Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-12-02
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.sa The following curious articleis takoh from
an English newspaper Of the year l774, and
is there called s, mn ri.
THE PERPETUAL ALMANAGs;s5 NJ. 4
or, Is 81 VI: NJ p !
,sDLDIBISS PRAYER-BOOK,

\ SSDLDIEit'S PRA:YER-BOOk,t
BY}kICHARD LANE 81. IA /, N+
"A fariSate ssSolQisS, belonging toithe Forty
Second Regiment, aoho qoas taAen before
The Mayor Of Gtascoao, for plating cards
o2amsng Divine iSei,gsce. IA.
The sergeant commanded the soldiers 30
church, and when the pSSs son reay the pMs Refs
he took his text. These WEn ,sa q B 3:Ssss I:SSass
took it out; but this soldie ia III
bic nor common prayef book : but
out pack of cards, he sprss hem; OUT before
himsS first looked atone ca Z and then at
tbeother The sorgeant'of thessompain,sy saw
ihiIisands ssaid
d 8 Ri0hssd \ h put up the cards; thisSiisShoI iisa
lg place for stben.D
( IS Yer mind that" said Richard
wv hen the service was over the constable
took Rishard prisoner aud brought him before
n ssaid the Mayor what have you
81 that soldier here 2GIs
For playing cards III church.. .
ellasoldier,"' what have you to say for
Yourself. 4: SssSsS
& Much,Fsir, hope"
J Ne's1V Very g9od if not, will punish yo,s: yt
more than man ever was puni5ns ,s III y,f s
"l have Been" said the soldier, x aheut
Z six weeks on the march; haye neither Bible
noMcommon prayer book; Ihaye nothing.
but pack of cards, and hope e satisfy
) your worship of1the purity Of myintsations';E
every good, 'said the Mayor.E S;g.S 81
Then, spreading the candsSbsforee the the AZ Nay
or, he began with the ace ,tSasS sf F is
"When I see the ace, itsrsminds me that
there is but one God. ts@.s 8 3
"When see tthbseSSdleYee, he dleYee, it reminds pas Of
RI "Wheri1T seq Ssfa tfsBs tfsBs issrsn1indhs 81 nss @ #
:. Father, Son andSHoly Ghost. q N
"When 1 see the six, its rehoihds me Chat
in six days the Lord made ahea ven
Ss /" When. I see the sever, ,it gelafnds methats
tson the seventh day G6dsfesfed ffrpnl he Works
ABhe made and halowed itassSss Sgs .s@
S. 4, "When I see the cgsIit,5S sfeg,ipd
Ssthe eight righteous persoliS sayet
Y when God drownedgsth SS la j; iz ::SS Noah
and his wife, his threeSsoh aud their wives. %% q
"When I sec, theinine, il reminds ne of
the nine lepers that were cleansea our fSSa-
viour. There were ten; ten; but nine eyer re-
turned thanks. I. II {s N Sg fy
".When see The ten, it reminds me 81 fsthe
Ten Commandments Which God handed down
to Moses ON a table of stone. $3.50 Ts5ssa5 1, ,I
"When [ see the king; itreminds me Of
the Great King Of Heaven, which is God Al
!. mighty WI 353 J,
Sss When see the Queen, itreminds me Of
the Queen Of Sheba, who went toghearithc
wisdom of Solomon; for she was a, wise we,
man as he was man. She brought with her
fifty boys and fftysgirls, all dressedsin boys
apparel; foF Sing Solomon to tell which we're
boys and which were girls King Solomon
s. sent fol, .waterFfor them to wash themselves s
tho girls washed to the elbows, and the boys
ss5Sonly to Che wrists 80 King Solomon5tola by
& this" .oyf a *
Well" said the Mayory you have given
h { description Of all the cards in theapackex-
s. cept ones5I 'T 3f
Y % Which is that % said the soldier "
\ I" The Knaye," said the Mayor . J#
ssf illygive your honor description Of
that, too: you wilt not be angry.
sngill lnot," SAID The Mayor, if you will
" W not term me to bea knave" ,s& 4.
M said the soldier, "the greatest
sn knags gs eknow is the ,constable marlborough,
me here.'' sas.es asssSyes q S.5
al do not know said the Mayor, ssswheth-
er heis the greatest khaye, but 4 know he is
the greatest fool" q N|ss s5s,. q
When I count how many spots in a pack,
[ find three hu6dred and sixty five as5 many
days as there are in a year.
When | count the number. of cards an q
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