The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-27
Bible, Almanac, ana Prayer-book-- =
To the Pure, Ali Things are

Pure.
From the Exeter Newsletter, July 7, H76.l
A private soldier by the name Of
Richard was taken before the magistrate
OF Glasgow for playing cards in church
during divine service. The Sergeant
commanded the soldiers at the church
to whom the parson had read the pray
ers to lake the text; those who had q
Bible took it out, but the soldier had
neither Bible nor common prayer-book,
but, pulling out pack of cards, he
spread them out before him; he nrst
looked at one, and then the other.
The Sergeant Of the company saw him,
and said: s'Rchard, put up the cards; ;
this is no place for them."
"Never mind that" said Richard.
When the service was over the con-
stable took Richard prisoner, and
brought.him before the Mayor.
"Well," says the Mayor, ''what have
you brought him here for"
"For paying cards in church."
"Well, soldier, what have you got to
say lor yourself2"
''Much, sir, hOpe.o
"Very good; il not l will punish you
more than ever; so proceed"
II have been," said the soldier, "six
weeks on the march. l have neither
Bible nor prayer-bo0k, 1 have nothing
but q pack OF common cards, and hope
| 70 satisfy your worship of the purity OF
my intentions" Tnen spreading the
cards before the Mayor he began with
| the ace:
When see the ace it reminds me that
there is but one G0d; wueD l see the
duce 1t reminds me OF tue Father and
Son; when 1 see lac tray it reminds me
Of the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost;
when see the four 1T reminds me oil the
TOUR Evangelists that preached
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; wnen l
| see the five it reminds me of the five wise
virgins that trimmed their lamps; there
| were five wise but five were foolish and
were snut out; when / see the six il re-
minds Inc that in six day God made the
heavens and earth; when | see the seven
| it reminds me that on the seventh day
God rested from the great work, anu
hall0wed it; when L see the eight it re-
| minds me the eight righteous persons
| that We're saved when God DESTROY ed
The world, viz: Noah and his wife, and
three sons anu their wives; when L see
the nine it reminds me of the nine lepers
that were cleansed by one Simeon; here
! were nine out of ten that never re ,urned
thanks; when / see the ten it reminds
me Of the Ten Commandments that God
huhuCu oo"H - fhObSS Ou lduttSs Oi
stone; when l see The king it reminds
me OF the Great King of Heaven, wulcn
is God Aim ghly; when see The queen
IL reminds NE Of the Queen of Sheba,
who vls.t-d solomon, for she was as wise
woman as lie was man. She brought
ulm fifty boys and fifty girls all dressed
| in boys apparel tor Solomon to tel
which were boys and which were girls
| Solomon sent for water for them TO
wash. The girls washed to their elbuws
and The boys TO their wrists; the King
told BY that"
"Wel," said the Mayor, you've told
me all the cards in the pack but one"
| -"WhaJ Is that?"
"The knaye," said the Mayor.
! " wall give you u description of tha
if YOU will not get angry"
| 81 Will not, II you do not call me O
| kuaye," said Ihe Mayor.
| "The greatest knave that know is the
! constable that brought me here"
| Il don't KNOW" said the Mayor, ssif h,
is not the greatest knave he Is the great
est fool"
when count the number of spots il
| PACK of cards, l find three hundred
| and sLXLy-hye, as many as there are dayi
| IN the year; when count the number oI
| cards in a pack tihd there are tifty-two o
the number of weeks in a year; / FIND
! Twelve picture CARDS, the pumUer o.
months III year; and on counting thC
number of tricks L find thirteen, I'll,
number Of weeks in a quarter.
$50, you see, sir, Il pack of card,
serves t0f Bible, almanac and prayer
1 book"