The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-06-26
The Relig ious Card Player.

A private ed ldier, by the name of
Richard Lee, was taken before the
magistrate Of Glasgow for playing
cards during divine service. The ac-
count of it is thus given in the Eng
lish Journal
A Sergeant commanded the SOL
diers at the church and when the
parson had read the prayers he took
the text.
Those who had q Bible took it ont;
but this soldier had neither Bible nor
common prayer book, but pulling out
a pack Of cards he 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.
- Wl,e., the service was over, q con-
stable took Richard prisoner and
brought him before the Mayor.
SWELL" said the Mayor, "what
have you brought the soldier here
for I"
"For playing cards in the church"
"Well, soldier, what have you to
say for yourself :"
"Mncl, sir, l hope"
every gOod-if not | will punish
you severely
III have been," said the soldier,
"about six weeks on the march, l
have neither Bible nor common prayer
book +; l have nothing but a pack of
cards, aud hope to satisfy your
worship Of the purity Of my inten'
ton"
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 see the tray it reminds
me of Father Son aud Holy Ghost.
"When sec the four it reminds
me of the four Evangalists that
preached-Mathew, Mark, Luke and
John.
"When see the FIVE it reminds
me of the five virgins that trim
med their lamps. There were ten,
but five were wise and five were
foolish, and were shut out.
"When l see the six it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made heav-
en- and earth.
"When l SEQ the seven it reminds
me that on the seventh day God rest.
ed from the great works which he
had made and hallowel it.
"When see the eight it reminds
me of the eight righteous persons
that we're saved when God destroyed
the world, viz: Noah and his wife,
his three sons and their wives.
"lVhen SEQ the nine it reminds
me of the nine lepers that were clens.
cd By our saviour. There were nine
out Of ton who never returned thanks.
"When l see the ten it reminds me
of the ten commandments which God
handed down to Moses on tho table
of stone.
"When see the Queen it reminds
me of the Queen Of Sheba, who visit
ed Solomon, for she was as wise q
woman as he was q man. She brought
with her fifty boys and fifty girls, all
dressed in boys apparel for king SOL
ONION, to tell which were boys and
which were girls. The king sent
them to wash. The girls washed to
the elbows, and the boys to the wrists,
60 King Solomon told by that"
"Well," said the Mayor, "You have
describe every card in the pack ex-
cept one."
"What IL that I"
"The nave" said the Mayor.
III wilt give yonr honor q descrfp-
ton Of that TOO, if you will not be
Il will mott said the Mayor, ''if you
do not, term me to be the knave."
"The greatest knave 1know of is
the constable that brought mo here"
"1do not know" said the Mayor,
"if he is the greatest knave, but l
know he is the greatest fool"
When I count how many spots
there aro IN q pack Of cards, | find
three hundrod and sixty five, a. many
days as there are in 4 year.
"When count the number of cards
in a pack find fifty.two-the num-
Der Of weeks in q year. ."
II find there are twelve picture
cards in q pack, representing the
number of months In a year and
counting the tricks l End thirteen the
number Of weeks in 4 quarter.
$50 you Gee q pack OF cards serves
for a Bible, Almanac and q common
Prayer Book"