The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-11-01
The Pack of Cards.

who kepta great nuinter Of servants,
repesed considerable confidence in one Of
them. which excited a Jealousy in others |:
who. inq order to prejudice their master
against him, accused him lof being a
notorious gamester. Jack was called up
and closely inlerregated, but he denied
the fact, at The same. time declaring he
never played a. card In his, life. To be
more fully convinced, thegentlemau or
deled him 10 be searched; when, be-
hold, a pack of cards was found in his
pocket. Highly inccnsed at Jacks
want Of veracity, the noblcman demand:
ed in a rage, how he dared persislip ,,an
untruth |? my Lord" replied heA1
certainly DO not know the meaning Of
card. The bundle in my pocket IS
my Almanac" "Your Almanac in
decd then I desire you to prove it."-
"Well sir, will begin There ars
four sui,s.in The pack; that intimates
the four quarters of the year. As there
are thii teen ycafds in each suit, so there
are thirteen weeks in quarter. There
ATE also the same iiumber, of the twelve
signs Of The iodine, through which the
Sun steers his diurnal course in one year.
There are fifty two cards ina pack that
directly answers the number of weeks
in year, Examine more minut elv,
and YOU will fiud three, hundred and
sixty five spots, as many as there are
days in year; these multiply by
twenty.four and sixty, and YOU have
the exact number Of hours and minutes
in the year. Thus, sir, hope have
convinced you that this is my Almanac (;
and by, your Lordship's permission |
will prove it. to be my Prayer Book,
also. | look upon the. four suits as rep.
resen,ing the four prevailing religions !:
Christianity, Judaism, Mahomedanism
and Paganism. The twelve court cards
reminds me Of the twelve tribes of Israel
and tho twelve Apostles. The King,
reminds me Of the allegiance due to his
majesty; the Queen, Of The same to her
majesty. The ten brings to my rccol-
lection the Ten cities Of Sodom and
Gomarroh, destroyed by fire and brim-
stone from heaven, the fen plaques of
Egypt. the ten commandments, and the
ten tribes cut off for their vices. Tie
nine reminds me of the nine MUSES., and
tho nine noble orders among men,
The eight reminds me Of the eight per.
SONS saved in Noah's ark, and the eight
persons spoken of in scripture to be re.
leased from death unto lite. fhe seven
lrcminds me Of the seven ministerinp
Spirits that stand before the throne of
God, the seven seals whercwithl the
book of life is sealeds theaseyen libearl
arts and sciences given by God for the
instruction Of man, The six reminds
me of the six petitions contained in the
Lords pr:yer. The five reminds me of
the senses given 10y God. to man hear.
ing, seeing, feeling, tasting and smelling.
The four puts me in mind of the four
Erangelists. The three reminds of the
Trinity, the three hours our Saviour was
on the cross, and the three days he lay
inferred. The two reminds me Of the
two Testaments, aud the two contrary
principles struggling in man, viz, virtue
and vice. The ace reminds me Of the
true God 10 adore, worship and serve,
one faith to believe, one truth to prac.
tice, and one good master TO serve and
obey" '-...t ~'.... avs .@'.t 81. ...as's
SO far all is well, said the nobleman,
but believe you have omitted one card
The knave. "True, my'Lord, the knave
reminds me ofyour Lordship'sinf6rmer."
The nobleman became more pleased
with Jack than before, freelv forgive
him, raised his wages, and discharged
the informer. #0-..-..-a-r 2. Ia 1ag