The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-11-11
A RELIGIoUs CARD PLAYER.

P''"ee soiuier Dy the name OF
Richard Lee was taken before the mag
istrates for playing cards during divine
service. The 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 be.
fore him. He first looked at one card
and then at another The sergeant of
the company saw him and said
"Richard put up the cards; thi. is no
place for them" W
''Never mind that"
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?"
FOR playing cards in the church.. IT
"Well, soldier, what have you to say
for yourself" #
Much, sir l hope"
''Very good; if not, l will punish you
severely m Ga, t'
Il have been" said the soldier, ''six
weeks on the march. l have neither
Bible nor 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
the ace: "When l see the ace it re.
minds me that there is but one God.
When see the deuce, it reminds me of
the Father and Son. When l see the
tray, it reminds me of the Father, Son
and Holy Ghost.
"When l see the four, it reminds me Of
the four Evangelists that preached
Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. When
l see the Eve, it reminds me of the five
wise virgins that trimmed their Tampa.
There were ten, but five were wise and
FIVE were foolish and were shut out.
When I see the six, it reminds me that
in six days the Lord made Heaven and
earth. When / see the seven, it re-
minds me that on the seventh day God
rested from the great work he had mad,
and hallowed it. When / see the eight
it reminds me of the eight rightsou.
persons that were saved when God de
stroyed the world, viz: Noah and his wife
his three sons and their wives. When
see the nine, it reminds me Of the Mint
lepers that were cleansed by our Saviour
There were nine out of the ten tina
never returned thanks. When / see tn,
ten, it reminds me Of the ten command
ments which God handed down t.
Moses on the tables of stone. When
see the king, it reminds me of the Grea
King of Heaven, which is God Almighty
When / see the queen, it reminds me 9
the Queen of Sheba, who visited Solomon
for she was as wise woman as he was
man. She brought with her fifty boy
and fifty girls, all dressed in boys aI
parel, for King Solomon to tell whic
were boys and which were girls. Til
King sent for water for them to wasl
The girls washed to the elbows, the boy
to the wrists; so King Solomon told /
that"
"Well," said the Mayor, "you ha'
described every card in the pack exec
one." . ''
What is that"
"The knave," said the Mayor.
', 81 will give your honor descripti
= of that, too, if you will not be angry.
- 81 will not" said the Mayor, 'ff y
- do not term me to be the knave."
y "The greatest knave that I know
y is the constable that brought me her
70 81 do not know whether he is the gre
- est knave, but I know he is the great
" fool"
40 "When count how many spots tn
are on a deck Of cards, l find three h,
dred and sixty.five, as many days
~. there are in year. When count
=, number of cards in pack, find fiji
:. two, the number of weeks in "
- find there are twelve picture cards
: pack, representing the number of mon
~ in year, and on counting the tricl
~ find thirteen--the number Of weeks
w quarter. So you see pack of ca
" serves for Bible, an almanac an
common prayer book. "