Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-02
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We extract the following humorous story
from Hodge g. Boylnn's Aln,anac," pub-
lisllcd AT Halifax. II. T.. as lar ,ch is loU1
A HOLY PACK Or CAKDS
One Richard Alitl'liclon, q sulli"r. attending
Ulvine service With the rest ui the regimen;
i'll church III Glasgow, instead ui pulling
out a billie tn find tie parsons lrxi. spread
arack of card, before hi.. This uci.a,iou.
was observed by The Clergyman and >cr.r
ant of the company to which hr hclnn.c,l
Tho latter ordered him to lur up III
cards, aud on Ills refusal! conducted him ~
ter service before the mavur. AMI prc;urrr.
n formal complaint Of Richards in:lcrrn;
conduct. Ncil. soldier. SAID tnc ,layo,.
what excuse have you to o.lrr! If you can
make an apology it is well, if not, Won
shall he severely punished. Sincc yon.
honor has been So good, replied Richard 81,
10 permit me 10 speak for my 81 (. ant r,ra,..
your worship, l have hccu ci.hi h.y, o.,
the march with the bare ALLOW anrc Of .ix
pence per day. and consequently cnu!l rn
have bible or any other -UuI book; on say.
Ing this, Richard drew gu, his pack Of car,
and presenting one Of The aces To The NV
or, c0ntinucd this address To Tie n..gisrr;i,,.
as lollowS: '" hen ! see IN Hlr. ma, il
please your honor, it reminds m. ,l,.t.hrr,.
:
two or three, the former pmt, ~" IN r,;ul of
tho Father aud Son. am! iHc latter on,
Father, Son, aud Holy Ghost; a .,ur. Of he
four Evangcllists, Maihrw. VI ,rk Lux,
aud John; five. III. Eve wise virgins VIII,
were ordered to Trim their lun,s /,b.,.
were ten indeed, BAT five, vonr wur,h,n
may remember, were wise and FIVE wcr.
foolish;) Il SIX, thai in six days God created
heaven aud earih Il seven. thar on ,h,.
seventh day he rested from all ih;,t he had
made, an eight, Uf The eight righteous ,cr.
SONS who were saved from the Hcluur yi,.
Noah and his wife aud three sup, and thrir
wives; nine, ol the lcpyrS clrnu>cJ hy
our Saviour, (there were ten, i,uI only nine
offered his tribute ol thanks: )amd IL ten; of
the ten commandments.
Richard then took The knnvr plncrI IL
before him, and passed on to the queen. an
winch he observed as fOllnn ;: the queen r..
Inihds me of the queen Of h,ha. who came
from me utterm0st parts of the earth 20 hear
'he WISDOM oi Solomon, rs her cou,pauinu
tue king does Of the great Kim a. Heaven.
ana OF King George the second.
WeIi' returned the Mayor, YOU have ~,
ven me good description of all the card,
except the knavc. II YOU viii nor h., nm
cry with me, returned Richard. can oiy,.
you the same satisfaction on that as an, in
the pack. No, said The Mayor Well. re-
turned The soldier, the creates, knave know
is The sereehnt who brongh hi ne before v.,,
l don't know, replied tue Ilavor. whether
he he the greatest hn.vc or not. b,i am
sure he Is the greatest fool. The ,udirr
Then continued us follows: when couu,
the number OF dots in pack Of cards there
are 800; so many days are there IN a venr
The cards in pack are -: 80 r,pauv we ks
are 'herc IN wear. Nhen reckon how
many tricks there are in pack, | fine there
are rs; so many months are there in Il Y ar.
80 that this pack Of cards is both bible
Almanask, aud prayer book 10 me. The