The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-05-07
IIunlor or Soldier Life.

i IS thus given III the English journal
"Sergeant commanded the soldier
at the church, and when The parson ha,
read the prayers he took the text
Those who had bible took it out, bu
this soldier had neither bible nor com
mon prayer book but pulling out
pack Of cards, he spread them out be
fore him. lie first looked at one car,
ard then at another. The sergeant 0
the company saw nm and said
"lsichard, put rp the cards; this ]
no place fot them.'
"Ncver mind that" said Richard.
"When the service was over, tn
constable took Richard prisoner, ali,
brought him before the Mayor.
j! "Well," says the Mayor, "wha, hav,
you brought the soldier here for?
''Far playing cards in church,"
"Wtll, soldier, what hlvc you TO Jsa,
for yoursclt,:.'
"Mnch, sir, 4 hope"
every good; if mt, I vii. runi.l
yon more than ever mortal man wa.
punished
Il have bccn," said the soldier
1about six weeks on the march. / have
neiuhcr bible nor commop prayer book
| have nothing bnt pack ofcards, and
! hope TO satisfy your worship Of The
purity Of my Intentions"
"1hcr spreading the cards before I'll:
Mayo, he began with the ace:
When sec the ace j, .TeN.inis me that
there is bnt one God.
"When | sec the deuce it reminds me
Of Father and Son.
',N'hap I see the ,triy. it reminds mc
Of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
"Wncn / see the four, it reminds me
of the four Evangcli~ts that preached
Mark, Luke and John.
When I sec the FIVE, it reminds me Of
the five wise virgins that trimmed their
lamps. They were .ier, bh, FIVE we're
wse ard five were foolish, and were
shut. cut.
s-When see the six, it reminds me
that in six days s,,s lt2rf made Heaven
and earth.
"When | see the seven, it reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested
from the preat work he had made, and
hallowcd it.
"When | see the eight, it reminds me
of the eight righteous persons that were
saved when God destroyed the wqtl..,
viz, Noah and his wife, bis three sons
and their wives.
"When | sec the nine, it reminds me
Of the nine lepers that were cleansed BY
our Savior. They were nine out Of ten
who never returned thanks.
'kWhen | see the ten, it reminds me
Of the Ten Commandments which God
handed to Moses on the tables Of stone.
'tNhen / sec the king, it reminds me
Of the G4e., King Of Heaven, which is
God Almighty.
"When | see the Queen, It reminds
me Of the Queen Of Sheba who visited
Solomon, for she was wise woman as
he was man. She brought with her
fifty boys and fifty girls, al dressed in
boys apparel, for King Solomon 70 tell
which were. boys, and which were girls.
King Solomon ,sent.ipr water for them
to wash. The girls washed to their
elbows, and the boys to the wrists, so
Kings Solomon told by that"
"Well,' said the Mayor, 'you have
given a description Of all the cards in
the pack except one.
"What is that.f''
"Thc ,knave,' said the Mayor.
Il will give your honor description
Of that, too, if xon will not b. angry
~ will not" said the Mayor, 'if you
80 pt,term me to be aIsnaye."
HWell,' said the soldier, "thc greatest
knaye that | know Of is the constable
that brought me here"
Il do not know" said the Mayor, "if
he is tho greatest, but know he is the
greatest fool"
"When I count how many spots in
pack Of cards, / find three hundred and
sixty-fve, as mary days as there are in
a year.
"When count the number Of cards
in a pack, I find they are fif,y,two-
the number Of weeks in year; and !
find four suits-the number Of weeks in
a month.