Slippery Slim has a terrible habit of coming home intoxicated late at night. One night he has "soaked up" an unusual amount and does not arrive home until 4 a.m. He takes off his boots and does his best to get in quietly, but Sophie is waiting for him, and proceeds to try and sober him. Next morning she reads that spirits of ammonia will cure drunkenness. She tries it on poor Slim, and it makes him deathly sick. Sophie then gets alarmed and rushes for a doctor. When they arrive, they find Slim doing his utmost to get a drink of water, and he does not succeed until he jumps into the river. He is then relieved and swears never to touch another drop of liquor.