Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-03-09
THE PACK OF CARDS.

THE PACK or CARDS
kcestain noblsman. nocc LIVING in the
ofLondoo, had considerable number Of
nnis, had among them one IN whom he re-
- the greatest confidence. One Of his
- seftants becoming jealous Of him. went
make complaint TO the noblomcn IN ordcf
sd gct hiss fellow turned GOT of service. Al
" could bring agains, him, was, the charge Of
Xtag q gsmosier nj cards the noLlem1n be.
~ hearty dcspisor of gambling, took early
| HsPcrtaniiy 20 bring The servant 10 account,
y ftJack, ssys he. what's ihis I've heard of vou'
= ~ esnt tell, pleasc your lordship, says Jack.
.ts4Nhy, says tho noblcman, IN informed you
!. - ramesier nj cards.
ssaTfMy lord SAYS Jack. who informed you;--ii
= " false repou-wish ! knew who told YOU.
No matter lo' ihst-arc you really game
- ai cards OF mott
~ Nv lord, am so flr from being n gamesicr
~, ~ never played n card IA my life, nor do
a 1e1 know what a card cans
=. Well, am glad Of that on your account {;
4 o~ever, well call the iniornc.
Y The informer called IN. and the noble
& 20 inqufcd-Dld You not tell me Jack was
.xURamester al cards
did.
tfYswhy, then you villain, you have told lic
n ~ have not. nv lord
~ lack utterly denies the charge
Ia don, care Tor that I'll prove II 10 his face
[xSzbat he rs one OF the greatest gamester's in
3k0ndon; and to convince your lordship, search
him and you'll find pack of cards in his peck
ets.
The search was made and the cards found
HIS lordshlp flew into a great passion on
a making the discovery. loaded Jack with the
epithets Of liar md scoundrel, and ended by
Al 4. II
\ NV lord, SAYS Jack, your lordship can do
your pleasure, but hope not 10 be condemn
cd for fault of which am not guilty
You villain, what stronger evidence is need
ed than those cards, found on your person.
My lord, if YOU call those cards, do not
neither do use them as such.
Why, what 60 you call them,
Ny lord, this is my ALMANAC!
Your almanac! What sense can you make
out Of them,
an. no scholar, and for this reason use
them rs an almanac TO govern the year by.
Well, let's hear you apply them to that use,
and If successful, III forgive you.
Why. then, my lord, consider, in the first
place, the 4 suits in the cards; in each suit
there is Just many cards us there are weeks
IN quarter; there is also as many lunatons in
aycar as there are cards in n suit. There are
twelve court cards, which signify the twelve
months in year, and the twelve signs Of the
zodiac. There are flty-two cards in pack,
answering TO the number of weeks in u wear
There many spots on the cards as there
are days in the year. These | multiply by "a
and then by 60, which gives me the number
OF hours and minutes in year.
Good indeed, so Ear, Jack; but prythee, do
you make any other use Of them'
Yes, my lord, great deal.
What other uses do you put them to,
! sometimes use them for PRAYER Book
A prayer book!-how'
can neither read nor write. and for that
reason these cards answer my purpose as well
as the best prayer book IN England.
Well, Jack, le, me hear it OUT | like the be-
ginning very well.
Well, then, when look upon the four suits
OF cards think of the four prevailing relig-
ions ~ the world, viz. Judaism, Mohamedan-
ismSPagaoism and Christianity. When | look
a0(Ne kng, IT reminds me OF my loyalty to his
uIeIooty, and also look at the queen reminds
mo OF my duty of loyalty TO her majesty. When
] look upon the ten.spot il reminds me of the
the ten cities on the plains of Sodom and Go
morrah destroyed by fire and birthstone. the
ten plaques, &c The nine spot reminds me
OF the poble orders among men; the eight
spot, the persons saved III the ark; the seven
spot, of the seven seals and the seven vial.
and seven DAYS of the week; the six spot, oil
SIX days am commanded To work for my
bread; the five spot. Of the five senses; the
four spot, Of the four theological virtues; the
three spot, of the three days that Jonah was IL
the whales belly; the two spot of the old anc
new tcstamcnts, the two CONTRARY principle
struggling ~ man. virtue and wee: the onC
spot reminds me Of the one supreme being tC
seUeand one truth TO practice.
Very well, Jack. can't say but you CONVEX
your cards to avery good use, but | pcrceiy,
there is one ia the pack you have not explain
cd.
Which is that, my lord'
The KNlvI. Doth II put YOU in mind 0
nothing,
! had forgotten thai-yes tho kNAvE puts m
in mind Of your lordship--
You VILLAIN. do you call me a knaye 10 m
face