Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-06-24
HUMORS SOLDLER'SLLFE

A private soldier, by the name of Rich>
ard Lee, was taken before the magistrate
Of GLASGOW for playing cards during
divine service. The account OF il is thus
given i'm an English Journals
Sergeant commanded the soldiers at
the church, and when the parson had
read the prayers Lc took the teSt Those
who had Bible took it out, but this
soldier had neither Bible nor Common
Prayer Book; but pulling out pack of
cards he spread them out before him. He
first looked at one card then at another.
The Sergeant of the company saw him,
and said:
Richard, put up the cards, this Is no
place for them.
'Never mind that, said Richard.
"When the service was ovet the consta-
bic took Richard prisoner. and brought
him before the Mayor.
swell, saws The Mayor; what have you
brought the soldier here for?'
For playing cards in church,
"Well, soldier what have you 10 say
FOR yourself
much sir, l hope.
Very good; if not 1 will punish you
mere than ever man wss punished
al have been, said the soldier, about six
weeks on the march, / have neither
Bible nor Common Prayer Book. / have
nothing but back Of cards, and hope to
satisfy your worship 81 the putty of my
Intentions
Then spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace:
| When see the ace it, reminds me tha,
there is but one God.
"when 1 see the deuce it reminds me o.
Father aud Son,
When see tile tray 1t reminds me o.
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
"When | zee the four il reminds mt
OF the four Evangelists that preached
Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.
"Whcn see the five ii rem iuds fne o
the five wise virgins that trimmei then
lamps. There were Ten, but five were
wise and five were foolish, and they were
shut cut.
"When see The six it reminds me tha
in six days God made heaven and cartf
"When | see the seven 1t reminds m
that on the seventh day God rested from
the great work he had made, and ha.lowet
1t.
When l see the eight it reminds me o
the eight righteous persons that were savet
when God destroyed The world, viz. Noal
and bis wife, his three sons and thei
wives.
"When see the nine it reminds me O
! the nine lepers that were cleansed by ou
Saviour. There were nine out Of ten wh'
never returned thanks.
"When sec the ten ii reminds me o
the Ten Commandments which God han
dcd down 10 Moses on the table of stone
"When l see the king it reminds me q
the Great King of Heaven, which is Go
Almighty. 1er e rs
When see the queen II reminds me q
the Queen Of Shebs, who visited Solomol
for ehe was a wise o woman as he was
man. She brought with her fifty boy
and fifty girls all dressed in boys appare
for King Solomon to tell which were boy
and which were girls. King Solomo
sent for water for them 10 wash. Th
girls washed to the elbows, and The boy
to the wrists, SO King Solomon told b
that
"well, sa id the Mayor, you haye give
a description Of all the cards in the pac
except one- r.
"Whst is that?. a.e
, "The knave said the Mayor.
"Iwil give your honor description I
: that too, If you will not be angry.
II win not, said the Mayor, If You d
nor term me 10 be the knavc.
swell, said the soldier, the greate
knave that know OF 10 ti1e constable ths
brought me here. s'rs s.i
"IdQ not know, said the Mayor, fhe
. the greatest knave, but know he Is II
n greatest fool.
!, "When count how many spots theI
are in pack of cards find three hundfe
and sixty fye-as many days a. here al
Ia year.
~When count the number of cards
{ xpack, I find there arc dfiy-swo-tt
], number Of weeks in year, and 6n