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A young man vies for a wealthy woman's daughter, facing rigorous tests from her demanding mother, leading to unexpected marital challenges.
A young man reads an ment in a newspaper, stating that a wealthy woman desires to marry her daughter to a man who is willing to prove himself worthy of such a match by showing respect for the girl's mother and complying with her wishes in every particular. He sees visions of a large fortune, so starts out to win the fair maiden, undaunted by the thoughts of an exacting mother-in-law. Stopping at a flower stand, he purchases a beautiful bouquet, and saunters off to meet his fate. Arriving at the home of the girl, he is shown in and received very graciously by mother and daughter. He presents the young lady with his token of affection, and then the old woman proceeds at once to test his qualifications for the position of son-in-law. She gives him an apron and leads him into the kitchen, where he is made to scour the kettles and pans. Next they take him to the hall and compel him to take up the rug and shake it, which he does so vigorously that the old woman is nearly smothered with the dust. He is then shown into the parlor, and, to the accompaniment of the piano played by the girl, he is compelled to sweep and polish the floor under the direction of the old woman. The latter, satisfied with the test, and finding the young man all that she desires, decides to give her consent to the marriage. The next scene shows the happy couple and their guests at the wedding breakfast, and the mother seems the happiest of the group, for she has at last found a son-in-law worthy of her daughter. When the honeymoon is over, however, and they are settled down to quiet married life, things take on a different aspect, for the young man, as head of the house, decides to assert himself. We see him lead the old woman very gently into the kitchen, where she is made to wash the dishes and clean up generally, while he struts around like a mighty monarch, and enjoys seeing her taking a dose of her own medicine.
