An Arcadian Maid

(1910)

Drama / Silent

16 minutes

Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast:

Mary Pickford as Priscilla
Mack Sennett as The Peddlar
George Nichols as The Man of the House
Kate Bruce as The Lady of the House
William J. Butler as Second Man 
Charles Craig as In Gambling Hall 
Edward Dillon as In Gambling Hall 
John T. Dillon as In Gambling Hall 
Frank Evans as First Man 
Francis J. Grandon as On Train 
Joseph Graybill as In Gambling Hall 
Henry Lehrman as In Gambling Hall and On Train 
W. Chrystie Miller as On Train 
Anthony O'Sullivan as On Train 
Alfred Paget as On Train 

A young woman persuades a farmer’s wife to enlist her as a maid. She is given an engagement ring by a salesman who is interested in her after selling cloth to the wife. The salesman runs into some problems with money since he is a gambler and tells the maid he will not be able to marry her until he has money for them.  She irrationally steals money from the husband and wife during the night. She gives it to the gambler and he gets on a train to leave town. The maid ends up feeling remorse for what she did and leaves the farm. She runs into the gambler after he is kicked off the train for a fight. She recovers the money and goes back to the farm. The couple never even knew the money was gone.