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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8269, 15 September 1888, Page 2

A London correspondent commends the following story to the attention of the. quarrelsome : —Amongst the members of tho National Liberal Club is a young fellow named Parsons, a hard-headed) cloflefisted commercial man, who strives earnestly and successfully to get eight- 1 pence for every sixpence he lays out. I know him principally as a grumbler and a nuisance to the waiters till tho other day, when I heard the following facts :—Last year Mr Parsons went for a holiday to Devonshire, and amongst other retreats virti'ed Tarmoatb, where he partook of tbe luxury known as a "crab tea." I cannot say myself of what precise delicacies a "-orab tea" consists. It cannot, however, be a very full moal, as when invited to pay a bill of fifteen pence Mr Purrions considered himself grossly over cburged. Calling for tbe landlord, who jejoicea in tho name ot StiggingS, Mr Purnona roundly abused him, and rudely rsfliicted on bis integrity. Thereupon the landlord knocked his guest down. Crossactions were entered, and the cttses have gono frcn Court to Court, till at last tho fiEtoenpenny "crab tea" is in the High Ojurt of Justice. What the ootjts will eventually be no one can tell —over £1,000 certainly.