Show tin tenors sweet iio was a tenor elager noted for the sweetness of ills voice and consequently a favorite with the public this was gratifying to him but grew tiresome after a time aej he boan to consider it unfair that lie should be compelled to perform double work every night that he sang he thought these things over until he waxed wroth ono day while promenading abo principal street of the city he was singing he thought he would do a little encoring himself and sec how it would work lie stepped into a aliat liat found ahn proprietor whom he recognized as a patron of the opera and asked him iho price of a bilk hat even dollars waa the reply the tenor selected one and paid for it and then he shouted un corel what do you mean asked tha proprietor in amazement repeat the hat said the tenor certainly sir bald the proprietor handing down another an exact duplicate the man with a midd them both up and started ajr the door ohp hatter you harint pau tor tin t other hat 1 I got it on an encore explained the tenor an encore yes ita an encore hat I 1 paid for one and then I 1 called for an en co reaud got it all tight but we dont do business that way you oblige us to though explain tres volon liers aru were at the opera last night were you not yes I 1 was there but I 1 dont see boat that has to do with your getting a hat for nothing listen you paid to hear the opera sung certainly I 1 did im no dead bead esposo we call the two hats dont call them yet you dibut pay to hear that oppi a duog twice did you how absurdly certainly not what do eay to 12 tor tho two say nothing until I 1 get through lam that opra troupe nearly ayery arbath it I 1 bang I 1 flaa required to repeat and if lam not mistaken you yelled encore louder than any one else metaphorically speaking you were getting two hata and this caps tho climax for the arico of one see the hatter did see and be want ed to make tho singer a present of a hat to set the matter even but he declined it bowed and pursued the even tenor of his way |