Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-13
The Religious Card. Player.

A private soldier by the name oi
Richard Lee was taken before the
magistrate of Glasgow. Scotland, for
playing cards during divine seryice.-
For those who may not have already
seen 1t, the account Of il is thus given
in an English journal. A sergeant com
manded the soldiers at the church, and
when the parson had read the prayer 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
|. ooked at one card and then at another
The sergeant of the company saw him,
and said:
Richard put up the cards; this Is nc
lace for them"
Never mind that /" said Richard.
When the service was over, the con.
stable took Richard prisoner and
Irought him before the Mayor.
"Weil, )" said the Mayor, whist have
you brought the soldier here for?"
For playing cards in church "
"Weli, soldier, what have you to say
for yourself2" -e.l
"Much, sir. hope"
"Very good if not, l will punish you
5evereIy" Ia O. ~ - --R 81 s.
"Ihave been," said the soldier. "aboui
six weeks Oh The march ] have neither
Bible nor Common Prayer Book.
nave nothing but pack of cards, and
ope to satisfy your Worship Of the pur
~ of my Intention" Then, spreading
he cards before the Mayor, he began
sith the ace. when 7 see the ace, II
reminds me that there is but one God.
When see the deuce, II reminds me oil
he Father and Son. When I see the
rey, It reminds me Of the Father, Son
aud Holy Ghost. When see the four
it reminds me of the four evaugelistt
that Observation-Disclosures, Mark, Luke
and John. When see the five, IL re-
minds me of the wise virgins that trim.
med their lamps; they were ten-five
were wise and five were foolish. and
were shut out. When see the six It re-
minds me that in six days the Lord
made heaven and earth. When / see
the seven it reminds me that on the
seventh dag God rested from the great
work he had made and ballowed it
When see the eight it reminds me o.
the eight righteous persons who were
saved when God destroyed the world
viz: Noah aud his wife, bis 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 returned
thanks. When see the ten It reminds
me of the ten commandments which
God handed down to Moses on the Ia.
bles of stone. When see the king II
reminds me Of the Great King of Heas.
en-, which is God Almighty. When
see the queen it reminds me of the Queen
of Sheba, who visited Solomon, for she
was as wise woman as he was Q man
She brought with 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 seni
for water for them to wash. The girls
washed to the elbows, the boys to the
wYists, SO King Solomon told by that
"Weli, - said the Mayor, "yOu have
described every card In the pack except
one"
What ia that ~
"The knave," said the Mayor.
at will give your Honor description
of that, too, if you will not get angry"
"I will not, said the Mayor, ''if you
do not term me to be the knave."
"The greatest knave know Of Ia the
constable that brought me here.n
ST do not know" said the Mayor, ri
he is the greatest knave, but know be
70 the greatest fool"
"When count how many spots there
are ia q pack of cards, find 385-
many days as there are in the year
When I count the number of cards in q
pack, ! find 52-the number of weeks
In q year. I find there are IL picture
cards in pack, representing the num-
Der of months in year, ana on count
ing the tricks, I End l3-the na9her
Of weeks IN quarter. So you see PACK
If cards serves for Bible, an almanac,
aud Common Prayer Book"