The Barrel Organ

暂无简介Attracted by the sound of a barrel organ and the cries of children watching the monkey's antics, Bunions, a hobo, saunters across the street to listen. Suddenly the music stops and Bunions sees that the young Italian woman who has been turning the organ's handle is about to faint. He awkwardly offers his assistance and learns that she is a widow; unable to make a living, she is near starvation. Not having his own resources, Bunions takes the organ and monkey and trudges off into the finer residential districts. After grinding out several \"tunes\" in front of a house where a celebrated violinist is giving a recital, he is bribed to go away in front of the Northrup home, when the monkey climbs up to little Helen's window and the youngster breaks open her penny bank to get money for the animal. Bunions then starts back to Maria, feeling chesty over the goodly sum he has accumulated. On a steep hill the organ gets away from him and coasts down to the bottom, where it is struck by a speeding auto and demolished. The only thing saved from the wreck is the monkey, and poor Bunions is crestfallen and discouraged. Passing the Northrup house he sees it is on fire, quickly sends the monk up the side of the building with a rope and effects the rescue of Mr. Northrup and Helen, imprisoned in an upper room. For this he is handsomely rewarded and, jubilantly happy Bunions returns to Maria. When he tells her of his good fortune she is overjoyed and throws her arms around his neck. Bunions tells her, \"I'm sick of the single life. Let's get married.\" He receives his desired answer, while both see a vision of themselves as the proud possessors of a brand new horse-drawn organ, with Cupid busily turning the crank to the tune of the wedding march.