Passing along a busy thoroughfare the old gentleman beholds a hand roller on sale and as he has been in want of such a contrivance it requires little effort on the part of the salesman to close the transaction. But now how is it to be brought to its field of usefulness? The purchaser is in a quandary. Coming down the street are two of nature’s less favored sons and these our friend accosts and soon induces to agree to deliver to his premises the roller. Giving the necessary directions as to the place of delivery he turns over to them his purchase and departs. The unwieldy appliance causes .some considerable annoyance and their strength and patience is soon worn out so that the first opportunity to indulge in liquid refreshment is immediately taken advantage of, but while thus acquiring a new supply of vigor a cyclist is unfortunate enough to collide with the roller and totally demolish his bicycle. This soon draws a crowd and after the excitement subsides we see our new friends trudging along the street with their hand roller in tow. Many somewhat similar experiences are encountered along the route, all of which are ludicrous in the extreme to the observers, but which for the time being cause moments of deepest anxiety to our friends. In due time the destination is reached and the spirits of our friends are high at the thought of the reward that awaits them at the conclusion of their wearisome and difficult task. However, they are doomed to disappointment, as the gateway through which they are obliged to pass with the roller is too narrow and as the weight of the roller prohibits their lifting it over the entrance they see no other way than to force one of the brick pillars. They pull the roller to the entrance, but the force of the impact totally demolishes the pillar and a portion of the fence. Undismayed they tow their burden through the grounds, but before they can realize it they have collided with a pedestal and cast of a sculptor which is destroyed. The sculptor, after a moment of absence, returns and views with dismay the wreck before him, seeks the owner and together they go in pursuit of the guilty culprits. They are soon joined by an irate horticulturist, whose domain has been trespassed with a vengeance. The final scene is a climax to the trying experiences of our friends, who, trying t6 pass over the structure fording a mire on the premises, are precipitated with the ill-fated hand roller into the depths of the mire, from which they with difficulty extricate themselves. They now seek their would-be benefactor empty-handed; this individual coming upon them about the same time is without ceremony thrown into the mire and our friends now make their escape. All hands lend aid to rescue the old man and the roller as well. The roller, however, is now again for sale at the home of its recent purchaser.