The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-09-19
The Religious Card-PIayer

Richard Lee, was taken before the mag
istrates of Glasgow for playing cards
during devine services. The account
of 1t is thus given in the English Jour-
nal. .
Sergeant commanded the soldiers
at the church, and when the parson had
read the prayer he took the text. Those
who had Bible took it out; but this
soldier had neither bible nor Common
Prayer Book, but pulling out pack Of
cards he spread them before him.
He first looked at one aud then another. I.
The sergeant of the company saw him
and said; "Richard, put up the cards;
this is no place for them."
"Never mind that" said Richard.
When the services were over, the
constable 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"
every good. IL not will punish you
severely" .....
81 have been, said the soldier, ''about
six weeks on the march, have neither
Bible nor Common Prayer Book have
nothing but pack of cards, and hope
to satisfy your worship of the purity of
my intention.
Then spreading the cards before the
Mayor, the began with the ace:
when / see the ace it reminds me
that there is but one God"
"When see the duece it reminds me
Of the Father and Son."
'When see the tray 1t reminds me
OF the Father, Son and Holy Ghost"
"When see the four 1t reminds me
of the four Evangelists that preached
Mathew, Mark, Luke and john"
when see the FIVE it reminds me
of the FIVE wise virgins that trimmed
their lamps. They were ten, but five
W ere wise and FIVE were foolish and
were shut out.
"When see the six it reminds me
that In six days the Lord made heaven
and earth.
"When / see the seven 1t reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested from
the gread work which he had made and
hallowed it,"
"When 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 ninth 1t reminds me
of the nine lepers that were ceansed
by our Saviour. There were nine out
of ten who never returned thanks"
"When I see the ten 1t reminds me
Of the ten Commandments which Goo
handed down 10 Moses on the tables Of
stone.'' .... ,
when see the King 1t reminds mt
of the Great King of Heaven, which /.
God Almighty"
"When 1 see the Queen it remind.
me Of the Queen of Sheba, who visited
Solomon for she was as wise woman
as he was man. She brought with
her fifty boys and fifty girls, all dressed
in boys apparel for King Solomon t.
tell which were boys and which wert
girls. The King sent for water fol-
them to wash. The girls washed to thu
elbows and the boys to the wrists; Sc
King Solomon told by that"
"Well." said the Mayor, "you have
described every card in the pack excep
one."
"What is that9"
"The knave," said the Mayor"
81 will give your honor description
of that, too. if you will not be angry
81 will not, said the Mayor, ''if yor
do not term me to be the knave."
"The greatest knave know of is tn,
constable that brought me here"
IL do not know" said the Mayor
"If he is the greatest knave, but
know he is the greatest fool"
when count how many spots ther,
are In pack of cards. find three hun
dred and sixty-tive, as many spots a,
there are days in year."
"When count the number OF card
iD a pack find fifty-two-the number
Of weeks In year"
IL find there are twelve picture card
in a pack representing the number O
months in year, and on counting tn,
tricks l find thirteen-the number O
weeks In quarter" -
80, you see, a pack Of cards serve
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