Blissville the Beautiful (1909)

The Booths, a young married couple, envy a friend who recently moved to the country. They learn that she located the new home in the new in the newspapers and Mrs. Booth urges her husband to get all of the Sunday newspapers that they may find a home of their own where healthful breezes blow and city nuisances do not exist. Blissville, the Beautiful, seems the most attractive name and they decide to investigate. The city agency of the new suburb is visited, but they want to see the place itself and insist upon going down. Accompanied by a man from the agent's they arrive at Blissville, a tiny flag station, and their hopes are rudely dashed, but they are still under the thrall of the persuasive talker and they permit him to take them over the land. They fall into mud holes and tiny lakes, they suffer all sorts of mishaps, not the least of which is getting caught in a heavy shower. When the skies clear they find that they have a long wait for a train and in their hurry to get back to town they borrow a handcar and escape from the still eager agent.

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GenresComedy Short