Never mind the hornets nest, Stuyvesant. Drive the oxen right on. I dont think the hornets will sting them.
Stuyvesant perceived by this, that Beechnut thought only of the oxen, when he saw a hornets nest, and he concluded to follow his example in this respect. So he drove steadily on.
When they got to the end of the field the oxen stopped. Beechnut and Stuyvesant then looked round to see the furrow. It was very respectably straight.