replication_factor > 1 always causes cassandra to return null

On a brand new cluster:

[default@SimpleTest] create keyspace SimpleTest2 with strategy_options = [

];
16babc60-b886-11e0-0000-c9ff69cb2dfb
Waiting for schema agreement...
... schemas agree across the cluster

[default@SimpleTest] use SimpleTest2;
Authenticated to keyspace: SimpleTest2

[default@SimpleTest2] create column family CFTest with comparator=UTF8Type and default_validation_class=UTF8Type;
1f108660-b886-11e0-0000-c9ff69cb2dfb
Waiting for schema agreement...
... schemas agree across the cluster

[default@SimpleTest2] set CFTest['1']['text'] = 'test';
null

[default@SimpleTest2] get CFTest['1'];
null

[default@SimpleTest2] list CFTest;
Using default limit of 100
null

[default@SimpleTest2] describe cluster;
Cluster Information:
Snitch: org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSnitch
Partitioner: org.apache.cassandra.dht.RandomPartitioner
Schema versions:
1f108660-b886-11e0-0000-c9ff69cb2dfb: [10.60.98.20, 10.60.98.24, 10.60.98.26]