North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-08

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A soldier, was taken before the magis
| trate OF Glasgow for playing cards during
| divine service. The account is thus giyep
in an English journal:
Sergeant commanded the soldiers at the
church, and when the parson had read the
| prayers he took the text. Those who had
Bible took it out. but the soldier had
neither bible nor prayer book ; but putting
out pack of cards, he spread them out
before him. lie first looked at one card
and then at another. The Sergeant of the
company saw him and said
''Pnt up the cards this is no place fox
them
Never mind that said Richard.
When the service was over, the consta-
bic took Richard prisoner, and brought
him before the Mayor.
"Well,' says the Mayor, "what have
you brought the soldier here for?''r
'For playing cards in church,
wv ell, soldier, what have you to say for
yourself2'
"Much sir l hope.' #r
"Nerry good; if not, I will punish you
more than ever man was punished"
81 have BEEN said the soldier, ''about
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
Intentions .0. ~ ... '....
Then spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace:
"When see this, it reminds me that
there is but one God.
"The deuce reminds me Of Father and
Son.
"The tyea reminds me of Father, Son
and Holy Ghost.
THE four reminds me Of the four Evan
gelists-Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.
'The .foe reminds meeof the five wise
virgins that trimmed their lamps.
1.-The sac reminds me that in six days
the Lord made Heaven and Earth.
The sccen reminds me that on the
seventh day God rested from the great
work, and hallowed it.
''rhe eight reminds me of the eight re-
lcious perso, who were saved when God
destroyed the world, viz Noah, his wife,
his three sons and their wives.
'Ihe nine reminds me of the nine lep-
ers that were cleansed by our Savior.
There were nine out of the ten who never
returned thanks
The ten reminds me Of the Ten Com
mandments which God handed down to
Moses on the tables of stone.
The King reminds me Of the Great
King of Heaven, which is God Almighty.
"The queen reminds me Of the Queen of
Sheba, who visited Solomon, for she was
as wise woman as he was n man,
"Well'' said the Mayor, "you have Civ
en- description of all the cards in the
pack but one ... ......r. ..
"What is that?''
"The knaye," said the Mayor
81 will give your honor description of
that too, if you will not be angry" f
IL will not said the Mayor, ''if you
do not term me to be the knave"
"Wcll," said the soldier, s'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.
"When | count the number of cards in
a pack, find there are fifty two---the num-
Der of weeks in a year and find four
suits-the number of weeks in month.
Il find there are twelve picture cards in
a pack, representing the number of months
in a year and on counting the tricks,
had thirteen-the number of weeks in
quarter.
$50 you see sir, pack of cards serves
for a Bible, Almanac, and Common Pray
er Book ...