Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-02-02
What A Pack OF Cards Serves For.

magistrate OF Glaseo Tor playing card
during divine service, The acoouu
of II IL In the English journals;
Sergeants commanded the soldier
~ tho church, and when the pasto
had read tho prayer he took the text
Those who had bible took II out
nut TINS soInIer, navlng nelpuvs D,o't
nor Common Prayer Book, pulling
out pack OF cards he spread them
before him he first looked at ont
card aud then at another The SER
geant Of the company saw him and
said;
"Richard, put up the cards. this IS
no place for them"
"Neyer mind that said Richard
When the service was over the
Constable took Richard prisoner aud
brought him before the Mayor,
well,' says the Mayor, "what
have you brought the soldier here
for2'
"Fcr playing cards in church"
swell, soldier, what have You 10
say Tor yoursclt''
"Much, sir I hope"
"Very good; il not, | will punish
you more than over man was punish
ed"
81 have BEEN" said the soldier,
"about six weeks on the march; |
have neither Bible nor common Pray.
er Book-l have nothing but pack
Of cards; and hope TO satisfy your
worship of the purity of my inten-
tons
Then spreading the cards before
the Mayor, he began with the ace:
"When I see the ace, il reminds me
tha, there is but one God.
When ] see the duce, it remiuds me
OF the Father and Son.
When l see the tray, it reminds me
of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost
When l sec tho 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 were ten, bu,
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 rest.
ed 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 namely, Noah and his wife,
his three sons and their wives.
When see the nine, it reminds me
ot the nine lepers that were cleansed
by our Savior. There were niue out
If the ten that returned thanks.
When see the ten it reminds me
of the Ten Commandments which
God handed down to Moses on the
able of stone.
When I see the king, it reminds me
If the great King OF Heaven, which is
God Almighty.
When see the queen, is reminds
ne OF the Queen of Sheba, who visit.
ID Solomon, for she was as wise a
v ON an as he was man. She brought
With her fifty boys and fifty girls, all
iresed in boys apparel, fvr King Sol
,mou to tell which were girls. King
Solomon sent for water tor them to
wash. The girlj washed to the ell.
,ows, and the boys to the wrists So
ling Solomon told by that. ss-s,
"Well." said the Mayor, "you have
,iven description OF all the cards in
be pack except one."
"What is that?'
"The knave," said the Mayor.
4 will give you description of
hat, to, If you will not be angry
81 will nol,' said the Mayor, "it
'ou do not term me to be- the knaye."
"The greatest kDave that | know of
5 the constable that brought Inc
,ere.' -..-~ss. '.---
81 dono'; know" said the May
", ''if he is the greatest knave, bat
'e is the greatest fool"
"\Vhen | count the number Of cards
u a pack, I find there are fitty-two,
he number OF weeks in year; and
ind four suits, the number of weeks
n a month. .l r... .4 .4r. log