Here's a summary I found of the Charlie Chaplin movie:
Face on the Bar Room Floor, The (1914)
The plot is a satire derived from Hugh Antoine D'Arcy's poem of the same title. The painter courts Madeleine but loses to the wealthy client who sits for his portrait. The despairing artist draws the girl's portrait on the barroom floor and gets tossed out. Years later he sees her, her husband and their horde of children. Unrecognized by her, Charlie shakes off his troubles and walks off into the future.

I spent a wonderful afternoon Sunday with an old guy who had tried to make a living as an artisan in Central City, Colorado. He says there is a face painted on the floor of a barroom there, and it's supposed to be "the" face. My friend isn't so sure of that. Central city has become a bit of a tourist trap, and the face is certainly good for business.

Now, if Bo is correct and the poem was written by D'Arcy in 1887, that predates Robert W. Service (1874-1958) - that is, unless Service was some sort of child prodigy.

So, Sheye, how do I qualify for both the kiss andthe cookies?

-Joe Offer-