The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-03-13
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!. private soldier, Nv the hame D.
Richard Lee, was taken before The magisr
trste of Glasgow, scotland. for playing
e4rds during divine services. Thsaccunnt
oft is thus given inan English, Journal:
l.s A sergeant commanded the soldiers at
lAthe ciiufeh.1 Aha when the parAoa had
ready the prayers lie took The fexf. These
/ who had Bil,les t0pk them out; but this
/ ssldier had neither Bible mr. Common
Es5inytf>boph, and pullinE out = pack pf
cards, be spread them befsre him. He
first I1keil at 0ne rHri and then at another.
| The sergeant of The company saw him
and sai,i:
Richard. I.ut up The cards; tl,is Is no place
for them, #E#
Never mind that said Richard.
| When The services were over. the cui-
stable took Richard prisoner, and brought
him before The Mayer.
Well, said the Mayor, what have you
brought the soldier here for - .-...-
For playing cards IL church 'A''
Wen, soldier, what have sou 10 say for
yonr~elf7 satsaHft4 ait 81 Ill hitNI f..
Much, sir, I hope aa b.ti.sd
Very good; ifnot, will punish you
seyereiy' sl atEitH atf lag# hsteNsj1@a 81
4 have been., said TIE soldier 'ala'ut six
tmntbs on the march ] have neither
Bible NOR Common prayer-book. have
nothing but a pack of cards. and hope To
satisfy your worship of lie purity of my
intention Then spreading the cards be-
FIRE the Mayor, he began with tI.e ace:
when zee the ace, il reminds me that
there Is but oEe God. Il whenI, see etle
deuce, 4 reminds me of the Father and
Son. When zee the trey. 1t reminds me
of the Father, Son aud Holy Ghosi. When
see the four, il re,ninds meof the four
Eyangelisis that Observation-Disclosures,
week, Luke aud Jnhn. When ] see the
| five, IL reminds me of the wise virgins
tl,at trimmed their lamps, there were teih
but five we're wise aud Ave were foolish,
aud were shut out. When see tile six, II
reminds me that In six days the Lord
made Heaven aud earth. When ! see the
seven. II reminds me that ON tile seventh
day God rested frpk the great work he
had made, and hallowed II. When see
| the eight, It tremin,ls me OF tie eight rlgh-
teous persons who were saved when God
destroyed tue world. viz: Noah aud his
| wife. his three SONS and their wives.
When see the nine, II reminds me Of the
nine lepers that were cleansed by our IA.
yiour. There were nine out of tile ten
| that never returned thanks. When see
the ten. u reminds me OF the ten com
mandmenls which God handed down 70
Moses on the tables of stone. When see
the king, II reminds me Of the Great
King of Heaven. which Is 3od Almighty.
When see the queen, 10 reminds me of
the Queen II Shel,a. who visited Solomon,
for she was as wise woman ashe was a
man. She brought with her fifty boys
aud fifiy girls, MI dressed iil boys apparel,
for King solomon to tell which were boys
aud which were girls. The King sent for
water for them to wash. The giils waslie,i
10 the elbows, the boys;o the wrist; 80
King solomon u,ld by that. '''"
WELL said the Mayor, you have de-
scribr,l every card In the pack exceptune.'
what Ii thatT
THE knaye,' said the Mayor o..
Il will give your honor description Of
that tao. II you will not vet angry
4 will not said ID. Mayor, 'ifyou ID
nol term uie TO be ihe knaye.'
The greatest knavs that ] know o. Is
The consiable that brought me here
Il do moi know, said tile Mayer, IL bs
Is the greatest knave. but know he is
the greatest fool' a@ aa assaT
when count how many spots there
are in pack OF carlr, find s65, ar many
,lays ~ there are ina year. When
count the number ~ cards in = pack. find
52s4ths number of weeks III a year i find
there arc l2 picture cards in pack. re-
presenting the number Of months In Z
year. and on counting the tricks, I find u
1.-The nunnher Of weeks in aqiiarter. Their,
are also suits in pack, which represent
the number of seasons iii year 80. you
see, a pack ofcards serves for Bible, All
Almanac aud = Common Prayer.Jcok.
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