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Mrs. Rastus Lazybones, seeing Christmas approaching and the larder empty, compels her shiftless blacker half to bestir himself and go out and shoot something. So Rastus grabs his "ole muzzle loader" and departs prepared to shoot anything that will grace the pot. Lucy Cottontail, the rabbit, is scared up by old Caesar, the darkie's "houn' dawg," and decides that it's her move and move she does with speed. After a merry chase the rabbit seeks refuge in a hole. When Caesar, under the urging of his master, tries to dig her out, she promptly makes use of another entrance to her home and exits with rapidity. Numerous funny adventures happen to Rastus and his dog. one of them being that he finds his head to be considerably harder than a hornet's nest and in consequence suffers from a swelled head. Finally, after old Caesar is thoroughly distrusted, Rastus makes a wonderful shot which loads him down with game, insures a warm welcome from his spouse and a magnificent Christmas dinner.
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