The Grouch (1912)
Being of a morose nature, John Taylor only sees the dark side of things; consequently his associates in the shop have nicknamed him "The Grouch." His brother-in-law Thomas Bright, about the only one who really takes an interest in him, sets about to let the sunshine into his dark ways of thinking. This is not easy, but Tom is determined to change the man's nature if possible, at least for his sister's sake; her husband's grouchiness makes her life miserable. To cure him, Thomas invokes the aid of the boys in the shop, who finally agree to make him a member of their club where harmony and good-fellowship reigns supreme. They succeed in a measure in showing him the sunny side of life, but not until he returns home that night and finds his child ill is a change in his nature brought about. His one redeeming feature is his great love for his only child, whose highly-sensitive nature has been so shocked by the Grouch's constant fault-finding that she becomes quite ill. Thomas knowing this, now decides as a last resort to play on his heart strings by inducing the child to write the following note: "Dear papa: Please be good to mama and I will try very hard to get well. I don't want to die for I love you both as big as the moon. Dolly." This note has the desired effect; he breaks down completely and prays to be delivered from his grouchy nature.
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