Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-08-01
Cards Spiritualized.

- Giving account or Richard Lee, prl-5
gate soldier, who had been taken before
the Mayor of the town of alasgow, fer
playing cards during. divine service.
The sergeant eemmandetE the soldiers
at the church, and when the parson had
read the prayer be took the text. Those
who had Bible, took it out; but this
soldier had neither. Bible nor common.
prayer book, but pulling out pack Of
cards, he spread them out before him.
lie first looked at one card, and then
another. The sergeant Of the company
saw him, aud said
Richard, put up the cards this is no
place for them,
Never mind that, said Richard.
When the service was over, the con-
stable took Richard prisoner, and
brought him before the Mayor.
"WeH,p says the Mayor, what have
you brought the soldier here for?''
>sFor playing cards in church. Z"
sAWel1, soldier, what have you to say
for yourself?''
s.Much, sir, 1 hope. .
aVery good; if notI will punish you
more than ever man was punished. p"
Il have been, said the soldier, ''about
six weeks on the march. I have moth
ing but pack of cards, and I hope to
satisfy your worship of the purity of my
intention"
VERY good, said the Mayor.
s. And spreading the. cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace:
''When l see the ace, it reminds me
there is one God.
E When see the duee, it reminds me
of the Father and the Son.
When / see the tray, it reminds me
of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost
When | see the four, it reminds me
of the four evangelists that preached,
viz: Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.
When see the Eve, it reminds me of
the FIVE wise virgins that trimmed their
lamps There were ten, but five we're
wise, aud five were foolish, and were
/ shut out.
Bhen I see the six, it remsnds me
thai. in six days the Lord made hea ven
fand earth.
When / see the seven, it reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested from
! the work which lie had made, and hal
lowed it. Sd
{. When / see the eight, it reminde me
of the eight righteous persons who were
saved when God drowned the world, viz
/ Noah and his wife, his three sons and
their. wives.
When | see the nine, it reminds me
4 of the niue lepers that were cleansed by
our Saviour. There were nine ont Of
1 the ten that never returned thanks.
When I see the king, it reminds me
of the Great King of Heaven, who is
+ God Almighty
When | see the queen, it reminds me
of the Queen of Sheba, for she is as
4 wise a woman as he was man. She
brought with her fifty boys and fifty
4 girls, all dressed in boys apparel, fol
4 King Solomon to tell which were boys
and which were girls King Solomon
sent for water to wash themselves; The
Il girls washed to the elbows, and the boys t.
+ the wrist, SO that King Solomon toll By
that
We'll, said the Mayor, you have
given description of all the cards il
the pack, except QUE
(Which isthat2s' said the soldier
Il The knaves'''ss
Twill give=lyour honor description
of that too, if you will not be angry.
: II win not, said the Mayor, IF yor
!: will not term me to be the knave. .
Sc well, !" said the soldier, '.the great
lest knaye / know of is the constableth tha
broIght me here. .
4 Il do not know" said the Mayor
{ sswhether he is the greatest kntge, bat
know he is the greatest fool. e
"When T count how raany snatss IN N