The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-30
4 soldier and . Pack Of Cards


A pfhate soldier BY the name Of Richa,
Lee. WAS taken before the magistrate 81 Ga
Cow for playing cards during divine servIc
The account Of It Is thus given in the En-,
lish Journal. A sergeant commanded u
soltIfeFs az The church, and when fl,e Parso
read the prayers he took his tcx:. Thos
who had Bible took Il out, but this soldie
thadkneither Biblesnor common PRAYER boot
hut pulling out pack Of cards, he sprea
them out before him. He first looked at on
and then another. The sergeant of the com
nand saw him and said:
"Rlchard, put up the cards; this ii a,
place for rhern.''
"Neyer mind that said Richard.
When the service was over the Eonstabl,
took Richard a prisoner and carried hin, be
fore the Mayor.
What have You brought this soldier here
ior. Es 49, ss egs
For playing cards in church.
'.Weli. soldier. what have you got to say
for yourseIf?, &
Much, sir, Ihopc.'
Very good; if not, will punish vou more
than ever man was punished.
II have becn.' said the soldier ..about six
weeks on the march. have neither Bible
Common Prayer Book, have nothing
but apack OF cards, and hope to satisfy
your lordship OF the purity Of my inten-
ti0ns..
Y Theii.S spreading the cards before the May
or, he began with the ace.
"Whcn see the ace, it reminds me tin.
there il bit one God.
when see tie deuce, it reminds me Of
Father and Son. ,es
sAsWiicnsI see The tray, it reminds me III tho
Father, Son aud Holy Ghost.
when / see the four it reminds me of the
four Eyangelists that breaches, Mathew,
Marks Lake and John RF
When see the five, it reminds me of the
wise virgins that trimmed their lamps there
weresten, five We're wise, and five were fool
isll and were shut ont v--sss.+s.-sss.s.
when see the six it reminds me that m
six days the Lord Eade heaven nslearrh.
when l see the seven it reminds me chat
o'ithe seventh dav God rested from the great
work he had made and hallowed it,
"When see the eight 1t reminds me of the
eight righteous persons chat Fwere saved.
when God destroyed The world--Noah and
his wife, his three sons aud their wives,
when see the nine it reminds me of the
nine lepers that were cleansrd by our Sa-
vi9ury there were nine out Of ten who never
thanks.
When see the ten it reminds me of the /
commandments which God handed down to
Moses on tla tables ofastone.l III ss
when see the king, it reminds me of the
ireat King Of Heaven, which is God AL
mighty. st, "A.
when I see the queen it reminds of the
queen Of Sheba, who visited solomon. for
me was as wise a woman as he was man.
ne s brought with heriiity boys and ATTY
'iris,saiI dressed In boys apparel, for King
oloinon told by this
We'll" said said the Mayor. ssyou have /
iyen description of all the cards in the I
ack except one.
IWhaf isAtlIat?''
"The Knaye,' said the Mayor. h
~ will give your honor description Of j,
lat, too. if you will not be angry 9 =
Il will not" said thu Mayor, iii YOU do =
Of term ME to be the kDaye.'' u.
"Weil, said the soldier, ssthe greatest .
nave l know of is the Constable that S.
'onglit me here Z.
- do not know, said the Mayo, .sif he is sn
9 greatest. knave, but know he is the
'eatest IDOL. Is
when Iconnt how many spots in pack
cards, lind three hundred and sixty-fiye- 1,
many as there are days iii d year. eli
when count the lumber ofcards in a u
OK [ find there are lifty-two--thc number n.
weeks ina year, and Lind four suits-thc
n,ber Of weeks iii a month.
Il find there are twelve picture cards in a
ok, REPRESENTING The number of months in
fear.
And on counting the tricks I find thir-
'n--tae number Of weeks hi quarter. So
u see, sir, pack OF cards serves Tor q BIZ
Almanac and Prayer book. This tells
u all about pack Of cards.
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4 singular md horrible accident was re-
ntly investigated before tile courts hi
logne, Prussia. It seems that one day LIST
the house OF the peasant Franz Bucther
8 deserted save By the venerable Bncthcr.
Q was past:ssixty and crippled with rllet,m- -,
'rn. The old man had many times crawled Iv
the huge oven, where bread was cooked.
sleep, and on tite day III question lie went
his accustomed sleeping place, and the
rmtll soon alleyiafed Ills pains and sent
. 20 sleep Toward evening the servant
cred. lit The fire and. seeing the old man
the oven. told him to come out, us he
ND get warmed up too much. But he re-
ri. and retired to the rear of the oven.
ling tlle door togetIicr. Tie servant
ID not make him come ont, but, thinking All
heat would soon scare him, allowed the
king 20 20 on. Toward nine o'clock ins
evening ne was found baked almost to 4.
p. The servant. brought before the Way
It fortnight since, declared that she hid
pletely forgotten the old man, and was :.
le'nned 70 only twenty-four hours III =
OH.
intelligent correspondent expresses In IlS
following paragraph Il view which We
seen advanced by several rood farmers: