Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-08-12
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RELIGION IN A PACK OF CARDS.
A nrivate soldier by the name of Richard

A private soldier by the name OF hlcnar(
Lee, was taken before the magistrates of Glas
gov, Scotland, for playing cards during di
vine services. At the church, those who hac
Bibles took them out but this soldier bae
neither Bible nor common prayer-book, and
pulling out pack of cards, he spread then
before him. He first looked at one card anc
then at another. The sergeant of the compa
ny saw him and said:
Orchard, put up the cards this is nj
place for them
"Never mind that" said Richard.
When the services were over, the constable
took Richard a prisoner and brought him be
fore the mayor
SWELL" said the mayor, "what have you
brought the soldier here for?' f.,s
For playing cards in the church"
"Well, soldier, what have you to say 70,
yourself?"
"Much, sir, I hope"
Every good; if not will punish you Sc
verely."
"I have been, said the soldier, "about six
weeks on the march. I have neither Bible
nor common prayer.book. I have nothing
but pack of cards, and I hope to satisfy
your majesty of the purity Of my intention. u
Then, spreading the cards before the may.
or, he began 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 the Father and Son. When
see the tray, it reminds 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 five
wise virgins that trimmed their lamps. There
we're ten, but five were wise, and five were
foolish and shut out. When I see the six, ii
reminds me that in six days the Lord made
heaven and earth. When I see the seven, ii
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 Of the eight righteous persons that were
saved when God destroyed the world, viz
Noah and his wife, and his three sons and
their wives. When I see the nine, it reminds
me of the nine lepers tbat were cleansed by
our Saviour. There were nine out of ten that
never returned thanks. When I see the ten,
it reminds me of the ten commandments
which God handed down to Moses on the ia.
bles of stone When I see the king, it re-
minds me of the great king of heaven, which
is God Almigh When I see the queen, it
reminds me of the queen of Sheba, who visit,
ed Solomon, for she was as wise woman as
he was a man. She brought with her fifty
boys and fifty girls all dressed in boys ap'
parel, for King Solomon 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 wrists; so King
Solomon told by that"
"Well," said the mayor, "you have describ.
ed every card in the pack, except one."
"What is that p
"The knave," said the mayor.
"I will give your honor description Of
that too, if you will not be angry"
II will not" said the mayor, "if you do not
term me to be the knave."
"The greatest knave I know of is the con-
stable that brought me here"
81 do not know" said the mayor, eff he is
the greatest knave, but know he is the great
est fool"
"When I count how many spots there are
in pack of cards, find 365, as many days
at there are in year. When I count the
plumber of cards in pack, find 52-the
number Of weeks in year. l find there are
IL picture.cards in pack, representing the
number of months in a year, and on counting
the tricks, find 13, the number of weeks in
quarter. So you see pack of cards serves
for Bible, an almanac and a common pray.
er.book."