Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-04-25
.NHAT PACK OF CARDS SERVED
FOR.

A private soldier by the name Of
Richard Lee was taken before the
magistrate of Glasgow, for playing
cards during the divine service. The
account of it is thus given in the Eng
lish journals:
Sergeants commanded the soldiers In
church, and when the pastor had
read the prayers he took the text.
Those who had bible took it out.
One soldier having neither bible nor
Common prayer book, took out pack
of cards, he laid them out before btm;
he first looked at one card and then at
another. The sergeant of the COM
pany saw him and said to Richard, put
up the cards, this is no place for them.
Never mind that, said Richard,
When the service was over the con-
stable took Richard prisoner and
brought him before the Mayor.
Well, said the Mayor, what have
you brought the soldier here for?
For playing cards in church.
Well, soldier, what have you to say
for yourself?
Much, sir, | hope.
Very good; if not, / will punish You
more than man ever was punished.
| have been, said the soldier, about
six weeks on the march. | have
neither bible nor common prayer book
Il have nothing but pack of cards,
and | hope TO satisfy your worship of
the purity of my intentions.
The spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace.
When | see the ace, it reminds me
that there is but one God.
When / see the deuce, it reminds
me of the Father and Son.
When 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
preaehed-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
were wise and FIVE were foolish; the
foolish were shut out.
When see the six, it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made Heaven
and earth.
When | see the seven, it reminds
me that on the seventh day God rested
from the great work he had made and
hallowed it.
When l see the eight, it reminds me
of the eight righteous persons that
were saved when God destroyed the
world; viz: Noah and his wife, his
three sons, and their wives.
When see the nine, it reminds me
of the nine lepers that were cleansed
by our Saviour. There were nine
out of the ten who returned thanks.
When | see the ten, it reminds me
of the Ten Commandments which
God handed down to Moses on the
table of stone.
When | see the king, il reminds me
of the Great King of Heaven, which
is Almighty God.
When | see the queen, it reminds
me of the Queen of Sheba, who visited
Solomon, for she was wise a woman
as he was a man. She brought with
her fifty boys and fifty girls, all dress
ed in boys apparel, for King Soloman
to tell which were boys and which were
girls. King Solomon sent for water
for them to wash. The girls washed
to the elbows and the boys to the wrist.
So the king told by that.
Well, said the Mayor, you have
given description of all the cards but
one.
What is that?
The knaye, said the Mayor.
will give you description OF that
too, if you will not be angry.
| will not, said the Mayor. if you do
not term me the knave.
The greatest knave L knew of Is
the constable that brought me
here.
| don't know, said the Mayor, if be
is the greatest knave, but he Is the
greatest fool.
When l count how many spots are
In pack of cards, L find three hun
dred and sixty five, as many days as
there are in year.
When | count the number of cards
In a pack, l find fifty-two, the number
of weeks in year, and | find four
suits, the number of weeks in a
month.
find there are twelve pictures in a
pack, representing the number. OF
weeks in a quarter So you see, sir, a
pack of cards serve for bible, alma
nae and common PRAYER book.