- A woman decides to drown the family cat which has become a nuisance. She ties it in a hempen bag and gives it to the deaf gardener to throw in the river. However, the children discover the cat and set if free. Meanwhile a maid who has been fired decides to take revenge and hides the baby in the same sack. The deaf gardener takes the sack, but doesn't notice the change in contents and is unable to hear the baby. The mother discovers her baby missing and, suspecting what has happened, rushes to the river to stop the gardener.—Anonymous
- Here is one occasion in which the letting of the "cat out of the bag" almost resulted in an awful calamity. The house cat has become such a nuisance that the mistress decides it shall be drowned. To this end she secures a bag, ties the feline pest in it and dispatches the maid for the old deaf gardener to take it to the river and throw it in. Meanwhile, the mistress has discovered the nurse drunk, and discharges her. The children, finding their pet tied up in the bag, let it out and carry it away to hide. The nurse, perturbed at her dismissal, to get even conceives the idea to hide the baby, and seeing the empty bag, being ignorant of its destination, puts the infant in it and ties it up. The deaf gardener enters and carries the bag off, making his way to the river. On the way he meets a couple of boys with a rifle, who upon learning the contents of the bag, beg the old man to let them have a shot at it. To this he consents, but the gun jams and won't work, so the man proceeds on his way. At the house there is a panic in the endeavor to find baby until the presence of the cat tells them the impending danger. By this time the bag is brought to the river, but the boys run up just as the old man is about to throw it over. They have adjusted the rifle and beg for another chance. The old man tells them he will open the bag and they may shoot as the captive jumps out. You may imagine their surprise when instead of a cat they find a baby, just as the distracted, terror-stricken mother rushes up.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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