Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-02-05
The Religious Card Player.

| A private soldier, by the name o
Richard Lee, was taken before The
: magistrate of Glasgow for playing
cards during divine service. Th'
account of II is thus given In the
English Journal.
| 4 sergeant commanded the soldiers
at the church and when the person
had read the prayers he took the
text. Those who had Il Bible took II
out; but this soldier had neither Bible
nor common prayer book, but pull.
ing out pack of cards be spread
them before him. He first looked
at one card and then another. 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 service was over, a con-
stable took Richard 4 prisoner and
brought him before the Mayor.
"Well," said the Mayor, "what
have you brought the soldier here
for" :.
For playing cards in the church. y
"Weli, soldier what have you to
say for YOURSELF"
Much, sir, | hope"
Every good, If not | Will punish
YOU severely"
Il have been" ""said the soldier,
"about six weeks on the march. |
have neither Bible nor common
prayer book; l have nothing but Il
pack of cards, and | hope to satisfy
your worship Of the purity of my in.
tention.'
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 Father and Son.
When I!see the tray it reminds
me of Father Son aud Holy Ghost.
When | see the four it reminds me
Of the Evangelists that preached
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
When [ sec the five it reminds me
of the five wise virgins that trimmed
their lamps. There were ten, but
five were wise and five 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 it reminds
me that on the seventh day God rest
ed from his great 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 nine it reminds
me of the nine lepers that were
cleansed by our Saviour. There
were nine out OF ten who never re-
turned their 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 Queen it reminds
me of the Queen of Sheba, who visit
ed Solomon, for she was as wise n
woman as he was a man. She
brought with her fifty boys and fifty
girls, all dressed in boys apparel for
King Solomon to tell which were
boys and which were girls. The
King sent for them to wash. The
girls washed to the elbows and the
bows to the wrists, so King Solomon
told by that"
'Well. said the Mayor, "You
have described every card in the pack
except one.
What is thar"
"The Knave," said the Mayor.
81 will give your honor descrip-
ton OF that, too, if you will not be
angry"
Il will not" said the Mayor, ''if
YOU do not term me 10 the knave."
The greatest knave know Of is
the constable that brought me here"
Il do not know said the Mayor.
if he Is the creates knaye, but | know
he Is the greatest fool.
when | count how many spots
there are in a pack of cards, | find
three hundred and sixty FIVE, as
many DAYS as there are in a year.
When | court the number Of cards
in pack | find iift-two, the number
of weeks in a year.
| find there are twelve picture
cards in a pack, representing the
number of months in a year, and on
counting the tricks | find thirteen,
The number Of weeks in quarter.
SO you see Il pack Of cards serves
for q bible, almanac and common
prayer book"
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