The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-10-18
An Ingenious Plea.

All Ingenious Ilea.
A soldier, by the name of Richard
Lee, was taken before the magistrates of
Glasgow, Scotland, for playing cards
during divine service. The account of
it Is thus given
Sergeant commanded the soldiers at
the church, and when the parson had
read the prayers he took the text. Those
who had a Bible took it out, but this
soldier had neither Bible nor common
prayer book, but pulling out pack of
cards, he spread them out before him.
He looked first at one card and then at
another. The sergeant saw him and
said
"Richard, put upthe cards; this is no
place for them"
"Never mind that" said Richard.
When the service was over the con-
stable took Richard a prisoner and
brought him before the mayor.
"Well. what have you brought the
soldier here for p
For playing cards in church,"
"Well, soldier, what have you to say
for yourself2"
Much sir, hope.''
every good; if not, 1 will punish
you more than ever man was punish
ed"
81 have been," said tho soldier,
"aSout six weeks on the march. I have
no Bible or common prayer book; I
have nothing but pack of cards, and
hope to satisfy your worship of the pnri-
ty of my intentions"
Then spreading the cards before the
mayor, he begun with the ace.
When I 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 three it reminds me
OF Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
VIII see the four it reminds me
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
when l see the five it reminds me
OF the five wise virgins that trimmed
the lamps. There were ten, but five
were wise and five were foolish and were
slut out.
When I see the six it rem ipds me
that in six days the Lord made heaven
and earth.
When see the seven it reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested from
tho great work He had made and hal
lowed it.
"When I see the eight it reminds me
OF the eight righteous persons that were
saved when God destroyed the world
viz: Noah and bis wife, his three sons
and their wives.
When j see the nine it reminds me
of the ten lepers that were cleansed by
our Savior. There were nine out of the
ten WHO never returned thanks.
When / see the ten it reminds mo
Of tho Ten Commandments which God
banded down to Moses on the tables of
stone.
= When see the king it reminds me
OF the great King of Heaven, 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 we're girls.
King Solomon sent for water for them
to wash; the girls washed to the elbows
aud the boys to the wrists, so he told by
that"
"Well," said the mayor, "you have
given n description of all the cards in
the pack except one."
What is that2"
"The knave," said the mayor.
81 will give your honor description
OF that, too, if you will not be angry"
will not" said the mayor, "if you
do not term me to be the knave."
"Well, said the soldier, "the great
est kuave l know of is the constable who
brought me here"
"I don't know" said the mayor, eff
he is the greatest knave, but know he
is the greatest fool"
when count how many spots in
pnck of cards fine 365-as many as
there are days in the year.
"When count the number of cards
in a pack find there are fifty-two-the
number of weeks in year; and I find
four suits-the number of weeks in a
mouth.
~ ind there are twelve picture cards
in pack, representing the number of
months i'll u year; and, on counting the
number of tricks, find thirteen, the
number of weeks in quarter.
$50 you see, sir, pack of cards
serves for Bible, almanac and common
prayer book"