Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-08-04
Cards Spiritualized

Giving an account of Richard Lee, a
private soldier, who had been taken before
the magistrate of the town of Glasgow for
playing cards during divine service.
The sergeant commanded the soluiers
at the church, and when the parson had
read the prayers, he took the text Those
who had Bible took it out; but this sol
dier had neither Bible nor common PRAYER
Book; bat pulling out pack of cards, he
spread them out before him He first
looked at one card and then another. The
sergeant of the company saw him and
said
Richard, put up the cards ,his is no
place for them.
Never mind that, said Richard
W hen the service was over, the consta-
bic took Richard a prisoner, and brought
him before the Mayor
''W ell says she Mayor. what have
you brought the soldier here for
''For playing cards in church
''W ell, soldier, what have you to say
for yourself?'
Much, sir, ] hope"
cry good if not, | will punish you
more than ever man vas punished"
Il have been, said the soldier, about
six weeks on the march. | have neither
Bible nor Common Prayer Book | have
nothing but pack of cards. and hope to
be able to satisfy your worship Of the pu-
rity of my intentions
Then spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace:
when | see the ace it reminds me that
there is but one God.
"When | see the deuce it reminds me
Of Father and Son.
''When | see the tray it reminds me of
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
~ hen | see the four it reminds me Of
the four Eyangelists that preached-Mat-
thew, Mark, Luke, and John.
when ! see the five it reminds me of
the five wise virgins that trimmed their
lamps. There were ten but five were wise,
and five were foolish and were shut out
"Wheu see the six it reminds me that
| in six days the Lord made heaven and
earth.
'When | see the seven. it reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested from
the great work he had made and hallowed
it.
when | see the eight it reminds me of
the eight righteous persons that were sa-
we'd when God destroyed the world, viz
Noah and his wife, his three sons, and their
wives.
when | see the nine it reminds tne Of
the nine lepers that were cleansed by our
Savior There were nine out of ten who
never returned thanks.
Nv hen | see the ten it reminds me of
the Ten Commandments which God hand
cd down t. Moses on the tablets of stone.
sWhen | see the king it reminds me of
the Great King of Heaven, Which is Go |
Almighty
When | see the queen it reminds me of
the Queen of Sheba, who Visited King Sol
ONION, for she was as wise woman as he
was man She brought with her fifty
boys and fifty girls all dressed in boys
apparel, for King Solomon to tell which
were bows and which were girls King
| Solomon sent for water for them to wash !;
! the girls washed to the elbows, and the boys
TO the wrists, so King Solomon told by
! that ?
well said the Mayor, you have giyer
description of all the cards in the pa ok
except one
i What Is that
+ ''ihe knave," said the Mayor
Il will give your honor a description of
/ that, too, if you will not be angry.
Il will not, said the Mayor, ''if you do
not term me to be the knaye-
"Well," sall the soldier, ;'the greatest
+ knaye that know OF Is tue constable VINO
/ brought me here.
Il do not know" said the mayor, IF he
! is the greatest knave, but know he is the
greatest fool
when ! count how many spots IN a
pack of cards find 365--as many days as
there are in year
when count the number of cards in a
mack. | find there are 52-the number oi
/ ,-aol,s IN :, x-aar- and | find four suits
the number of weeks in a month.
Il find there are twelve picture cards in
apaek, representing the number OF months
in the wear and on counting the tricks
find thirteen-the number of weeks in a
quarter.
SO you see, sir, a pack of cards serve:
for Bible, Almanac, and Common Prayer
Book