Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-12-13
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ffaia ira Aishe took The Vat. '%i hose' Who
had b. bic took it out, but this soldier
had neither B.ble-nor common Prayer
Book ; pulling out a pack of cards. he
spread, them, opt before blp, lie hrst
looked at one thSellT ahothsf!t Tbe sergeant
of the company saw him and said
Richard, Pvt up the CARDS this il no
fT"Nsys 1 mid that,e'sah Riohasa. ]
- When the. service was over, the Cqnsta,
be took Richard a prisoner, aud took him
before the mayor.
"Ysp,Ti qsa|l, the may or,sl what have
you brought the soliier here for p
For playing cards in church,
2nnn {. solder, SAai AaSs YOU 70 say for
Much, sir, l hope"
Every good; if not, will punish you
more than ever man was punished"
'ihtve bean, SAID the solder, "al out
six weeks on the march. have neither
Bible uor common Prayer Book. | have
nothing but apack Of carts, and | hope
to satisfy yonr worship Of the purity Of
nay Intentions" o." '"
e., sIhen spreading the cards before the
When SEQ The ace it reminds me there
is bat one God.
When see tie duce il reminds me Of
Father and son.
., When ]. see the tray it reminds me uf
Father, Son and Holy Ghost. ..- -,
When !, sae the tps.r.i Teaa,pds ne, { +
the four Evau gaiists 1thot' preat heuA
96ehtw, Mark, Luke and John.
NlSp ! seq ri!.o, ,r.e j.. reminds ne OF
the tiye wise 1iir4u$ tAa, Trimmed thar
jams. here were ten, but five ", Re
Sc ~ i've were q lsh, nndy",r snutaDt
Ntlprf 'eee'ttre Six, it fcttrln4S 'ine thai
in six days the Lord made Heaven aa1
earth. De-. 81.
When see the seven, it Fenoinds me
that on the seventh day huI rested .fcy u
tae srGal work he had na4 (, nj. haIb4
Ell it.
When see the eight, it reniods 3Re of
the eight ri1h,e(us persons that were
sa9ad when God destroyed be Wild, viz
No-h aHl BIS Wig, h.s -tAgee sons and
their wives.
When | see The nhe, it reminds me Of
the nine ,4pers that wess cleansed by oar
Savior There wereli.Ine out Of ten who
never returned thahfs.
When see the ten it reminds me Of
the Tea lCo1lrandm which God hand
ed down 10 Moses on the tables Of stone.
When | see the King, it reminds me of
the Great King Of Heaven, which is God
Almighty.
When I see tie Queen, it reminds me
Of the Queen Of Shebai who visited Solo.
mon, for she was wise woman rs he was
a man. Sue brought vita her fifty boys
and girls al, dressed in boys apparel, Ter
King Solomon to tell which we're girls
King Solomon sent for water i0s them to
wash: the girls washed to the elbows. aud
boys to the wrists, SO King Solomon told
by that. srwf .4Ftrr
"WeIi," says the mayor, "you have
given a description Of Al. the cards in the
deck except ohe.'
sT'Wlal tha.?'rn a We y 4 r
'~'The krnisvee, said TIE mayor.
81 will give Youn honor description of
that, too, if you viii not bs angry .""...-.s
II wilt not said the ma VOC, ii you, do
not term me to be the kuave"
~ eli, SAID the soldier, "the greatc>
kuave that | know fis the Constable
lhtl btC44HL ms GefeJ #H' 80 'f
Il do no: know said tire, mayor, III he
is the gresgat kaay,, VT know he is
the greatest fool. -
When tcGUtt how mai" spots in a
pack Of ca>is, | fhd three Kindred and
stNtY.H,c-as many days as thtre are in
year. .raatt~nD ..ra.o bar
When I ,eQng5 tie nanhsr Of cards in
pack, [ ha4 .lhere ,ar4 Etty-two-the
rImbar Of weeks 10 a year; AID iuI
tsnr s4i;s-the number Of weeks in .
month. .... ..=
find there are twelve picture cards in
deck, reTreson,ing the number Of
months in a year. and on. counting the
trIcks,GI find thirteen fhe n0rhoer Of
weeks in quarter.
Ho,yu see, sir a PACK Of cards. sarYts
for ! Bitles al na nac,aul Commoa pra y
er Book.
Irtrr Iaikinx, TO .Boy@TO ZJITs
Billy Ross was great tom peraace lee
turer, and at Nashville, H., was preach
ing to this young on his iasorlte theme
He said .....,.,, ~.-..,. s.. evyta y
"Now, Toys, when ask you questions
you ntusn t4te afraid to speak right out
and anwcr me. When you look around
aud sea y,ithaae iae houses, tatm and
cattle, do you ever think who own them
AL uffw Annr taf 20 mum ,btn,, n .tt,.,