The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-10-29
What a Pack 0fCar.s Scsvyd Far.

A private soldier by the nam. If
Richard lee was taken Iii tnr- til. MAGE.
,st,a,e"t GIasr"w Tor playing ,a..ls
during Iii. inc Ser, ice. The ac,,n,,,t
If !, IA thus given in the English in.r.
nails.
Srr.rants commanded The -",,lipr in 81
the church, aud ~he" the paste, had .
cnd ti.. PAYERS he took a text.
Thu.,. " l,u had u Bible took it mt
,h.. sol,si.r hayin. neither Il Bible par
;, common prayer book look nni II pack
If cards; he lain them out lrt"rc him: "a
line first Ia ,kpl 1T one card aud then ut "a
uuu,hrr, Tie sergeant "f the co,npa.
y, saw him AMI said t" Richard, ''put
M the cards; this is IL" place t"' ,hen.s
..N-v-r miud." said Richard.
When the service Was over the Con.
sta,l. took Richard l,i>"ner and
: ,u..nrl,t him l"f.re the Mayor.
F, ..Wp,l,' said the Mayor, 'w hat have
p van brought the soldier here i"'l"
For PLAY in. cards it, ch"'ch."
"N,li, soldier; what have yon got
y to say for y"nr>eliP'
i .sMnrh. sir. hope"
4 every gould; if no,, will pnnisl, yon
T. more than ever man VAS punished.
: IL have been" said HE e"l,Iitr,
= ..amut six weeks on the march. |
: have neither Il Bible nor common
= ut,yer book Il have nothing hui ~
,ack "f cards. aud | hope t" satisfy
, yonr worship of the purity OF my m.
t~mti"n>."
J. Then spending the cards before the
e, Mayor. lie began With the ace.
re- ..yhen ! see the ace. il reminds me
!. tha, there is hut one God.
"Whrn ! see the 'lr"re; 1t remlnds
e. mr. of the Father and Son.
nj "Whpn ! see the tray, 1t reminds me
III .f thr Father, Son and H"ly Ghost. B
.Wlrn | see. the four, it II n'n,!s me
- -, the tour van.rli>t> that PR acl,t,l--'
IL, Matthew, Mark, Luke aud John.
he s.When see the five, it reminds ms
no If the five wise virgins that Trimmed
NJ. thirr lamps. There weie ten, Int tive
" w.,. foolish: they we've sh", out.
u.s. ..WL.n | see the six, it reminds me
'he tia, il, SIX days the Lord Ii AIDE heaven
the aud rartu.
in, ..Wipu see the seven. it rtmlnd'
:, me- of the seven rigl,tc""s fer>"ns tia,
~" we've saved when G".i iestr ytd The
Ken w. I'D. VIZ. Noah and his wife. hi.
three Suns aud their wives.
"Whrn ! see tie nj. g, 1t reminds M
for OF the nine lcwls that we've eli ahse'
..lt hy our Saviour. There were nine gu
:, If t,,r ten who ,t,n,n.d thanks.
81. Ana. cs.SI
'ast Of the Ten Commandments which 90
ice. handed down to M"s,s "n The tables,
aud stone.
,,, "Whrn I see the king, it reminds ~
'"e of the Great king nj Heaven, which
10 !" God Al ign,y.
and "When Look ut the queen i'n
ut I" minds ne OF the Q"rrE at >l'e'''. VII
visited Solomon. tor she vas as Mise
so: won,:u MS he was IL man. She I,",el
g u with her fifty boys an" ti''y s'rl>, I
ON" King Solomon t" tel! t'irl were y"
,tfrr- and which were girls King >"lnn'
=, H.. seut for water tor them I" Wash. ~
" .i,ls Washed to tue rl''""s aud I
'-aS lunx tn the wrists. S" King Sol"il
e !" told Ivy that.
rom" "Wcl,r said the Mayor, ''.on ha
given desrrip,i"" of all the cards
one"
'"r Il "WLat is that?''
~" =, u "Thr Kmvt," said the Ma,"r,
r''"''' IL will give yon drs' rlP'inns
that. too. il you viii not y" anS'y.'
IL will no,,' said The Mayor, III
world ,lu not tenn me I" br the knave
trr,h '.Thr gna'rst hna,r that ! know
r.. is the Constable that brought me b
2" wv II don't knew" snid the Ma,ur,
'm"rs h. is til. greatest kuave, hut he Is.
l neg -,ea'est foul"
is 80 "Whru l count how many SPOTS
in Il pack "i cards, tinn three tnn
and Sixty five, as n,auy days as q
:" are III IL year.
,c i'll .Whrn l c"nnt tle number 81 q
in ii pack, ! find ti'ty-tw", the nun
1T weeks IL year, aud find tom =
i Pho the nun her ni weeks IA month.
ps,rru II fluid there are ,w,l:e pittnr
seI,r- u pack, representing the nnpY' l,r'
..,n,r, months IL u year; anu III counting ~,
is put tricks fluid thirteen, tue numW
Isl. the weeks in Il quarter.
ar new $50, YOU srr, sir. Il pack ~
: n,mu serve tor u Bible, almanac aud %
! to ~. mon prayer hook"
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