The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-02-14
The Religious Card Player.

A private soldier by the name Of Rich
ard 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 commanded the soldiers at the
church, and when the parson had read
the prayers 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 an
other. 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
"Well, said the Mayor, what have
you brought the soldier here for p
For playing cards in the church"
well, soldier what have you to say
for yourselfH
Much, sir, hope"
Very good; if not, will punish you
severely"
81 have been" said the soldier. about
six weeks on the march. have neither
Bible nor Common Prayer Book. have
nothing but pack Of cards, aud hope
to satisfy your worship OF the purity Of
my intention" 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 the Father
and Son. When 1 see the trey, it re-
minds me of the Father, Son and Holy
Ghost. When | see the four, it reminds
me Of the four Evangelists, that preached,
Matthew, Mark. Luke and John. When
| 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 seven, it reminds me that on
the seventh day God rested from the
great work he had made, and hallowed
it. When | see the eight, it reminds me
l Of the eight righteous persons who were
saved when God destroyed the world,
viz: Noah and his wife, his three son s
and their wives. When / see the nine,
il reminds me of the nine lepers that
were cleansed by our Savior. There
were nine out of the ten that never re-
turned thanks. When | see the ten it
reminds me Of the ten commandments
which God handed down to Moses on the
tables of stone. When | see the King, il
reminds me of the Great King of Heaven,
which is God Almighty When | see
the Queen, Il reminds me of the Queen
of Sheba, who visited Solomon, for she
was as wise a woman as he was a man.
She broughtswith her fifty boys and fifty
girls all dressed in boys apparel, for
King Solomon to tell which were boys
and which were girls. The King sent for
water for them to wash The girls wash.
ed 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 that2'
"The Knave," said the Mayor.
81 will give your honor a description
Of that too, if you will not get angry"
81 will not" said the Mayor, if you dc
not term me to be the knave."
"The greatest knaYe that | know Of il
the constable that brought me here"
81 do not know" said the Mayor, "ii
he is the greatest knave, but know he
is the greatest fool"
when / count how many spots there
are in pack Of cards. | find 365, a.
many days as there are in year. Wher
| count the number Of cards in a pack, ]
find 52-the number of weeks in year
| gnd there are IL picture cards in the
pack, representing the number of months
in year, and on counting the tricks,
find l3-the number Of weeks in a quar-
ter. So you see a pack of cards serves
for Bible, an Alpanac and a Common
Prayer Book"