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In a little German village there stood the blacksmith pounding his anvil, while through the street went the little circus of traveling jugglers and strong men, and he, like all the rest of the townsfolk went along to see what was doing. He...See moreIn a little German village there stood the blacksmith pounding his anvil, while through the street went the little circus of traveling jugglers and strong men, and he, like all the rest of the townsfolk went along to see what was doing. He laughed at the feats of weight lifting. And to prove it he swung aloft the heaviest of all the weights. Such a hit did he make that the rovers begged him to join them and after much urging he made quick decision, rushed home, scribbled a hasty farewell note and followed the onward march. Years went by and his little girl grew to womanhood and became engaged to one of the leading young men of the village, while at the same time the blacksmith wandered on alone and homeless, for one day he had quarreled with the circus people over the division vision of the money and he had been thrown out of their band. Thus on and on he had plodded, until he became an aged man before his time. His wanderings took him back to the old village where homesickness became a disease. There, at the familiar doorway came the wedding procession and his daughter passed him unknowing while her husband cast him a penny in genuine pity, not knowing who he was, and at the ball he looked through the window and saw the merry throng and watched them dancing, and the blow was too much and he sank to the ground, his deed of years ago had been expiated. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less