Silas and Aunt Chloe reside in a fishing hamlet. They receive a letter from their son, inviting them to come and reside with them, announcing that he has been married several years. They make preparations for the journey and Aunt Chloe goes to the garret and takes from the rafters herbs that are hanging there which she uses for medical purposes, and packs them in her grip. Silas takes an affecting leave of his old fishing cronies, returns home, and the old couple go to the city. They are met by the son, who gives them a royal welcome, but their country airs and homespun clothes cannot be tolerated by his aristocratic wife. Arriving at the home of Charles, the old couple unpack their grips, and, among other things, Aunt Chloe produces the roots and herbs and explains they are for medical purposes, much to the anger of Louise. The young wife makes it unpleasant for the parents of her husband, much to their sorrow and the humiliation of Charles. Dorothy becomes seriously ill, and Aunt Chloe wishes to administer her home remedies, but Louise is disgusted and forbids it. The child grows worse and Aunt Chloe takes her roots and herbs to the kitchen, and prepares the medicine. She goes to the sick room and finds the nurse sleeping. Aunt Chloe has her medicine in a fruit jar and keeps vigil with the child and administers the medicine during the night, while the nurse sleeps. This is repeated the following night when the nurse is pleased to be relieved, and the next morning the child is much better and is discovered with her grandmother asleep. Charles comes in and notices the jar of medicine, awakens his mother, and she tells him she has cured his child by her humble medicine. They leave and the mother enters and discovers the jar, and the child tells her she has taken medicine out of the jar and is almost cured. In their room Silas and Aunt Chloe have decided they are not wanted by Louise, and they are packing their grips to return home. Louise enters, grateful that the life of her child has been saved by Aunt Chloe, and places her arms around the neck of her mother-in-law and bids them to stay on forever with her.