The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-11-06
What q Pack Of Cards Served
For.

A private soldier by the name Of
Richard Lee was taken before the magis.
trate CT Glasgow for playing cards during
divine service. The account Of it is Civ.
en- in the English journals
Sergeants commanded the soldiers at
the church, and when the pastor had read
the prayers, he took the text. Those
who had a Bible took it out, but this SOL.
der having neither Bible nor prayer
book, pulled out pack of cards and
spread them out before him, locking first
at one and then another. The sergeant
ofthe company saw him, and said, erich.
ard, put up your cards, this is no place
for them" e.
"Never mind that" said Richard.
When the services were over, the con
stable took Richard prisoner, and brought
him befor the mayor, . ~. f.
"Well," says the mayor, "what have
you brought the soldier here for?"
"For playing cards in church"
"Well, soldier, what have you to say
for youIsefY" ---.
"Much, sir, | hope is,
"Vcry good J if not, will punish you
more than ever man was punished"
II have been" said the soldier "aboui
six weeks on the march | have neither
Bible nor common prayer book-I have
nothing but u pack OF cards, and hope
to satisfy your worship of the purity Of
my intenNons."
Then spreading the cards before the
mayor, he began with the ace:
'"When | see the zee, it reminds me
there is but one God
"When | see the duce, it reminds me
Of the Father and Son.
."When see the trey, it reminds me
Of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost"
"When | sec the four, it reminds me of
the four EvangeliS,s that prcached-Mat.
thew, Mark, Luke and John.
When | see the FIVE, it reminds me
Of the five wise virgins that trimmed their
Lamps There were ten, but five were
wlse and five were foolish, and were shut
out.
when | see the six, it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made heaven
end earth.
"Wben l see the seven, it reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested from
the work he had done and haIlOwOd it.
"When sec the eight, it reminds me
Of the eight righteou' that we're saved
God DesttOyed the world, viz: Noah and
his wife, his three Sous and lhesr wives.
"When soc the nine, it reminds me
Of the nine ltpers that were cleansed by
our Savior. There were nine out of ten
who returned thanks. ..
"WhOn see the ten, it reminds me Of
the Ten Commandments which God
handed down to Moses on the tablet of
stone.
! "Whep l see the king. it reminds me
Of the Great King Of Heaven, which is
God Almighty. = a
"When see the Queen, it reminds me
Of the Queen of Sheba, who visited Solo,
mon, for she was wise woman, as he was
a man. She brought with her Fifty boys
and fifty girls, all dressed in boys ap.
parel, for King Soloman to tell which
were boys and which were girls. King
Solomon sent for water for them to wash,
The girls washed to the elbows and the
boys TO the wrists. So King Solomon
told by that" .
| "Well." said the Mayor, "you have
given a description Of all the cards ex-
cspt one"
"What is that ?" y .
"The knave," said the mayor.
II will give you a description Of that
too, if you will not be angry" -
~ will not" said the mayor, "if you
do-rot term me to be knave."
"The greatest knave that l know Of is
the constable. that brought, me here"
II do 6Gbt know" said the mayor, ''if
he is the greatest knave, but know he
is the greatest fool"
"When T,couut how many spots are in
q pack of cards, l find three hundred and
sixty FIVE, as many days as there are in a
year eo Lar,I d. .a.r.
%When count the number Of cards 10
a pack, Il find there are ffty.two, the
number Of weeks in a year, and | fnd
four suits, the number Of weeks in a
month"; ....ti 81. '"., -, ",
II fnd there are twelve picture cards
10 q pack, representing the number o.
months in year; and on counting the
number of tricks. T find thirteen, The