The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-09-04
The Religious Gard Player.

~ PiiNdbO S'lAi0I ny bnS Hdn6 OF
Richard Lee, was taken before the
magistrates Of Glasgow, for playing
cards during divine service. The &C.
count of it is thus given in an English
journal:
The Sergeant commanded the sol
diers at the chnrch, and when the
parson had read the prayers he took
the text. Those who had Bibles took
them out; but the soldier had neither
Bible nor Prayer Book but pulling
out pack of cards he spread them
before him. He first looked at one
and then 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
cody.
When the services were over, the
constable took Richard a prisoner,
and brought him before the Mayor.
"Well, what have you brought the
soldier here for?" said the Mayor.
"For playing cards in the church. !"
"Well, soldier, what have you to
say for yourself?"
"Mnch, sir, hope"
Every good; if not l will punish
you severely"
II have been," said the soldier,
"about six weeks on the march. l
have neither Bible nor Prayer Book.
| have nothing but a pack Of cards,
and hope to satisfy your worship of
the purity of my intention"
Then'spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace:
"When see the ace it reminds me
there is but one God.
"When see the deuce it reminds
of Father and Son.
"When see the tray it reminds me
of Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
"When see the four it reminds me
Of the four Evangelists that preached
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
"When l see the FIVE it reminds me
of the five wise virgins that trimmed
their lamps. There were ten, but five
were wise and FIVE were foolfsh, and
we're shut out.
"When see the six it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made
Heaven and earth.
"When l see the seven it&emind:
me that on the seventh day Gbd rested
from the great work which He had
made and hallowed it.
"When l see the eight it remind;
me of the eight righteous persons who
were saved when God destroyed the
world, viz: Noah and his wife, hi
three SONS and three wives.
"Wheh l see the nine it reminds IN,
of the nine lepers that were cleansed
by our Saviour. There were nine O.
the ten who never returned thanks.
"When 1 see the ten it reminds m,
of the ten Commandments which Goo
handed down to Moses on the tables
of stone.
"When 1 see the King 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 visiteC
Solomon, for she was as wise woman
as he was a man. She brought will
her Fifty boys and fifty girls, all dress
ed in boys apparel, for King Solomon
to tell which were boys and whicl
were girls. The King sent for waite
to wash. The girls washed to tn
elbows and the boys to the wrists; st
King Solomon told by that"
"Well," said the Mayor, "you hav
described every card in the pack ex
cept one."
"What is that ?"
"The knave," said the Mayor.
81 will give your honor a descrip
ton of that too, if you will not ge
very angry"
81 win not, if you do not term M
to be the knave," said Mayor.
"The greatest knave that / know o
is the constable that brought me dow
here"
al do not know if he is the creates
knave, but know he is the creates
fool, said the Mayor.
"When count how many spot
there are in pack of cards, l fin,
three hundred and sixty-five, as man,
days as in year.
"When | count the Eumber of card
in pack, count fifty-two-the mum
ber of weeks in a year.
81 find there are twelve pictur
cards in a pack, representing the nun
ber of months in a year-and il
counting the tricks / find thirteen
the number of weeks in a quarter.
$50, you see pack of cards serve
for Bible, Almanac and Common
Prayer Book"