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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3186, 14 September 1881, Page 2

George Abrahams was extravagantly fond of cold cabbage, and one day, seeing that quite a dishful was left after dinner, asked -, his wife to save it for his salad at night.About midnight George came home, labour- w ing under a stress of heavy weather. Feeling hungry, and thinking of his favorite cabbage, he asked where it was- His wife replied, "In the pantry, on the second Bhelf." Down he went, found the cabbage, got out the oil, mustard, and vinegar, cut up the cabbage, dressed it, and ate it all. In the morning his wife noticed the plate of cabbage where she had placed it the day before, and turning to her " Dear George," innocently asked why he did not eat the cabbage. "I did," he said. "How did you like it?" "Oh not very well! It w»s tough and stringy." "But here ia the , cabbage now ; where did you find any more ? " Why on the second shelf, where you told me " The wife gave a quick look at the shelf, and then came a cry of agony. " Why, George, you have eaten twenty dollar* worth of lace collars and cuffs that I had put in starch! Stringy cabbage indeed.—-Ameri-can paper.