The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-02-11
a LITERARY CURIOSITY.

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ls6sA private soldier by the name Of Rich
lard Lee was taken before the Magistrate Of
4 Glasgow. for playing cards during divine
service. The account Of il is thus given in
THE English Journals:
Sergepts commanded the soldiers in the
church. and when the pastor had read the
4 prayers be took text.
Those who bad Bible took it out, the
4 solder haying neither Bible nor common
A prayer book. teok out pack Of cards laid
1ttsrn out before shims be 6rst looked at cne
card and taen at another. The Scrgent
Of the company saw him. and said to Rich
ard put up the cards this is no place for
them Never mind that, said Richard.
\ When the service was over the Constable
took Richard prisoner and brought him be-
fore the Mayor.
Well said the Mayor 'what have you
brought the soldier here for?'
For playing cards in churchY
We'll, soldier. what aave you got to say
for yourselfi'
Much sir. hope.
Very good ;if not, | will punish you
more than man ever was punished
Il have BEEN, said the soldier, about six
weeks on the march. have neither BIZ
tile nor common prayer book have moth
ing but pack Of cards aud ! hope to satis-
~ your worship Of the purity Of my irten-
tions
Il
Then 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 anil SIN.
When sec the tray. it reminds me Of
the Father. Son and Holy Ghost
.yhen | see the four. it reminds me Of
the four eyangelsts that preached Matthew
Mark, Luke and John.
when I see the Eve. it reminds me Of
the Ave wise virgins that trimmed their
lamps. There we're ten. but five we're fool
:sh they we're shut out.
when I see the six, it reminds me that
insIx days tie Lord made heaven aud
earth.
When see the seven. it reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested from
the great work be had done and hallowed
liz.
When l see the eight. II reminds me Of
the eight righteous persons that were saved
when God destroyed the world, viz: Noah
aud his wife, his three sons and their
wives.
When I see the nine, il reminds me Of
the nine lepers that were cleansel BY our
Savior. There were nine out Of the len
who returned thanks.
when | see the ten. it reminds me Of
the Ten Commandments which God hand
ed down to Moses on the table Of stone.
When | see the king. il reminds me Of
Great King Of heaven, which is God Al
mighty.
when | look at the queen. 1t reminds
me Of the Queen Of Sheba. who visited So
loman, for she was as wise woman as he
was man. She brought with her fifty
boys aud ifiy girls. all dressed in boys APP
parel, for King solomon to tell which we're
soys and which were girls. King Solo
man sent forywater for them to wash. The
girls washed TO the elbows and the boys to
the wrists, so King Solomon told BY that.
| We'll said the Mayer. you have given
descri2tion Of all the cards but one.
what Is thatr
The kpave.' said the Mayor.
4 vii. give you description Of that too
IL you will not be angry
i will not. saiG the Mayor, IL you do
not term me to be the knave.'
The greatest kBave that know Of Is
the Constable that brought me here.
4 don't know said the Mayor, if be IS
the greatest kpayo but he is the greatest
fool
when | count the number Of cards in a
pack, end lifty Two the number Of weeks
in year, aud dhd four suits, the mum.
Der Of weeks in month.
When | count how many spots are in a
pack. ind three hundred aud sixty-6ve.
as many days as there are 10 year.
| find there are twelve pictures 10 pack
representing the. number Of months in a
year; and in counting the tricks | Cad
thirteen. the number Of weeks in quarter.
/ so you see, sir, pack Of cards serve Cor
Bible, almanac and a common prayer
book.