The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
TALE OF an OVERTURNED CANOE
How Eli soucei Lost and Found His Ac-
complished Spouse.


GRAND ISLE PLANTATION. Me-. July 2o.-Less
than week ago an overturned birch bark
canoe drftcd by the shores Of Grand Isle. Van
Buren, and Hamlin plantations. and. getting
into the dangerous rapids OF st. John River.
went over Grand Falls and was thrown upon
the rocks below in a condition that susgested
no other use than an immediate conversion
/ into kindngs A straw hat and badly splin-
tered paddle. which we're picked up further
down. led the Acadian French people to infer
that the canoe had ut one time held human
occupant who had no doubt lost his life in pass
ing the falls While the Borrowing and simple
people were hunting for the body. Jim Crockett.
agame warden on duty In the northern woods.
came among the crowd with an anxious ex-
preston upon his face. He looked at the bat
tered canoe for IA moment and said:
Keep up the hunt. boys. That's Ell SouccPs
canoe. I've chased him all the way from
Grand Isle. You'll find his body hereabouts II
you look sharp"
At the time Crockett was urging the French
men to more thorough search Ell Soucoi was
hiding case OF gin. containing twelve quart
bottles. in an Clubhouse near his homo. and
looking about the premises to find out what
had become Of his wife Agnes. whom he had
left at home hoeing in the cabbage patch early
that morning. The longer he searched the
greater became his wonder. Finally he grew
worried and went down river to his uncle.
Pierre Soucci. who told him that he had seen
Agnes, dressed up as man. jump into canoe
and paddle rapidly down river pursued by the
game warden. who was gaining on her fast.
when the two boats went out OF sight at the
bend OF the river. At st. Leonard's, on the
New Brunswick side. four miles further along.
the anxious husband learned that the canoe
which had held his wife had tipped over near
Ia ND Ia haA N a
to the surface.
,soneci WINS not only grieyed. but he was mad.
used to farming, had been a long time In
learning how to dstthxuish garden Vegetables
in finding out how to euitiSate the crops an
tap the ground with a hoe until it should yield
E19d %e csss
his outlay. Therefore. the death Of Agnes at
soscci breodsd over his pss all tie way DOWN
to Grand Falls. and when he found Crockett in
the river he called the game warden ashore and
gave him the soundest thrashing he ever re-
rent reaching home aboSt daylight While he
"Whso sI there? he asked. putting on bold
t9ns because e.; he hpf feared th9t / was the
Don't lie 70 me" cried soqcGi Agnes is
y.
Come out Of that. or I'll break every bone in
He RULED half.clad person from the bod
yeed Moe" "S Aenes " and do wont off IN 4St
While TRs nssnsP S condition hs
covered his VIZ told her story Is follows: ;,
said hS eli e sTm of
heem. SO Aim tink heem re marshal wat grab
he heem LIQUOR an tx FL to ze ian Wat Aim, m
jail yard. or Ali m run erway in zs canoe an
skirt put On Eis coat an best ehapeeu an an go 90
Wy, wy in Te boat d Ann paddle LAY Ahp wus
pull erway er leetle. Zen re slack water heem
gain tee :, much as some more At 1e bend ze
sacre! re canoe heem turn clean over 90 re bot
g. Aim swespm pretty good. Aim tell you.
he by re canoe come long an Aim geet right cen
he bee H Sant aush al ko ze tine e f Bm
by e turn LAX Ahm e
~ When her sympathetle friends had told her
river rive, and on to tho brink OF Grand Falls was
Gon ss at ALL an and only plain game war
05a 81 hsH sTsd pay
re canoe. What, for heem no tell me, heem
gan warden war len Aim brak heem skull mex
After long argument her husband a assured
sa boay Th
her so well that she hurried up the breakfast
a anh vas cut a%9ng the cT6bages before
auor to the people Who had come over to help
said he.