The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-02-03
HUMOR OF A sOLDIERs-LIFE.

i A private soldier, by the pasio Of Richard
Lee, Was taken before the magistrais Of Ghs.
gov for playing cards during divine servics.-a-
The account Of it is thus given in an Englsh
journal l!nt' 'h o1Fa Fli a.o b1a p,
"Sergeant commanded the soldiers at The
church, aud when the parson had read !; the
prayers he took the toxt. Those who had
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 first looked ut one GARD
and then another. The sergeant Of the COM
pany saw him and said: a--y ..l sis
"'Richard, put up the cards; this is no
place for them.' lc ls'aec4'
"Never mind that said Richard. el3ssr
"When the service was over, the constable
took Richard a prisoner, and brought him
before the Mayor. = saaaR
"Well,' says the Mayor, 'what have you
brought the soldier hero fort ray r.
"'For playing cards in church. sya5
"'Well, soldier, what have you to FAY for
yourselfp y,rm rsl.sl NJ r4.f
"tMuch, sir, hope aad - 49, i.
avery good; Il not, l will punish you
moro than ever man WAS punished. r9 .
"I 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,satisfy your
worship Of the purity Of my iptentions., 4.,
"Then spreading the carls before the May
or, he began with the ace: oi tsq3r-.ni 81
"When see tho ace it reminds mo that
there is but one God. ,ff..'..Ii r,ra
".Wbsu I see tho duce it remipds me pf
Father and Son .5u H su3s.u OH
"When I ses the tray il reminds me Of
Father. Son, aud Holy Cost. In.n
"'Wheu sec the four, il reminds mo Of
the iour Evangelists that preichsd-Masbew.
Mark, Luke and John. qass q J.l1fs
"sWhen sec tho five, IL romin,!s me OF the
five wise virgins that irimed their lamps
There were len, but five were wise ani hys
were foolish, and were shut out. .a.i !ia.t
"'A hen see tho six, it reminds mo thai
in six days God made Heaven aad earth. ,di
"'Whcn SEQ the seven, it reminds mn
that on the seventh day God rested from thal
great work hc had made, ard hallowed 1t.
".When ! see the eight, il reminds me Of
the eight righteous persons that were saved
when God destroyed the world, wig: Noah
and his wife, his three SOMA and their wiyea.
"'When see the uiue, il re,ninda me OF
the nine leapen that were clcansed BY, our,
Savior. There vera nine out Of ten Who
never returncp ,banka .lii
"'When ace tho ,ep, il rcmin.h ma o(thA
Ten Commandments which God handed down
to Moses on the tables OF stone. y
"'Whea ! see tho king i reniuds me Of
the Groat King oi Heaven, which il God
Almighty. .i
"'Whyu I see tho queen, il reminds mo OF
IL e IL L. snl SnIr
for abe was wise "a woman a. he was Tuap..
She brough, with her fifty boys and fifty girls
all drcssod in boys apparel, Tor King Solomon
to tell which were boys and which were girls.
King Solomon snt for water for them ia
wash. The g,rk washed to the ellWwa anil
tho boys to The wrists, 50 King Solomon toll
by that .asistn ~ sni
"Nel,' sail the Mayor. yoa have given q.
description Of all tho cards in the pack excep
ons. oifaI ail lslsa
'What is thxtf tss ...lfiiod
",Ths kuavc,i ssid the Mayor, sgs.ios
al will give your honor description OF
that, too, il you will not be angry. ro, i.s -.l
al will not said the Mayor, Vt you do not
term me to bc the ksave. 48Il ta 5i M
".WeIL' said the soldier, The areatsst
knave tha, nov Of is The constable that
brought mo here. r..t fst.,,fa.f
Il do not know, sid the Mayor. 'if no is
tho greatest knsve, but know ho is tho
creates. fool. = Ks, 81 t5er.i y ~, .sr
'Whsn cunt how many spots iu a pack
Of cards, find three hundred and sixty y.fvs
--as many days as there arc in year.
when count tbs number Of cards IN q
pack, find ,h 70 arc fifty -two--the number
Of weok. in year; and finl four sui's--ths,
number OF weeks in month. -,,
Il Gal thc-c 40 twelve picture cMl in q,
pack, representing the number Of months in
l year; Nud. on counting tho tricks, / 6nd tbir-
number Of weeks in q quarter. ...,
so You zoe. sir. a mack Of carda aerxHa fok