120 ENGLISH AGRICULTURAL LABOURER. 



Evidently the vestry had not altered since Canon Girdle- 

 stone's time. 



An illiterate letter, which throws an extraordinary light 

 on the resentment evoked by parsons who preach content- 

 ment, was written in pencil and wrapped round a stone for 

 safety and found on the platform of the Wiltshire Red Van 

 at Durnford. On the outside of the envelope were the 

 words : " Please look inside." This was the letter : 



" Our parson preached yesterday of We Labourers Being 

 Dissatisfied and Discontented With our Wages, murmuring of it 

 he said We Labouring men ought to Be Satisfied With What we 

 got. Be satisfied. We Wish You to Publish it Plese." x 



They got los. a week at Durnford ! 



1 Church Reformer, August 1893. 



