Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-01-31

A private soldier by the name Of Rich
ard Leo was taken before tho magistrate
Of Glasgow for playing cards during divine
service. Tho account Of Il is thus given
In the English Journals;
Scrgoanis commanded the soldiers al the
chursh, aud when the pastor had read the
praypa ho took the text. Those who had
Billc took Il out, hut this soldier had
noiiLer Bible nor Common Prayer Book
Pulling out pack Of cards, he spread
ihom out before him; ho nret looked at
one card aud then nj another The ser
gcant Of tho company saw him md said,
"Riohard, put up tho enrdsi this IL no
'rlaue Tor them" "nuycrmnd that, said
llichard
Whes tho service was over, tho eonsta.
bio took Richard prisoner aud bronghl
him before the mayor.
"Well, says the mayor, "what have you
brought tho soldier here fol3'
"For playing cards in Church.
swell, aoldier, what have you to ray for
yourtcllg'
"Much, sir, ! hopeY"
VERY good If not, | will punish you
more than ever man was punished" )"
IL have been," said the soldier, "about
eix weeks on tho march, have neither
Bible nor Common Prayer Book, | have
nothing but pack Of cards aud hope
to ralsly your worship Of tho purity Of
my inienti ons,"
Then spreading tho cards before the
ss ar.r Ia. la..n. .Uttk tta noa
"When | see the ace, IL reminds me that
there Is but one God,
"When | see the deuce, itreminds me OF
the Father aud Son.
When see the trey, il reminds mo Of
the Trinity-lhe Father, Son aud Holy
Spirit,
"When | SEQ the four, il reminds me Of
the four Evangelsts that preached-Mat.
thew, Mark, Luke and John.
"When | see the five, il reminds me Of
The five virgins that trimmed their lamps.
There we've ten, but five were wise and
five were foolish and were shut out
When | see the six, il reminds me that
Ia six days the Lord made heaven and
earth.
"When I see the seven, it reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested from
the great work he had made, and hallowed
it.
"When | see the eight, il reminds me
Of the eight righteous persons that were
saved when God destroyed the world, viz;
Noah and his wife, his three sons and
their wives.
"When see the nine, it reminds me of
the nine lepers that were cleansed by our
Saviour. There were nine out Of the
ten who returned thanks.
"When / see the ten, it reminds me of
the Great King of Heaven, which is God
Almighty.
"When l see the queen, it reminds me
of the queen of Sheba, who visited Solo.
mon, for she was as wise a woman as he
was man. She brought with her fifty
boys and fifty girls, all dressed in boys
apparel, for King Solomon 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 description of all the cards in the
pack except one. /"
"What is that?"
"The knave," said the mayor.
81 will give you description of that
too, if you will not be angry"
Il will not" said the mayor, 'if you
do not term me to be the knave."
"The greatest knave that | know of, is
the constable that brought me here"
IL do not know" said the mayor, "if he
is the greatest knave, but | know he is
the greatest fool
"Wheu | count how many spots are in
pack of cards, find three hundred and
sixty five, as msny days as there are in q
year.
"When I count the number of cards in
a pack. | find there fifty two, the number
Of weeks in year; and | fud four suits,
the number of weeks in month.
81 fnd there twelve picture cards in
pack, representing the number of months
in a year; and on counting the tricks, 1
6nd thirteen, the number Of weeks in a
quarter So you see, sir pack of cards
serves for Bible, Almanac, and Common
PRAYER Book.