The Little Soldier

• 1909
• Other, Drama

In innocent childhood the little boy and girl are sweethearts, and as the years roll on their love for one another becomes stronger. The happy youngsters are patiently waiting for the time to come when they will be old enough to become man and wife. Finally the youth reaches his majority, and his father being a soldier, the son inherits the same fighting spirit, so one day he enlists in the army. The father of his sweetheart is the general, and although the youth is only a private, the proud commander feels that there is a social barrier which will prevent the young private from ever becoming his son-in-law. When the young couple are informed by the gruff old man that their friendship must cease, they both feel the sad disappointment keenly. The maiden feeling that there is no other interest in life without her sweetheart of childhood days, becomes violently ill, and although her father tries every possible way to divert her mind, it all proves fruitless. The lovelorn youth is affected in the same manner, and although his father pleads his cause with the old general, all hopes of a reconciliation seem remote. Finally feeling that he has done the young couple an injustice, the general accedes to the wishes of all his friends and gives his consent to the marriage of the young couple. Immediately they recover their health and receive the blessings from both proud fathers.