Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Torn between anger and desire the husband finally leaves town only to return some years later to find Amelia showering all her affection on a dwarf cousin who has come to live with her

At their first meeting the dwarf is hopelessly attracted to the husband. In turn, the husband moves back into the Sad Cafe, threatening to run away with the dwarf if Amelia objects

The day of reckoning soon arrives and the husband and wife meet to settle their differences with their bare hands

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