The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-11-14
uumor OF Soldier Life.

,nagistrste Of Glasgow, for playing
cards during diyine service. The
account Of II is thus given in the
English journal: .
Sergeant commanded The soldiers
at the church, and when the parson
had read the prayers he took the
text. Those who had a bible took
1t out, bnt this soldier had neither
bible nor common prayer book, but
pulling out pack oil cards, he
spread them out before him. He
fret looked at ono card and then
another. The sergeant OF the com.
panv saw him and said:
Richard, put up the cards; this
is no place for them
Never mind that, said Richard.
When the service was over, the
constable took Richard q prisoner,
and brought him before the mayor.
'Well,' says the mayor, what
have you brought the seldier here
forr
For playing cards in church.
We'll, soldier. wha, have you to
say for yourself
Much, cir, hope
Very good. il not | will punish
you more than ever man wac pun.
ished.'
Il have been,' said the soldier,
about six weeks on the march. |
have neither bible or common pray
or book. lhave nothing bnt Il pack
Of cards, and hope to satisfy your
worship of tho purity of my intou.
tions.'
Then spreading the cards before
the mayor, he began with the ace:
when | see the ace it reminds
mo that there is bui one God.
When see the d uce it reminds
me OF Father and Son.
When ! see the tray il reminds
me Of Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
When | see the four il reminds
me OF tho tour Evangelists that
preached - Mathew, Mark, Luke
and j bn.
When | see the five it reminds me
Of the five wise vir .ins that trimmed
their lamps. There were ten, bnt
five we're wise and five were foolish.
and were shut ont.
When | see the six it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made heav-
en- and earth.
When ! see the seven, il reminds
me that on the seventh day God
rested from the great work he had
made, and halIowed it.
When see the eight it reminds
me Of the eight righteous persons
that were saved when God destroy
ed the world. viz: Noah and his
three sons and their wives.
When | see tho nine it reminds
me OF the nine lepers that we're
cleansed BY our Saviour. There
were nine ont Of ten who never re-
turned thanks.
When | see the ten, it reminds
me of the ten Commandments which
God handed down to Moses on the
tables OF stone.
When sec the king, It reminds
me of the Great King OF Heaven,
which is God Almighty.
When see the queen, it reminds
me of the Queen ol Sheba who vie
tied Solomon, for she was as wise a
woman as he was man. She
brought with her fifty boys and fifty
eirls all dressed in boys apparel,
for King Solomon to tel which were
boys and which were girls. King
Solomon sent Tor water for them to
wash; the girls washed to the el.
bows. and tho boys to the wrists, go
King Solomon told by that
Well said the mayor, 'you have
given description OF all the cards
in the pack except one.'
What is lhs'?'
The knave, said the mayor
i will give your honor descrip.
ton OF that too, il you will not be
angry
Il will not, said the mayor, If
yon do not term me g. be the knave.
Well said the soldier, the great
est knave that | know Of is the con
stable that brought me here
i do not know said the mayor,
If he is the greatest knave, bnt do
know he is the greatest fool.
when | count how many spots in
a pack Of cards, | find three hun.
dred and s'xty'five-as many days
as there are in year.
when count the number OF
cards in a pack, find there are fila
ty.two--tbe number Of weeks in a
year, aud find tour suits the nun,
bIr OF weeks in month
so you see, sir, q pack Of cards
serves Tor bible, almanac, and
comman prayer book.