The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-03-14
The Religious Card.Player.

Although }he following sketch is old, it
is worth repeating:
A private soldier BY the name Of Rich.
ard Lee was taken before the magistrates
Of Glasgow, Scotland, for playing cards
during divine service. The account Of it
is thus given in an Englishljournals: 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,
aud pulling out a pack Of cards, he spread
them before him. lie looked first at one
card and then at another The sergeant of
the company saw him and said:
"Richard put up the cards. This is no
place for them
"Never mind that" said Richard
When the service was over the constable
took Richard Il prisoner, and brought him
before the Mayor.
"We'l,' said the Mayor, "what have you
brought the soldier here for''
"For playing cards in the church."
"Wcll, soldier what do you to say for
YOURSELF"
"Much, sir, hope"
Every good; ii not will sentence you
severely"
~ have bcen,' said the soldier, 'about six
weeks ON the march. have neither Bible
nor Common Prayer Book. have moth.
ing but pack Of cards, and hope to sat
isty your worship Of the purity Of my in.
tcntion."
Then, spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace:
"WheE | sec the ace it reminds me that
there is but one God When see the
deuce, It reminds me Of the Father and
Son. When see the tray, 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 and John. When | see the
five, it reminds me OF the five wise virgins
who 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 l see the seven,
1t reminds me that on the seventh day God
rested from the great work he had done,
and hallowcd it. When see the eight, it
reminds me OF the eight righteous persons
that were saved when God destroyed the
world-Noah and his wife, his three sons
and their wives. When see the nine. it
reminds me OF the nine lcpers that we're
cleansed by our Savior. There were nine
Of them that never returned thanks. When
see the ten, it reminds me Of the ten com.
mandments which God handed down to
Moses On The tablets OF stone. When see
the king, it reminds me OF the great King
OF Heaven, which is God Almighty. When
see the Queen, it reminds me OF the
Queen of Sncba, who visited Solomon, for
She was As wise woman as he was a 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
We're girls. The King sent for water 70,
them to wash. The girl, washed to the
elbows; the boys to the wrists. So Kin.
Solomon told by that"
"We!l,' said the Mayor, "you have de.
scribed every card in the pack except one
"What is that"
"ihc kna~e." said the Mayor.
Il will give your honor a description O
that, too, ii your honor will not be angry.
~ will not" said the Mayor, sit YOU dc
not term me to be the knavc."
The greatest knavc know Of is lii,
constable that brought me here"
II do not know" said the Mavor. .if h,
is the greatest knavc, but l know he is tn,
greatest fool"
When ! coun, the number OF spots Their
are in pack OF cards, find three hundre,
and s'Ntv'tirc. as many days as there ar
in year. When count the number @
cards III pack, find fifty .two-thc mum
Der OF weeks in i year. find there ar
Twelve picture cards in pack, rcprcscn,
ms tho number OF months in a wear. q,
counting the tricks. find thirteenth
number OF weeks i'll 4 quarter. So, 70,
sec, 4 pack of cards scves for a Ribl.. =,