A young vagabond who gradually earns the townsfolk's respect throughout seasons 2-5. A sailor, he is known for using Maritimer English. He leaves Avonlea for a time to find his mother, whom he'd thought was long dead. After word of a hurricane, he himself is presumed dead, but Felicity and Hetty find him along the eastern shore of the United States. He has gone blind and they bring him back to Canada for sight-restoration surgery, after which he marries Felicity.