Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-05-05
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! ard Lee, was taken before the magistrate s
Of Glasgow for playing cards during di.
vine service. The account of il is thus
given in the English journal:
Sergeant commanded the soldiers al
the church, and when the parson had read
| the prayers he cook the text. Those who
had Bit lie took it out, but this stliier had
neither Bible nor common prayer book ;
! but pulling out pack Of cards, he spread
! them cut before him. He first lJukeG al
| one card and then another The sergeant
| of the company saw him and said
Richard put up the cards, this is nc
! place for them
Never mind that, said Richard.
When the service was over, the consta-
bic took Richard prisoner, and brought
bin before the Mayor.
Well says the Mayor, what have YOU
brought the soldier here !or?'
| For playing cards in church.
Well. soldier, what have you to say for
yourse!f?
Much, sir, hope
Very good; if not, l will punish YOU
more than man was ever punished
Il have been, said the soldier, about six
weeks on the march have neither BIZ
Bile DOR common prayer book. have
nothing but pack Of cards, aud / hope to
satisfy your worship of the purity of my
| Intentions
Then spreading the cards be ore the
| Magyar, he began with the ace
When see the ace it reminds me that
there is but one God
When see the duce it reminds me OF
| Father and Son.
When see the tray it reminds me Of
Father, SON and Holy Ghost,
when see the four, it reminds me OF
the four Evangelsts that preached Mat.
thew, Mark, Luke and John.
when l see the FIVE it reminds me- of
the i've wise virgins that trimmed their
lamps. There were ten, but FIVE were wise
and i've foolish, AID were shut out.
When ! see the six, it reminds me that
in SIX days the Lord made Heaven and
earth.
When see the seven, it reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested from
the great work he had made aod hallowed
it.
When see the eight, it reminds me OF
the eight righteous persons that were saw
ed when God destroyed the world, viz :
Noah and wife, mis- three sons and their
wives.
When l see the nine, 1t reminds of the
nine lspers that were cleansed by ouy Saw
Tor. There were nine cut of ten Sho new
er returned thanks.
When see the ten, it reminds me of
the Ten Commandments which G. ID hand
ed down to Moses on the tables Of stone.
w hen | see 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 of Sheba, who visited ST. mon.
for she was a wise woman as he was
wise man. She brought with her ffty
boys aud fifty girls. all dressed 10 bows
! apparel, for King Solomon to tell which
were boys and which were girls. King
! Solomon sfnt for waite: for them to wash,
The girls washed to the elbows. and the
boys to the wrists, 50 King Solomon told by
! that
Well, said tue Mayor, you have yi,ea
description Of all the cards in the pack
| except one'
What is that?'
'The knnve,' said the Mayor.
4 vii give your honor description of
that, too, if you'll not be angry
i will not said the Mayor. IF Won do
not term me the knave'
Well, said the soldier. the greatest
knave that know of is the constable that
brought me here
i do not Know said the Mayor, If he
is the greatest knave, but know he is the
greatest f. L.
When count how many spots there is
in pack of cards, find three hundred
ana slxty-hVe, as many days as there are
in year.
w hen | count the number of cards in
a pack, | fnd there are ffty-two-the
number Of weeks in year; and find
four suits-the humber of weeks in q
month.
i frd there are twelve pictu,e cards
IN pack representing tie number Of
months IN year; and oD counting the
tricks, find :hlrteen-the number OF
weeks in a quarter.
80 you see, sir, pack of cards serves
Tor Bible, almanac, and common prayer
book