Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-03-16
The Religious Card-PIayer.

| n Nv ate AoOiulGI IN ltfG IldIl6 Ol
| Richard Lee, was taken before the
magistrates Of Glasg W for playing
cards during divine services. The
account is thus given IN the English
! Journal.
Sergeant commanded the soldiers at
| the church, anu when the parson had
read the prayers he took tue 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
card aSd then another. The sergeant
Of the company saw him aud 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 prison er, and
brought him before the Mayor.
well" said the Mayor, what have
you brought the soldier here for ?"
For piHying cards in the Church."
"Well, soldier, what haze you 20 say
for yourseif?"
much, sir. I hope"
Every good, if not. l will punish
you severely
81 have been" said the soldier.
"about six weeks on the march. /
have neither Bible nor Common Pray
er Book have nothing but pack
of cards, and / hope to satisfy your
worship of the purity of my inlen-
ton
Then spreading the cards before the
Mayor, ne began with the ace:
"When / see the ace il 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 EvaDgelists that preached
Mathew, 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 and
were shut out"
When see the six it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made heav-
Ell and EARTH"
When / see the seven it reminds
me that on the seventh day God rest
ed from the great work which he had
made and ballOwed 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 son 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 returned thanks"
"W hen / see the ten it reminds me
of the ten Commandments which God
handed down to Moses on the tables
of stone"
when l see the King it reminds
me of the great King Of Heavan,
which is God Almighty"
when | see the Queen it reminds
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 to tell which were boys and
which were girls. The King sent for
water for them to wash. The girls
washed to the elbows aud the boys to
the wrists 4; so King Solomon told by
that.
"Well," said the Mayor, "you have
described every card in the pack ex-
cept one
"What is that?''
1.-The knsve," said the Mayor.
81 viii give your honor descrip-
ton Of that, too, if you will not be
angry"
II will not" said the Mayor, eff
you do not term me to be the knave."
1.-THE greatest knave l know of is
the constable that brought me here"
Il do not know" said the Mayor.
elf he IS the greatest knave, but ]
know he is the greatest fool"
''When l count how many spots
there are in a pack of cards, l find
three hundred and siXty-five, as many
days rs there are In year.
when I count the number of cards
in a pack l find fifty-twc-tke num-
Der of weeks in a year"
II find there are twelve picture
cards in a pack representing the num-
Der of months in year, and on count
ing the tricks | find thiftee1-the
number Of weeks in quarter"
$50, yOu see, IA pack cards serves for
a Bible, Almanac and Common Pray
cr Book -