happy as dey can be—
An’ proud he was come de fader
Such fine leetle familee.”