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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 81, 17 November 1911, Page 3

In a farmyard at Aisby, South Lincolnshire, is a wheat stack whi£h /has been standing harvest. 'I no story runs that the owner made a vow not to sell the corn under a certain price, and this it has never attained. Outside the stack is black with age, but inside both straw and corn arc of natural colour, and the grain is in splendid condition. Considerable merriment was occasioned at Mr L. M. isitt’s meeting at the King’s Theatre, says the Christchurch “Press,” by a young gentleman whose head appeared suddenly from beneath the green bai/.o curtains at ilie side of the platform. The young gentleman heatedly demanded that Mr i sitt should either answer a question contained'in a letter he had forwarded, oT return him the letter. Mr Lsitt, who was at that time en y gaged in answering a number of'writ-' ten (jijestion.s, produced#t«)ettcr. and read^the question, the candidate to produce afstatistics to substantiate a statement lie had made'in the House to the**effect that if national carried, all tne asyiuins iuPMe\\«Zealand♦would be cloyed up. Mr tliJct he yau never made such a statement.< SVhat lie had said was that it would’ no unnecessary to make additions lift the asylums. He had the assurance oi leading lunacy experts that ms.ninety was the cause ol great deal ol mental afiliction. Mr i,silt’s rcpl;, was interspersed with plaintive appeals from me questioner that he would eitiior answer the question or return the letter. A section of the audience asked the young gentleman, who had withdrawn behind the curtain, to show Ids face. This provoked a lengthy and querulous reply to the cli’cct that the questioner was not ashamed of his face and that he had a good mother and was proud of the fact. The statement of the hidden young gentleman’s case continued till long after ho had received his reply, ai i aimed those of the audience in his vi.iuily to much mirth.