La Belle Nivernaise

Bargeman Louveau adopts an abandoned boy named Victor. A decade later, Victor and Louveau's daughter Clara have fallen deeply in love. Their life is disrupted when Victor is revealed to be the long lost son of a wealthy charcoal shipper. Although sent away for a formal education, Victor longs for Clara and his life on the barge. He ultimately returns to marry her, and they are gifted their own barge to start their new life together on the water.