Grin and Win; or, Converted by a Billiken (1909)
Our picture opens in the home of Mr. Sour Face. The family, consists of Mr. Sour Face and wife and a boy and girl, are just finishing breakfast. The youngsters start for school; the man and his wife have their customary spat, after which Sour Face leaves for his office. On his way he passes a billboard, where an artist is drawing a figure of Billiken. A crowd stands about laughing, but Sour Face, true to his name, refuses to smile and walks on, disgusted. At the office, Mr. Jolly enters, carrying a package containing a Billiken. The clerks gather about as he removes the paper and explains its virtues. They each, in turn, tickle Billiken'I feet, and are convulsed with laughter. Sour Face enters, and at once the atmosphere changes. Jolly tries to interest him in Billiken, but without success; so leaves the figure on the desk and goes about his work. Sour Face cannot resist the spell, looks about, sees that no one is watching, tickles Billiken's feet, and smiles for the first time in years. The clerks, from their different desks, are watching the proceedings and laugh among themselves. Returning home, the new convert passes the billboard again; this time stops and gazes at the figure. Immediately the Billiken commences to laugh, Sour Face joining in. When Jolly comes along and tells his friend where to buy one of the figures, Sour Face enters the store, purchases a Billiken, and walks off, laughing, in spite of all efforts to look stern. On the way home he finds a pocketbook; good luck already. He reaches home, finding the rest of the family looking gloomy, as usual. He tries to cheer them, opens the package, shows Billiken and explains its virtues to his family. He finally persuades them to tickle the feet, and as each one does so they laugh heartily. Even the pictures on the wall change their sour expressions to laughter. As he retires. Sour Face gazes fondly at Billiken, then drops off to sleep. He dreams that he is Billiken and is being exhibited in the shop windows: then Billiken takes his place in the bed. He wakes up in the morning, finding the figure opposite the bed, and laughs heartily in the change of his disposition, due to the influences of Billiken.
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