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Show NOT LOOKING FOR TROUBLE Rastus Knew That Hornet Had Backing Back-ing Which Could Make Reprisals in Quick Order. Some students at Princeton were discussing the need and the probable effectiveness of "a new students' organization, organ-ization, says Everybody's Magazine, when Tom, who had just returned from his summer vacation, related the following fol-lowing experiences on his father's plantation : Finding Rastus ready to go to town with a load of produce, Tom joined him. Now, Rastus was a good driver, expert ex-pert with the whip and somewhat of a philosopher. On the way to town a large horsefly lit on the ear of one of the leaders of the four-mule team. Rastus cracked his whip and killed it. As they rode along he killed a bee in the petals of a rose in the same manner. . Tom, surprised, saw a tree growing over the road, on a branch of which was a hornet's nest. "As we go by, Rastus, hit that," said Tom, pointing to the nest. Rastus paid no attention to the request re-quest nor the nest. "Why didn't you hit It, Rastus?" asked Tom. After a pause and a fierce look. Rastus Ras-tus replied : "No, sir ; that's organized." |