The widow is not popular with the men. Claude, the village joker, is the only one that likes her. The widow inherits $5,000 and immediately her admirers are legion, the old maid of the town having spread the news. All the men call on her ...See moreThe widow is not popular with the men. Claude, the village joker, is the only one that likes her. The widow inherits $5,000 and immediately her admirers are legion, the old maid of the town having spread the news. All the men call on her and proceed to make love to her. Meanwhile, Claude, the joker, having had several drinks, determines to call on the widow, also carrying with him his jug of whiskey. The widow is entertaining her crowd and is about to serve lemonade, when Claude steals into the house and empties the jug of whiskey into the lemonade. The lemonade is served and everyone becomes intoxicated. The men fall over themselves in their anxiety to make love to the widow and her $5,000. Claude enters and ejects them all from the room. Posing as a hero before the widow he gets into her good graces, and the prize is his. Written by
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