When he learns that the revolutionists have stolen his chickens, Senor Sourface joins the Federal Army in revenge. He is captured by General Caramo, the leader of the rebels, and sentenced to be shot at sunrise. Does this terrify the brave Sourface? Not at all. The news, however, causes his wife and daughter to come on the run. They are informed that Sourface is to be shot out of a cannon. At the hour of execution, Senora Sourface and her daughter mystify the beholders by hastening to a spot a mile away, armed with a blanket. Sourface is shot out of the cannon. It happens that the man, an ex-circus performer, used to do this act twice a day, and he lands in the blanket held by his wife and daughter, unharmed.