The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-06

A private soldier by the name OF Richard
Lee was taken before the magistrate OF
Glasgow, Scotland, for playing cards du-
ring divine service. For those VINO may
not have already seen In, the account OF IL
h thus given In an English journal. a
sergeant commanded the soldiers ut inc
church, and when the parson had read the
prayer he took the text. Those who had
Bibles took them out; but this soldier nad
neither Bible nor Common Prayer-Book,
and pulling out pack OF cards he spread
them before him. He fret looked az one
card and then at another. The sergeant OF
the company saw him, and said:
"glchard put up the cards; this Il no
place for them"
.sNeyer mind that" said Richard.
When the service was over, the consta-
bic took RicAard prisoner and brought him
before the Mayor.
"WolI,v said the Mayor, "what have
you brought the soldier here for
"For playing cards III church."
"well, solder. what have you TO say ior
YOURSELF"
"niuch, sir, 1 hope"
every good; il not, / will punish you
severely"
81 have been,v said the soldier, about
six weeks on the march. have neltner
Bible nor Common Prayer-Book. have
nothing but pack OF cards. and hope 10
satisfy your Worship OF the purity OF my
Intention" Then, spreading the cards be-
fore the Mayor, he began with the ace.
" When / see the ace, it reminds me tilat
there is but one God. When j see the
deuce. It reminds OF the Father and Son.
when l see Che trey, it reminds me OF the
Father. Son, and Holy Ghost. When see
| fine four. IL reminds me Of the four evangel-
| lists that Matthew. Mark, Luke,
and John. When see the five. itreminds me
OF the wise virgins that trimmed their lamps;
there were tcn--five were wise ana hVe
were foolish, and were shut out. When
see the six 10 reminds me that in six DAYS the
Lord made heaven aud earth. When see
the seven Il reminds me that on the seventh
day God rested fromthe great work he bad
made and hallowed it. When j see the
eight Il reminds me OF the eight righteous
persons who were saved when God destroy
ed the world--yiz., Noah and his wife. his
three sons and their wives. When see
the nine il reminds me OF the nine lepers
that were cleansed by our Saviour. There
were nine out Of ten that never returned
thanks. When l see the ten it reminds
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 i SEQ the queen it re-
minds me OF the Queen OF Sheba. who
visited Solomon, for she was as wise wo-
man rs he was man. She brought with
her fifty boys and fifty girls, all dressed in
BOYS apparel, for King Solomon to tell
which were bows and which were girls.
The King sent for water for them TO wash.
The girls washed 70 the elbows. the boys
to the wrists, so King Solomon told by
that"
"Weil." said the Mayor, '.you have de-
scribed every card in the pack except
one"
"What is thats"
"The knave," said the Mayor.
~ will give youIiHonor description OF
that, too, If you will not get angry"
II will not" said the Mayor, elf you do
not term me to he the knave."
"The greatest knave know OF is the
constable that brought me here"
81 do not know" said the Mayor, off
he is the greatest knave. but know he is
the greatest fool"
"When count how many spots there
arc in pack OF cards, find 365-as many
days as there are In the year. When |
count the number OF cards in q pack, l
find 52--the number of weeksiin year.
find there are ~ picture cards In pack,
representing the number OF months in q
year, and on counting the tricks, find
13--the number of weeks in quarter. so
you see pack OF cards serves for Bible,
IN almanac, and Common Prayer Book"