Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-14
CARDS sPIRITUALIzED.

The following curious article il taken
from an English newspaper Of the year
17T4, and is there called: 4
THE PERPETUAL ALMANAC, Or SOLDIERS
PRAYER-BooB-BY RICHARD LANE.
Il Pft6dte Soldier Belonqihg 30 Me F6Ftg-
Secona Regiment, seho w0s taken before Tie
Mdgn If G5asgesD .tor Playing at Gagds
during DiUtae Serptoe.
The sergeant commanded the soldiers TO
church, and whom the parson read tho
prayers he took his text. Those who had
Bible took it out, but this soldier had
neither Bible nor Common Prayer Book !;
but pulling ont paok Of cards he spread
them ont before him. Hs first looked at
one card and then at the other. The
sergeant Of the company saw him and
said
"Richard, put mp them oards; this ia no
place for them"
''Never mind THAT said Richard.
When the service was over, the oonsta~
bile took Richard prisoner, and brought
him before the Mayor,
"Wsll," says the Mayor, "what have you
brought that soldier here Tor p
"For playing cards in church,
swell, soldier, what have you to say for
yourselfW
"Much air, hope.n
avery good; if not will punish you
more than man was ever punished
~ have bsen,'' said the soldier, "aboht
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
| intention"
tfWAFv unnd - enid the Mavor
Then spreading the cards before the
| Mayor, he began with the ace:
"When ] sec the ace, it reminds me
there is but one God.
"When ] SEQ the deuce, it reminds mo Of
| Father md Son.
Nv hen | sec the trey, it reminds me of
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
"When ] see the four, it reminds me of
the four Evaugelists thst preached, viz +:
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
"When | SEQ the five, it reminds me of
the five wise virgins that trimmed their
lamps. There we're ten. but five we're
fools, aud were shut out.
"When ] see the six, it reminds mo
that in six days the Lord nade Heaven
| and earth.
"Wheu | see the seven, it reminds me
| that on the seventh day God rested from
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"Who ! SEQ the eight, ii reminds me of
the eight righteous persons that were
saved when God drowned the world, viz !;
Noah and his wife, his threo sons and
their wives.
when / SEQ the nine, it reminds mo of
| the nine lepers that were eleanssd by our
| Savior. There wore ton, but nine never
| returned thanks.
"Wh hen ! see tho ten, it reminds me
Of the Ten Commandments which God
| handed down TO Moses on a table of
| stone.
"When see the king, it reminds me Of
| the Great King OF Heaven which ia God
| Almighty.
CIV bon | see the queen, it reminds me
Of the Queen Of Shebh, Who went to hear
the wisdom Of Solomon; for she was aa
wise woman as he was a man. She
| brought with her fifty boys and fifty girls,
all dressed in boys apparel, for King Solo
mon to tell which we're girls. King Solo
mon sent for water for them to wash them
selves; the girls washed to the elbows, and
| the boys only to the wrists-so King Solo
mon told by this"
"Well," said the Mayor, "you have
| given description of all tho cards in tho
| pack except ons.n
hitch is that2n said the soldier.
"The knave," said the Mayor.
III will give your honor description of
| that, too, If you will not be angry.n
81 will mott said the Mayor, off you
| will not term me to be knave.n
"Well," said the soldier, "the greatest
| knave know is the constable that brought
! me here's
81 do not know said the Mayor,
Hwhether he Is the greatest knaYe; but
know he is the greatest fool.n
"When ! count how many spots in q
pack, find three hundred and sixty five
as many days az there are in the year.
"When | count the number of cards in
| pack, / find there are tifty-two-as many
weeks as there are in year. And find
four suits-she number of weeks in q
month.
81 find there are twelve picture cards in
pack, representing the number of months
in the year; and on counting the tricks,
find thirtsen--ths number of weeks in =
quarter. So you soc, sir, the pack of cards
serves for Bible, Almanac, and Common
n .