Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-01

A UrtvALc bOiultT Nv tHc hhuc Va WV" |
ard Lee was taken before the magistrate
at Glssgow, Scotland, tor playing cards
during divine services. The account Oft
ia thus given In an English journal
sergeant commanded 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 sol
der had neither Bible nor common prayer /
book, and pulling out pack OF cards ne
spread them before him. He nrst looked |
at one card and then the other. The
sergeant of the company saw him anu
said
" Richard, put up the cards this is no
place for them
" Never mind that" said Richard.
When the services were over, the con
stable took Richard prisoner and brought
hun before the Mayor.
WE'LL" said the Mayor, what have
you brought the soldier here fort"
=" For playing cards In the church.
well, soldier, what have you to say
for yourself v
=" Much, sir, l hope"
Very good If not will punish you
severely"
81 have bcen," said the soldier, "sbout
six weeks on the march. / have neither
Bible nor common prayer book. ! have
nothing but . pack OF cArds. and hope
to satisfy your worship Of the purity Of
NV intention" Then, spreading the
cards before the Mayor, he began with
the ace. When see the ace II reminds
me that there is but one God. When
see the deuce, It reminds me Of the
Father and Son. When ! see the tray
, 1t reminds me of the Father, Son and
t poiy t,host. When zee the foul
. 1T reminds me of the four Evangel-
r lists that preached, Matthew, Mark, Luke
a and John. When lsee the FIVE, 1t remit di
: me Of the wise virgins that trimmed
+. their lamps there were ter, but nve were
! wise and Ave were foolish, and were shu
y out. When l see the six 1t reminds mt
. that In six days the Lord made HEAVIER
n and earth. When | see the seven It re
II minds me that on the seventh day Coz
"a rested from the great work he had made
II and hallowed II. When l see the eight
Al reminds me of the eight righteous person
"a who were saved when God destroyed tn
:, world, viz /: Noah and his wife, his thre
>. sons and their wives. When l see tn
~ niue It reminds me Of the nine lepers ths
50 were cleansed by our Saviour. Their
NJ were nine out Of the ten that never r.
10 turned thanks. When ] see the ten It re
W minds me of the ten commandment
which God handed down To Moses on th
he tables OF stone. When see the King
reminds of the great King OF HEAVIER
. which IL tod Almighty. When ] see u
IN Queen it reminds me of the Queen
Shsba, who visited Solomon, Tor she vi
Ao as wise q woman A. he WAS . man. ~
brought with her fifty boys and nfty CIR
all dressed 10 boys apparel, for Nil
al Solomon to tell which were boys Al
al which were girls The King sent {
st- water for them to wa.h. The girls wash
DIS to the elbows, the boys TO the wrist
nd King Solomon told by that"
,w Well" said the Mayor, you hs
nv described every card In the pack exec
-, one
'u' Z" What is that -
,es " The Knave," said the Mayor
KY D." will give your honor aeecr
of ton of that, too, If you will not {
ID angry"
on II will no, +" said the Mayor, II )
inc do not term me to be the knave."
IRA &" The gyeatst knave that | know o
,ila the constable that brought me here"
LIN L do not know" said the Mayor,
~, he is the greatest knave, but know
ga, Is the greatest fool"
anu When | count how many spots III
REQ are In pack of cards, | find 3b5,
and many days as there are In year W
of | court the number of cards in psck
fnd 52-the number of weeks in = yea
all find there are IL pictures cards in pa
pm- representing the number of months II
ia year, and on counting the tricks | hnC
III the number of weeks there are II
quarter. go you see u pack of cards E
70 for Bible, an Almanac and {
:, mon Prayer Book"