The Deacon's Love Letters (1909) watch online HD

In the packing room of a fruit store, Sadie and several companions are packing fruit in baskets, laughing and having a jolly good time. The boss enters and things become suddenly quiet. He ... See full summary

In the packing room of a fruit store, Sadie and several companions are packing fruit in baskets, laughing and having a jolly good time. The boss enters and things become suddenly quiet. He scolds the girls for their lack of attention to business, then goes out, the girls making faces behind his back as he goes. Sadie, who seems to be the leader, has an idea. She writes a "mushy" note and hides it in a basket of fruit which is placed on a pile outside the store. Shortly afterward the deacon comes along, buys a basket of fruit and, unfortunately for him, the one in which the note is hidden. The deacon goes to his office, hangs up his hat and coat, and looking over his purchase comes upon Sadie's note. He reads it, laughingly puts it in his pocket, replaces the apples and proceeds with his work, the note being entirely forgotten. The following day his tailor calls at his home for clothes to be repaired, and his wife, in going through his pockets, comes upon the note. She is wild with ...