Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-07-18
The soldier and a Psck Of cards.


A private soldier by the name of Rich
ard Lee, was taken before the magistrat
of Glasgow for playing cards during di7in
service. The account of it isgiyen IN tn
English Journal. Asergesnt commando,
the soldiers at the church, and when th
Parson read the prayers he took his text
Those who had a Bible took it out, Blu
the soldier had neither Bible nor common
Prayer book but pasling out a pack O
cards, he spread them out before him
He first looked at one and hen another
The sergeant offhc command saw him an,
said
Richard. put up the cards this is n
place for them"
Never mind that said Richard.
When the service was over the Consta
bic took Richard a prisoner and carried
him before the Mayor.
"What have you brought this soldier
here for:"
"For playing cards in church"
"Welf, soldier, what hare You got tt
say for yourself?" (
"Much, sir, 1 hope"
Every good if not, / will punish you
more than ever a man was punished"
81 have been" said the soldier, .'about
six weeks on the march. l have neither
Bible nor Common Prayer Book, l have
nething but a pack OF cards, and l hope
to satisfy your iordship of the purity of
my intentions"
Then, spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace:
"When I see the ace, it reminds me
that there is but one God.
s|When L see the deuce, it reminds me
of Father and Son.
..When I see the tray, it reminds me
Of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
when / see the four, it reminds me
of the four Evangelists that preached
Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.
..1Nhen I see the five, it reminds me
of the WISE virgins that trimmed their
lamps-there were ten, FIVE were shut
out.
..When I see the six, it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made heaven
and earth.
when L see the seven it, reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested frcm
the great work he had made and hallow-
ed it.
when 1 see the eight, it reminds me
of the eight righteous persons that were
saved, when God destroyed the world
Noah and his wife, his three sons and
their wives.
s'INhen [ sec the nine, it reminds me
Of the nine lepers that were cleansed Ivy
our Saviour there were nine out of ten
who never returned thanks.
When I see the teB, It reminds me of
the ten commandments which God ham
ded down to Moses On the tables of stone:
"When / see the king. it reminds me
of the Great King of Heaven, which is
God Almighty.
when 1 see the queen, it reminds me
Of the Queen of Sheba. who visited Sol
onion, for she was as wise a woman as he
was a man. She brought with her fifty
girls and fifty boys, all dressed in boys
apparel, for King Solomon sent for water
for them to wash the girls washed to the
elbows and the boys to the wrist, SO King
Solomon told by this"
WELL, said the Mayor, @you have
given a description of all the cards in the
pack except one.
"What is that"
1.-The Knave," said the Mayor.
Il will give your honor a description
of that. too, if you will not be angry"
Il will not" said the Mayor, eff you
do not Germ me to be the Knaye."
well" said the soldier, ''the greatest
knave that know of is the Constable
that brought me here"
Il do not know" said the Mayor, If
be is the greatest knaye, but I believe he
is the greatest fool"
"When | count how many spots in a
pack of cards, 1 find three hundred and
sixty-fye-as many as there are days in
a year.
when 1 count the number of cards In
a pack I frd there are fifty two-tbe num-
Der of weeks in a year, and 1 find four
suits-the number of weeks in a month.
Il find there are twelve picture cards in
a pack, representing the number Of
months in a year.
"And on counting the tricks [ find
thirtcen-the number of weeks in a quar-
ter. So you see, sir, a pack of cards serve
for a Bible, Almanac and a Prayer book.
This tells you all about pack Of cards"
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