A laborer in a stone quarry is seen leaving his wife and family and going to his daily toil, where it is his duty to set the fuse to the powder which blasts out the heavy rock. Something ... See full summary
Le carrier (1908) Online
A laborer in a stone quarry is seen leaving his wife and family and going to his daily toil, where it is his duty to set the fuse to the powder which blasts out the heavy rock. Something unforeseen happens to the fuse and it does not ignite the blast, so, after waiting for some time, the man goes up to investigate the cause of the delay. Suddenly there is a terrific explosion and he is thrown many feet away and severely injured. His companions carry him home and when he regains consciousness the poor fellow realizes that he has lost his sight, Being an able bodied man, the fact that he will now be helpless so preys on his mind, together with the thought that his wife is unfaithful to him, he asks his little boy to lead him down to the river. The blind man fumbles around and at last jumps into the stream and would have drowned but for the timely arrival of his wife, who plunges in after him and brings him safely to shore. She leads him home, and realizing that it was all done for love ...
Released in the US as a split reel along with Les mahométans chez eux (1908).