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The Religious Gard Player.

"A private SOiuler~ py tHo uatuo VI
Richard Dee was taken before the
magistrates Of Glasgow for playing
cards during divine service. The
account Of tits thus given in an Eng
llish Journal:
! A sergeant commanded the soldiers
at the church, and when the parson
had read the prayers he took the
text. Those who had q Bible, took
lit out; but this soldier had neither
Bible nor common prayer, book, but
pulling cut pack Of cards, he spread
Them before him. lie first looked at
one card and then another. The ser:
geant Of the company saw him and
said:
"Richard, put up the cards; this is
no place for them."
1 "Never mind that" said Richard.
4 When the services was over, the
1 constahea took Richard q prisoner
land brought him before the mayor.
/ sMell," said themayor, "what have
| you Brought the soldier here forT'
"For playing cards in the church,
1 "Well, soldier, what have you to
say for yoursclf?"
&"Much, sir, hope"
"Very good; if not, 1 will punish
You severely"
IL have bccn," said this soldier,
"about six weeks on tho march. |
|havo neither bible nor common
prayer-book. l have nothing but a
pack of cards, and 1 hope to satisfy
your worship Of the purity Of my in-
! itcntons."
Then, spreading the cards before
the mayor, he bcgan with the ace:
"When see tn, acc, it reminds me
that there is but one God.
"When sec the deuce, it reminds
me of Father and Son.
"Whcn 1 see the tray, it reminds
me of Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
"Whcn I sec the four, it reminds
me of tho four Evangclists that
preached-M Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John.
"Whcn T sec the five, it reminds
me Of the five wise virgins that trim
med their lamps. There were ten !;
but five were wise and five were fool
| ish, and were shut out.
"Whcn see the six, it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made hcav-
en- and earth.
"Whcn sec the seven, it reminds
me that on the seventh day God rest
ed from the great work which he
had made and hallowcd it.
"Whcn sec the eight, it reminds
mo of the ciobt rirhtcous ,c,sons
tb,t wcrc soved wbnn God DESTROYED
the world, viz: Noah and his wife,
his three SONS and their wives.
when sec tho nine, it reminds
me Of the nine lepers that were
cleanscd by our Saviour. There were
nine out Of ten who never returned
thanks.
When | see the ten, it reminds me
of the ten commandments which God
handed down to Moses on the table
of stone.
"Whcn I see the king, 1t reminds
me of the Great King Of Heaven,
which is God Almighty.
When T scc tho ouccn II reminds
me Of the queen of Sheba who visited
solomon for shc wos as wise q wo.
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washed 10 tbc elbows and the hoys TO
the wrists 60 King Solomon knew hyI
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