Eccentric rube characters appear in this diverting number. The humor is all of the slapstick sort, varied by amusing tricks and antics. The photography is good and the close especially amusing for this type of film. - The Moving Picture World, October 31, 1914

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A girl and her suitor are interrupted by the pranks of a rival (who rigs a booby trap which fires a cannon). Music composed and performed by Donald Sosin. Presented by CineMuseum (on behalf of Keystone Films).

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