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- Picture of residential street. Foppish dressed young man on one side of the street and young lady passing in opposite direction on the other. He now tips his hat to her with a broad smile and strong action, which the young lady ignores. When he catches the next glance of her she has decided to tantalize him a little bit. Waving her handkerchief at him, he immediately starts across the street. The young lady taking pity on her victim, still standing on the sidewalk, splitting her sides laughing. Her actions do not seem to bother him in the least, as he steps close to her and makes a date with her for later on. The lady now passes from sight and he is left standing in the street bewildered as well as broke. He has invited the young lady to take an automobile ride without first consulting his pocketbook, pulling his pockets inside out from his trousers, with finger to head he strikes an idea. A house in the background with a lawn in front. The dude is seen walking down the street at a rapid gait until he comes upon a spot of grass on which there is a sign which reads Please. He immediately takes off his coat, turns the sleeves inside out and pushing down the crown of his silk hat and taking a pair of automobile goggles out of his pocket and turning his back to the passers-by, slips them over his eyes. Picking up a drinking cup, he now sits down back of the Please sign and the game is working fine. The passers-by are chipping in their coin very rapidly. The young lady that he has been flirting with now passes by and she drops in her mite, but does not recognize him. When he thinks he has secured enough money he walks around the corner and the picture shows him back of a billboard turning his coat right side out and putting the goggles in his pocket and brushing himself up in general. He calls at garage and rents car to fulfill his engagement, but as she enters the cab the money is seen to drop from his pantaloons to the ground and a number of boys pick it up. The pair is seen rushing around the park in the auto and dodging here and there and when they return to garage foreman he demands his money. The dude is broke, the money is lost, but he tries to square matters, but that does not do and the driver insists upon having his money. Help is called and the situation is explained. The sympathy of the young lady is so touched that she pays the bills, agrees to meet the young man on the corner to get the return of the $7 for the auto ride. He puts his wits to work again and must raise the money. He is seen walking down the street and meets an Italian and wants to rent his banana cart, for which he agrees to pay for rent of it on its return. He now starts up the street with silk hat, stops a painter, who paints a sign. "Buy fruit of me for charity's sake." Tacking the sign on the banana cart, the extraordinary scene of a fancy dressed gentleman pushing a banana cart, everybody is eager to buy fruit of him. Among the purchasers is the sweetheart of his mash, who is simply horrified, but after considerable time manages to explain himself that he is doing it for charity's sake. She now meets him on the comer and demands $7 from him, which, of course, in his embarrassing condition and situation, he immediately pays from the money secured from selling fruit. She is now satisfied and makes her exit from the crowd with a proud and haughty walk. At this point the Italian from whom he had rented the banana cart puts in, an appearance and wants the rent for his wagon, which he also pays from the money secured from selling the fruit. Going back to his old tricks, the first lady he meets is the young lady with the haughty walk. She tries very hard to get by him, but he insists upon holding a conversation and finally induces her to get on a rubber-neck car and take an outing. The couple is seen to make their exit from the street car, walking down the lane to the lake. The interesting picture shows some boys a short distance away boring holes in the bottom of the boat and tacking a piece of cloth over the hole. The boys now lie in wait for their first victim, which, of course, is the young lady and the dude, who walk down to the water's edge and he induces her to get into the boat and pushes off. The water begins to come into the boat through the holes and the boat is gradually going down. The lady trips lightly over the board to the shore and the boys immediately pull in the boat, leaving the poor dude standing in the water. The girl immediately hastens away and the boys demand rescue money. Again he promises to pay to-morrow. The boys are now anxious to get their money and proceed to follow him wherever he goes. In a very, short time a crowd of boys accumulate and assist the two boys in enforcing their demands. When they see their actions are fruitless they begin to plan a line of action whereby they can secure their money. The boys secure a rope with which they lasso the dude and drag him on the ground until they make him pay. Along comes an organ grinder and the dude rents the organ and monkey to replenish his pocketbook. He starts down the street an entirely different looking man, weak in the knees, round shouldered and head bowed. At this point the same young lady individual puts in an appearance, but he passers her by without even a nod. The following question appears on the screen: "Did it ever occur to you?" -- The Moving Picture World, September 7, 1907
- First scene shows happy home; father, mother, boy and girl are now seen bidding father fond good-bye at depot. Screen reads: "Father Gone to Europe to Settle Estate." Next scene shows where wife and children return to home. Scene now changes to arrival of father after a terrible wreck of train, being carried to ambulance, and arrival to hospital, also removal to insane asylum. Screen now reads: "Five Years Later." Home of wife is now seen, but not the elegant home of five years ago, only consisting of one room. Girl and boy poorly dressed are seen going to bed with only a crust of bread, and after finishing same, both kneel down and pray for papa's return, as does mother. Next scene shows early morning; both are ready to fight life's battle. Mother is seen going to door to get washing; the girl is seen to go to florist to get box of flowers and is seen selling them in front of hotel. Boy is seen selling papers; both are seen going home with daily earnings and put them in mother's lap. Wife is seen petting and kissing children and points to picture on wall, telling them that is their father, and all kneel in prayer for father's return. Scene now changes to asylum. Father is seen getting discharge from doctor. Scene shows where father boards a vessel for the United States. Boat leaving. Scene now changes to wife, who has fallen sick; boy and girl doing all for mother while boy goes for doctor. He arrives with nurse. Children are seen going out; girl to bake shop and boy to back yard to chop wood. Both return from errands, and both start on daily duties. Next scene shows where father arrives at depot and as he gets into auto small boy is seen to be run over by wagon. Scene reads: "One Week Later." Boy and girl are seen at some hotel selling flowers and papers. Father arrives at entrance of hotel; girl sells him flower and offers to put it on his coat. He calls for paper and all rest of boys run for sale, so does little boy on crutches, who is knocked down in struggle. Man sees it and helps boy up and gives him $1.00 for paper. Boy and girl are now seen going home, giving sick mother money and point to picture on wall, telling her that he looks like the man that gave them the money. This brings life to the stricken mother, and life and hopes blaze to the limit. She gets up and takes children by hands, and all three start for hotel to find man that gave them the money. Scene shows family waiting in the hotel entrance. Several men come out, but children shake their heads, No. They are now seen going back home, down-hearted, girl with flowers and boy with papers. On the way they stop at church and make few sales. Picture now changes to the home and wife; landlord serving notice to either vacate or make payment. Wife is seen weeping and watching for children. Picture again changes to church, shows people coming out. Man calls boy and girl to him; looks at them twice, thrice, and asks their names. All three get into auto and start for home, and as they near the place father, boy and girl are now seen to draw up to door. Mother is seen inside weeping; the meeting is very pathetic. Father kisses wife and children; takes them away in auto. Screen reads: "Two Days Later." All are now seen dressed as five years before; happy, servant; and luxuries.
- Scene opens with a grandstand, race track. A man in front row, with little or no hair, holding a pair of field glasses. Right in back of bald head is a finely dressed woman, who is marking down the score of races on his bald head. Head is bent down and printing reads: "60 to 1 on Slow Poke." The horses make one lap on track. Just as horses are reaching wire along comes lemonade peddler, who spills a glass or two of lemonade on the bald head of the main figure. He is too interested to pay much attention to it until horses pass wire, when he takes out his clean handkerchief and mops off his head, which turns the handkerchief coal black. This gets him occupied and he begins to show expressions of wonderment. The programme boys now come along and he buys one of them for the lady in the rear, who accepts with smiles, which, of course, has the effect on the bald head. He now changes seats with a small boy, who sits next to nicely dressed lady, for 25 cents. The boy tries to get past bald head and falls into lady's lap and at the same time rubbing cracker-jack on the bald head. At this point the lady becomes embarrassed and starts to get out of the grandstand, with the old bald head close behind, falling all over everybody in his haste to catch up with lady. He falls down stairs, but picking himself up starts after lady, who has in the meantime asked a couple of young fellows to see that bald headed man is given a bum steer. When he arrives young fellows point in another direction. His hat is in his hand and the two young fellows thump him on the bald spot with a bladder. He shakes his fist at them, but sill continues to pursue the lady. She is dodging all over the ground and doing her best to keep away from him. As he is dodging about, he is pushed head first into a watering trough and is pulled out by some men standing in the crowd. In the mixup his hat is seen being tramped on by the race horses, having been thrown there by some boys who found it while he was in the water trough. Lady is now seen in the foreground watching the ponies, when Slow Poke comes under the wire a winner, a 60 to 1 shot. And she then wants to find the bald headed man to thank him for putting her next to the bet. Just at this time she is walking towards the bookmaker to cash in her bet and she finds Mr. Bald Head there also, ready to cash in his bet, 60 to 1 shot. After they both receive their money they walk some distance away from the stand, and he calls an auto, wishing to take the nicely dressed lady to accompany him, when a flashily dressed fellow steps up and gets into the auto be her side. The chauffeur pulls out, leaving the bald headed man, bewildered, standing nearby. Every man, woman and child now gives him the merry ha ha. An old wagon is now seen coming down the street and he gets on, as do also a lot of boys, who are chewing gum. Each boy donates a cud of gum, sticking it on the old fellow's head, which soon becomes to look like real hair. The boys, not yet satisfied, stick a lot of small springs with leaves on them. This changes his appearance to some degree, and getting tired of his tormentors he now tries to extricate himself from the wagon, when one of the boys in the crowd nails his coat tails on the side of the wagon, ripping his coat considerably. He finally releases himself and walking up the street, everybody rubbering and laughing, he goes into the hotel; and the simple word seen on the screen, which reads in large type: STUNG.
- A large family are seen on the front doorstep, father, mother and eight or ten children. Carpenters are busy tearing down the house over their heads, and landlord has given them notice which reads in type on the screen: "If house is not vacated to-morrow, we will begin to tear it down." Husband and wife now conclude that they must find a house and move. He calls a moving van and all get busy loading it up and the children are also loading on back of van. Man and wife have van stop in front of several places with "To Let" signs on them, but when landlord sees what a bunch of kids he has they all refuse to rent him a house. After they have been turned down by several such people, man and wife get their heads together and plan a novel deception. All the children are taken from rear of van, loaded into an express wagon and are now seen stopping at the gate of a cemetery. The children are romping and playing about the mounds and monuments, when the scene changes to the old folks still looking for a house. Landlords inquire if they have any children, and wife replies that they are all in the cemetery, which appears on screen. Wife, of course, uses her handkerchief freely while replying to landlords' questions. Man and wife are now seen getting a lease made out for three years, which also appears on screen. Scene now changes to cemetery with express wagon appearing at gate. Man, wife and driver loading up to return to new home. When wagon load of kids arrives at house, landlord puts in his appearance, making a strong protest, but man and wife shake the lease in landlord's face. Kids are ushered in spite of landlord, who does his best to prevent it, but finally gives up and man and wife and kids are all going in, some pounding drums, blowing horns, clapping tin cans together and raising Cain in general. Tenants on both sides are seen to complain to landlord about noise, but to no avail. After all have put in their kick, landlord is going by and all the kids are seen on street and doorstep. One of the boys is sprinkling the lawn. He squirts water all over landlord. At same point another boy pushing a lawn mower trips him up, when all the kids get on top of him; another blackens his face with charcoal. Out comes the old man carrying a pan full of ashes. He calls the kids off and in his effort to help landlord up spills ashes all over him. They get into an argument and start wrestling, when wife puts her head out of window with bucketful of garbage. Men separate just in time so landlord gets it all. Children now come at him again, and tying him to a post, all dance around him with clubs and sticks. Man and wife call kids into house. Landlord has untied himself and some passing ladies assist him on his way.