Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-10-28
A PACK OF CARDS.

A nobleman in the city Of London who
KEEP, great number of servants reposod con
siderable confidence in one Of them, which
excited jelousy in the others, who in order
10 prejudice their master against him. accu-
sed him Of being a notorious gamesler. Jack
was called up and closely inlerrngated but
he denied the fact, al the same time declar.
ing that ne never played card in his life.
TO be more fully convinced the gentleman
ordered him to be searched; when behold
a pack Of cards was found in his pocket.
Highly incensed at Jacks want of veracity,
the nobIeman demanded, in a rage. how he
dared persist in an unrulh ? :" NY Lord, -
replied he, " certainly do 10; know the
meaning of cards: the bundle found 10 my
pocket is my Almanac" Your Almanac.
indeed then desire you will prove H."
" We'll, sir, will begin There are four
suits intbe pack. that intimate The four qrar.
ter5 in the year; and there are thirteen cards
in each suit, and there are thirleen weeks in
a quarter There arc also the same number
Of lun0iions. The twelve court cards call
to my remembrance the twelve months that
compose the year, and the twelve signs Of
the zodiac, through which the sun steers his
durnaI course in one year. There are fifty
Two cards in pack, that directly answers
the number of weeks in year. Exanire
them more minuie'y. and you will find three
hundred and siXty-ilve spots, Us many as
there are days in The year. These multiply
by tweniy-iour, and sixty, and you have the
exact number of hours and minutes in year.
Thus, sir, hope ! have convinced you that
! it is my Almanac; and by your lordship' S
permission, will prove il my Prayer Bool;
also, look upon the four suits as repre-
senting the four prevailing religions; Christ
ianity, Judaism, Mahonrdarism, and Pa.
ganism. The twelve court cards remind
me Of the. twelve pauiarchs from whom
sprang the weIve tribes ofisrael, The .weiye
Apostles, the Twelve articles OF The Christian
faith. The King reminds me Of the alegi.
ance due 10 his majesty. The Queen of the
same TO her majesty. The len brings TO my
recollection the ten cities in the plains oI
Sodom aud Gomorrah, destroyed by fire and
birthstone from heaven, the ten command
menls the ten tribes cut off for their vices.
! The nine reminds me of the nine muses. and
the nine noble orders among men, The
eight reminds me Of The eight bealiludes. the
eight attitudes, the eight persons saved in
Noah's ark, the eight persons mentioned in
the scriptures 10 be released from death 10
life. The seven reminds me Of the seven
mnlsIering spirits thai stand before the
throne oI God the seven seals, whercwiIh
the book Of life is sealed The seven liberal
arts and sciences given by God for the in.
slruclion Of man and the seven wonders Of
the world. The six reminds me Of The six
petitions contained in the Lords prayer
The five reminds me Of the senses given by
God 10 man hearing, seeing, feeling, and
smelling. The four puts me in mind Of the
four EvangelisIs and the four seasons Of
TIE year, The three reminds me Of lha
Trinity The three hours the Savior was
on the cross aud the three days he layed
inferred. The Two reminds me Of the Two
leslaments the TWO contrary principles
struggling among men, virlue and vice. The
ace reminds me Of the only lrue God TO a.
dore, and worshsp and serve one only Gaitt
TO belieue one ruth 10 practice and one
good master TO serve and obey.'' So far i.
very we'll" said the uobleman but be
lieVe you have omitted one card. the knave.'
True. my lord The knave reminds me o
your lordship's inIormers." The nobemar
became more pleased with Jack Than before
freely lorgave him, raised his wages, ant
discharged his inlormer. % i