In actual fact the Gendreau property is half in Canada and half in the United States. As this was a little on the impractical side the authorities politely moved the border for the sake of administration and taxes to the river separating the Gendreaus from the Robinsons. Who incidentally are either side of that other great barrier; language.
Great Uncle Percy, now Ninety years old, exploited this geographical anomaly for a while during the 1950`s. In addition to dairy farming Percy was engaged in a cross border smuggling operation involving his neighbour Mr Robinson, a horse and cart and a considerable number of cigarettes.
This practice continued until Great Uncle Percy was denounced to the authorities by an informer. The resulting court case in Montreal ended with a $300 fine and imprisonment. However as a result of a bowel constriction whilst in custody which required immediate hospitalisation, Great Uncle Percy only actually served one night of his sentence...
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