The Fighting Schoolmaster (1911)
Before the Civil War, George Harris, a Yankee schoolteacher, takes charge of a southern country school. He is attracted by Nellie Gardner, his prettiest pupil, but his attentions are resented by her big brother Phil, also a pupil. They quarrel and a fight ensues, in which the teacher gets the better of Phil. Nellie will not forgive Harris for striking her brother. Word is received in the village that President Lincoln has called for troops for the Union army. Harris, in sympathy with the north, is pointed out as a Yankee by Phil, to the town's people. The crowd attack the schoolmaster, but through the intervention of Nellie, he passes on unmolested. Phil enlists In the Confederate army. The school is closed and Harris joins the Union forces. Nellie refuses to bid him goodbye before he leaves for the front. Four years pass. Phil is now an officer in the Confederate army, while Harris wears shoulder straps in the Union army. In a battle in which the Union forces are victors. Phil falls wounded into a nearby stream. Harris, who sees him fall, plunges into the water and rescues him. After the battle, word is received that the war is over. Harris is granted permission to take Phil home, which he does. Phil tells his sister that he owes his life to Harris. Surprised and pleased, she thanks Harris. He tells her of his love and asks her to marry him. She replies to this by saying that he must ask Phil's consent. It is readily granted and Nellie is only too happy to acknowledge her love for Harris.
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