Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-01-25
The Religious Card-Player.

ard Lee was taken before the magistrates
of Glasgow for playing cards during Di-
vine service. The following account is
given: ..
A sergeant commanded the soldiers al
the church, and when the parson had
read the prayer e-took the text. Those
who had Bible took it out; but the
soldier had neither Bible nor common
prayer book, and pulling out pack OF
cards, he spread them before him. He
first looked at one, and then at the 9TH
er. The sergeant ofthe company seeing
him, said:
Richard, put up the cards; this is no
place for Them
Never mind that said Richard.
When services were over constable
took Richard a prisoner, and brought
him before the Mayor.
'Well,' said the Mayor, what have you
brought this man here for?'
For playing cards in church.
well, soldier, what have you to say
for your self?'
Much, sir, | hope
Very good; if not, will punish you
severely
Il have been,' said the soldier, about
six weeks on the march. 1 have neith-
er Bible nor common prayer book. /
have nothing but pack of cards, and l
hope to satisfy your worship of the pu-
rity of my Intentions Then spread
the cards before the Mayor, he began
with the ace. When 1 see the ace, it
reminds me that there is but one God.
When 1 see the deuce, it reminds me OF
Father and Son. When see the tray,
it reminds me of Father, Sonsand Holy
Ghost. When see four, it reminds me
Of the four evangelists that preached
Matthew, 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 wise; and five
were foolish, and were shut out. When
/ see the six, it reminds me that in six
days God made Heaven and earth. When
I see the seven, it reminds me that on
the seventh day God rested from the
great work which he had made, and
hallowed it. When l see the eight, it
reminds me of the eight righteous per-
sons that were saved when God destroy
ed the world, viz, Noah and his wife,
his three sons and their wives. When
1 see the nine, it reminds me of the
nine lepers that were cleansed by our
Savior; there were nine out of ten that
never returned thanks. When see ten
it reminds me of the ten commandments
which God handed down to Moses on
the tables of stone. When / see the
king, it reminds me of the great King
of Heaven, which is Ged Almighty.
When 1 see the Queen, it reminds me
of the Queen Of Sheba, who visited Sol
omon, for she was. as wise 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 was which. He 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 de-
scribed every card in the pack except
One.'
what is it.
THE knave.'
Il will give your Honor description
of that too, If you will not get an
gry.'
Il will not, said the Mayor, if You do
not term me to be the knave.'
The greatest knave that know is the |
that brought me here
4 do not know said the Mayor, if he
is the greatest knave, but know he is
the greatest fool
The soldier continued:
when l count how many spots there
are in pack of cards 1 find three hund-
red and sixy-flve, as many days as are
in a year.
When count the number of cards in |
pack find fifty-two, the number of
weeks in a year. l find there are twelve
picture cards in a pack, representing
the number of months in year, and on
the tricks find thirteen, the
of weeks in a quarter. So you
see pack of cards serves for Bible,
almanac and common prayer book.