Tuesday, November 9, 2010

1826 - You know you are having a REALLY bad day when...

From the Montreal Courant, of Sept. 2.
We are informed that one day last week, a Canadian man at L'Assomption, was mowing hay near the river side, when he saw a very large fish near the water's edge; he made a blow at it with his scythe (which was just whetted) and raised it above his head; it appears the handle turned, and coming in contact with his person, it severed his head from his body.

Date: September 08, 1826
Location: New York
Paper: Commercial Advertiser

For more stories about L'Assomption and the ancestors who lived there, visit L'Assomption, Québec, Canada