Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-11-15
RELIGION rs A PACK
OF CARDS.


istrates of Glasgow, Scotland, for play
ing cards during divine services. At
the church, 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, pat up the cards; this is
no place for them
Never mind that" said Richard.
When the services were over, the
Constable took Richard a 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 yourself?'
Much, Sir, l hope"
Very good: if not. 1 will punish
you severely"
IL have bcen.'' said the soldier,
"about six weeks on the march. | have
neither Bible or common prayer-book.
have nothing but pack of cards, and
l hope to satisfy Your Worship of the
purity of my intention.
Then. spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with ace =
"When l see the ace, it reminds me
that there is but one God. When l
see the deuce. it reminds me of the
Father, Son. When | see the trey, 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, aud
John. When | see the five, it reminds
me of the five 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 of
the eight righteous persons that were
saved when God destroyed the world
viz, Noah and his wife, his three sons
and their wives. When I see the nine,
it reminds me of the nine lepers that
were cleansed by our Saviour. There
were nine out of ten that never return
ed thanks. When | seen the ten, it re-
minds me of the ten commandments
which God handed 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 | sect the queen, it reminds me OF
the Queen of Sheba, who visited Solo,
mon, for she was as wise woman as he
was man. She brought with hel
fifty boys and fifty girls, all dressed il
boys apparel, for King Solomon to tel
which were boys and which we're girls
The King sent for water for them t.
wash. The girls washed to the elbows
the boys to the wrists: SO King Solo
mon told by that"
"Well." said the Mayor, "you hav'
described every card in the pack excep
one."
"What is that %
"The knave,' said the Mayor.
81 will give Your Honor descrip
tion of that, too, if you will not be an
gry."
81 will not" said the Mayor, ''if 20
uO uoG leTu lie W Uc LHG AudfO
, ''The greatest knave | know of, is tn
Constable that brought me here. y
Il do not know" said the Mayor, 9.
he is the greatest knave, but | know b
!, is the greatest fool
when [ count how many spots thel
:. are in pack of cards, | find 365,
:. many days as there are in a yea
When | count the number of cards in
pack, find ffty-two-the number
weeks in year. find there a
: twelve picture-cards in pack, repr
senting the number of months in yeal
and, on counting the tricks, | find thi
teen, the number Of weeks in a quartz
= So, you see, pack of cards serves for
:. Bible, an almanac, and a common pra
!, er-book."
e The weight of ten million dollars
he silver is three hundred and sixty-6
x tons. Our young readers can exerc
or their arithmetic. and prove this by es
he mating each silver dollar at sevente
th, pennyweights and ten grains.