North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-04
at(isteQaneous,
HUMoR OF SOLDIER LIFE.


ard Lee, was taken before the magistrate ot
Glasgow, for playing cards during divine ser.
vice. The account of it is thus given in the
English journals -
Sergeant commanded the soldiers at the
church, and when the parson had read tie
prayers he took the text. Those who had a
Bible took it out, but this soldier had nei-
ther Bible nor Common Prayer Book :. but
pulling out pack of cards, he spread them
out before him. He frs: looked at one card
and then another. The sergeant of the con-
pany 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 prisoner, and brought him
be fore the may or.
WelI," says the mayor. "what have you
brought the soldier here for ?''
"For playing cards in the church."
Well, soldier, what have you 70 say for
yourself2"
Much, sir, hope"
Very good; if not, will punish you
more than ever man was punished"
81 have been," said the soldier, "about
six weeks on the march. have neither Bi-
BILE nor Common Prayer Book. l have moth
ing but pack of cards, and 1 hope to satisfy
your worship of the purity of my intentions.
Then spreading the cards before the may
or he began with the:
When | see the ace it reminds me that
there is but one God.
"When / see the deuce it reminds me o,
father andSon.
When | see the tray it reminds me o.
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
When see the four it reminds me of the
four angelists--Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John.
When | see the five, it reminds me o
the five wise virgins that trimmed their
lamps. There were ten, but five were fool
II sh, and were shut out.
When | see the six, it reminds me tha
III six days the Lord made heaven and earth
When see the seven, it reminds M
that on the seventh day God rested from
the great work he had made, and halloweC
it.
When | see the eight, it reminds me O
the eight righteous persons that were save'
when God destroyed the world, viz: Noal
and his wife, his three sons and their wives
When see the nine, it reminds me O
the nine lepers that were cleansed. by GU
Saviour. There were nine out of ten wht
never re turned thanks.
when see the ten, it reminds me OF th,
Ten Commandments which God handed dowl
to Moses on the tables of stone.
"When see the King, it reminds me O
the Great King of Heaven, which is God Al
mighty.
'sWhen see the OF cen. it reminds me Q
the Queen of Sheba who visited Solomon, fol
she was as wise woman as no was man
She brought with her fifty boys and fifty girl
all dressed in boys apparel, for King Solo
mon to tell which were boys aud which wer
girls. King Solomon sent for water for then
to wash the girls washed to the elbows, an
the boys to the wrists, SO KING Solomon toll
by that"
"|Well, said the mayor, 'you have given
description of every card in the pack excep
oue.'
"'W What is that 2
"'The knave,' said the mayor,
"T will give your honor a description
that too, if you will not be angry
"T will not, said the mayor, if you do nc
term me to be the knave.'
"'Well said the soldier the greatest knav
that know of is the constable that brough
me here
6 L do not know said the mayor If he
the greatest kEave, but know he is tn
greatest fool
"'When count how many spots in pac
of cards, find three hundred and sixty-fve-
as many days as there are in a year.
when l count the number of cards in
pack, find there are fifty-two-tle numbc
! of weeks in year and find four suits-tt
number of weeks in month.
L find thero are twelve picture cards in
pack representing the number Of months in
year and on counting the tricks, find thi
: teen--the number of weeks in quarter.
, $50 you see, sir, pack of cards serv,
for a Bible, almanac, and common Pray,
!; Book"
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