Rube, a wanderer, crosses the Rio Grande by wading, and gets into Mexico. He is halted by a border guard, whom he passes by a changing hands of gold, which procures for him a sash and a headgear of the realm. Proceeding into the interior, ...See moreRube, a wanderer, crosses the Rio Grande by wading, and gets into Mexico. He is halted by a border guard, whom he passes by a changing hands of gold, which procures for him a sash and a headgear of the realm. Proceeding into the interior, he comes upon an inn where he discovers a pretty senorita being persecuted by a big Mexican. He saves the girl and thereby wins her love. In a card game, Rube discovers the duplicity of the innkeeper and his accomplice, winning their combined fortunes. The innkeeper sends his servants to kidnap Rube, and the latter is tied to a fence, from which he is released by the senorita. She is captured and tied to a tree, from which she is released by Rube who captures a cannon, and drives their oppressors from the scene. Later Rube shoots a flagstaff from the camera straight through the innkeeper's middle, and he sings his swan-song to his love to the sweet accompaniment of his guitar, while Rube and the senorita make off to enjoy their own lovemaking. Written by
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