Chaplin, in top hat and tails (but baggy pants), sits on a park bench with his wife, Mabel.

While he has gone to a bar, conning his way out of paying for his drinks, the large man sits with Charlie's wife and starts flirting.

Meanwhile, in the bar the large man reappears and is clearly a friend of the mocker and he further ridicules Charlie (who is by now drunk).

Charlie then returns home, holding a bunch of fresh onions, as though they were flowers, and trying to work out what the smell is.

Charlie in his drunken state sees the dummy as the large man and prepares to fight.

Motion Picture News gave it a favorable review, noting that "All will be aching from laughter when it is over.

"[1] The Moving Picture World also gave the film a positive review, writing that "Charles Chapman [sic] and Mabel Normand are at their best, and everyone knows what that means; better than most feature offerings from an exhibition viewpoint".

[2] A reviewer from Bioscope wrote, "The mix-up between Mabel, Charles and the dummy is extremely funny, and in the restaurant Mr. Chaplin gives a very excellent study in inebriation.