The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-11-13
The Religious Card Player.

A PRIVATE soldier by the name of
n Richard Lee was taken before the
magistrate of Glasgow, Scotland, for
playing cards during divine services
The account of it is thus given in an
English journal: A sergeant command
ed the soldiers at the church, and when
the parson had read the pray
ers he took the text. Those who had
Bibles took them out; but this soldier
had neither Bible nor Common Prayer
Book, and pulling out pack of cards
he spread them before him. He first
looked at one card and then at 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 services were over, the con-
stable took Richard prisoner and brought
him before the Mayor
We'll" said the Mayor, "what have
you brought the soldier here for?'
VI Pi'J lhSo OdluS III bllc CDuTCn.
Well, soldier, what have you to say
for yourself2"
Much, sir, hope"
Very good; if not, I will punish
you severely"
have been," said the soldier, 'about
six weeks on the march. have neither
Bible nor Common Prayer Book. I
have nothing but pack of cards, and L
hope to satisfy your worship of the
purity of my intention.'' Then spread
ing the cards before the Mayor, he be-
gan with the ace: When 1 see the ace
it reminds me that there is but one God.
When 1 see the deuce it reminds me of
the Father and Son. When L see the
trey it reminds me of the Father, Son
and Holy Ghost. When L see the four it
reminds me of the four Evangelists that
preached, Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John. When L see the five it reminds
me of the 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
heaven and earth. When see the sew
en- it reminds me that on the seventh
day God rested from the work he had
made, and hallowed it, When see the
eight it reminds me of the eight right
eous persons who were saved when God
destroyed the world, viz; Noah and his
wife, his three sons and their wives
When l see the nine it reminds me of
the nine lepers that were cleansed by
our Saviour. They were nine out of the
ten that never returned thanks. When
L see the ten it reminds me of the ten
commandments which God handed
down to Moses on tables of stone. When
/ see the King it reminds me of the
Great King of Heaven, which is God
Almighty. When L see the Queen it re-
minds 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 Solo
mon to tell which were boys and which
were girls. The King sent for water for
them to wash. The girls washed to the
elbows, the boys to the wrist; so King
Solomon told by that"
Well" said the Mayor, "you have
described every card in the pack except
one."
What is that ?''
The Knave," said the Mayor.
will give your honor description
of that too, if you will not get angry"
will not" said the Mayor, "if you
do not term me to be the knave."
The greatest knave that / know of is
the constable that brought me here"
" do not know" said the Mayor, ''if