The story of a family in which the husband and father indulged too much in liquor. He left the house in a rage one day, after hurling both his wife and daughter to the floor. The little girl goes for fagots for the fire and comes staggering in with a huge load. Then she lights the fire, which flashes and blinds her. A friendly tramp takes her to a hospital where she is placed in a cot for treatment. The next scene shows the father about his daily task, which was trimming trees. He falls from the high limb, is seriously hurt and is taken to the hospital. He is placed in the cot adjoining the one his daughter occupies. She recognizes his voice and asks to be taken to him. The last scene shows the family united through their misfortune.