A Story Told By Labie

were about tu produce at one oí uie theaters a play by Melesville aud Dumanoir. In a curtain scène one of the actors was to read out the name of a liatter from the bottom of a hat. Mei. esville, who wrote that part of the piece, put in tlie name of his hatter. Dumanoir, in revising the manuscript, substituted the name of his hatter, and said nothing about it. The evening of the first performance both hatteis, who had been infonned, were there awaiting with patience the moment which was to render them famous. Base deception. It was another name which was spoken. The actor puftea his ovni hatter.