Lazy Lou would rather fish than work and when he is called upon to saw wood he gets out of it by pretending sickness, but he didn't bargain for the outcome. Dad, in alarm, sends for a doctor, and the only M.D. in the neighborhood is a horse doctor, so he is engaged. Lou kicks against taking horse medicine, and bolts out, followed by the doctor and ma and pa. After a number of amusing and thrilling incidents, he is chased to the roof of the house, where he sits, pelting the folks below with oranges. Dad has an idea. He gets an old shot gun, and not having any shot, uses the pills instead. Well, Lou takes the pills perforce.