Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-09
WHOLE NO. 1920.
The Religious Card. Player.


A private soldier by the name OF
Richard L - was taken before a mag
Istrate al Glasgow, for playing CARDS
during divine services. Tue accom-,
is given IN an English journsl.
The Sergeant commanded the Sold
Iers at The church, aud when the par
son had read the prayer he took The
text. Thoee who had B bles toob
hem ou'; bus the 81 iiei had neither
Bible or prayer book but pulling on
pack OF cards, be spread them out
before him. He first looked at on,
and then ut another. The Sergean'
OF the company saw him and said
"RIchard, put up the cards; this IL
no place tor tnem."
Never MUD that" said Richard
very coolly.
When the services were over, the
constable TOOK Richard "a prisoner,
aud brought him before the mayor.
"WelI, what have you brought the
soldier here for 2" said the mayor.
For playing cards in the church. !"
'Well, soldier what have you to
say Tor yourself p
Much, sir, | have"
Very good ; it not. | will punish
you seveIl.."
Il have b.en,' said the soldier,
about six weeks on the march. |
aaVe neither BInIe nor prayer-oook.
| have nothing but u PACK OF cards
and hope to raLlsfy your worshii
If the purity OF my intention"
Then spreading tie cards before
the IN yor, be began with the ace.
"When | see the ace it reminds me
there is but one God. When / see
DO deuce 1t reminds me OF Father
aud s in. When | see the ay it re-
minds me- OF Father, Son, and Holy
Ghosl. When | see the tour II re-
minds me Of the four K ang' ! sts tina
erished, Ma hew, Marx Luke ano
Iohn. When | see the five IL reminds
me of the five wise Virgins that TRIM
rDed their lamps. There were ten,
out five were wise and five were foo
sh, and they were shut out. Wheh
| zee the six il reminds me that in
six days he Lord made heaven and
,arth. Wneu | sec the sew, IL re
minds me that OF the seventh day
God rested from the great work
which he had made, and hall wed /.
When | see the eight it reminds me-
# eight righteous persons who were
saved when God destroyed the vol !,
w: Noah al d bis wife, his lhree
sons and their three wives. When
see the nine it reminds me of tho nine
'epers that were cleansed by our
Saviour. There were nine of the ten
hat never returned thai ks. When
see the ten it reminds me Of the ten
commandments which q ID handed
iown to NJ oses on the tables OF stone.
When l see the king It reminds m
# The Great King OF Heaven which
is God Al nigh y. When l see the
queen it reminds me of the Queen OF
Sheba, who visited Solomon. For
she was wise woman aud he was L
wise man. She brought with her fit
ty girls and fifty boys, all dressed IN
boys apparel, tor King Solomon %
I'll which were boys and which were
girls. The girls washed to he elbows
and the boys to the wrist +; King Sol
mon told by that.
We'll" said the mayor, "you have
now described every card IN the pack
but one"
What is that p
THE kuave," said the mayor.
81 will give yonr honor descriP-
ton Of it If you will not get angry"
Il will not if you do MT term me
be knave," said the mayor.
"rhe greatest knave that | know
of is the constable who brought me
down here
81 do not know that he is the
greatest knave, but know that he
Is the gratest TO, ! said the mayor.
Nv ben | count how many spots
here sre in q pack of cards find
365, as many as days in the year !;
when count thu number OF cards il,
pack | count 90. the number of
weeks in year. | find there are IL
picture cards 10 pack, representing
The humber of months in yeat; and
IN counting the tricks | find II the
number of weeks in quarter, So,
you see, pack Of cards serves for q
Bible, almanac and common pray r-
book