Daily Republican., 1888-12-18
myyrEnIGs OT a "a OK OF CARDS

A private soldier by the name of
Richard Lee was taken before mag
lstrate recently for playing cards dur
ing divine service. It appears that
sergeant commanded the soldiers at
the church, and when the parson had
read the prayers he took the text.
Those who had Bible took it out, but
This soldier had neither Bible nor com
mon prayer, book, but pulling out q
pack of cards spread them before him.
He just looked at one card and then al
another. The sergeant OF the company
saw him and said: Orchard, put up
the cards; this is no place for them. /"
"Neyer mind that" said Richard.
When the service was over the cOnsta
bic took Richard before tho Mayor.
well" says the Mayor, "what have
you brought the soldier here for7"
For playing cards in the church"
"Well, soldier, what have you to say
for YOURSELF" Much, sir, | hope"
Very good. II not l will punish you
more than any man has ever been pun
ished." al have been," said the sol.
der, ''aDout Elk weeks on the march.
| have neither Bible nor common
prayer. book. have nothing but
pack OF cards, AMI IN satisfy your
worship of the purity of my inten-
tions.n And spreading the cards be-
fore the Mayor, he began with the ace.
hen see Tie ace, 1t reminds me
there is but one God. When see the
deuce, it reminds me OF the Father
and Son. When see the tray, It re-
minds me OF the Father. Son and Holy
Ghost. When | sec the four spot, it
reminds me Of the four Evangelists
that preached, Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John. When meet the five, it
reminds me of the five wise virgius
that trimmed their lamps-there were
ten, but five were wise and five were
foolish and were shut out. When l
see the six, it reminds me that In six
days the Lord made the heaven and
earth,
When / seeEthe seven, 1t reminds
me that on the seventh day he rested
from the great work he had created
and hallowed it. When l see the
sight 1t reminds me OF the eight right
eOus persons tnat were saved when
God destroyed the world, viz: Noah
and his wife, with three sons and
their wives. When 1 see the nine 1t
reminds me OF the nine lepers that
were CleaDsed by our Saviour; there
were nine out Of ten who never re-
turned thanks. When l see the ten it
reminds me Of the ten commandments
which God handed down TO Moses on
tables of stone. When see the king
1t reminds me Of the king of heaven,
which is God Almighty. When | see
the queen 1t reminds me of the Queen
Of Sheba, who visited Solomon, for
she was IS wise q woman as he was q
man. She brought with her fifty boys
and fifty girls, all dressed In the same
apparel for King Solomon to tell
which were boys and which were
girlo. King Solomon sent for them to
wash. The girls washed to the elbows
and the boys washed to the wrists; SO
King Solomon told by that"
well, said the Mayor, "you have
given a good description OF all the
cards but one" ''What is thatHp
~ hhAlNg nAAA NhI IARy Ols L
will give you description of that
too, if you will not be angry" 81
will not" said the Mayor, ''if you do
not term me to be the knaVe. {"
"Well," said the soldier, 1.-THE greatest
knave that | know of is the constable
that brought me here" al do not
know" said the Mayor, eff he is the
greatest knave, but | know he is the
greatest fool "Wlen | count how
many spots in pack OF cards, find
1855. as many days as there are in a
year; when / count tho number oil
cards ia a pack, | find there are fifty
two, the number of weeks in year
and find four suits, the number OF
weeks in month. find there are
twelve picture cards in a pack, repre-
senting the number of months In a
year, and on counting the tricks find
thirteen, the number of weeks in a
quarter. So you see, sir, pack of
cards serves for Bible, almanac and
common Draycr book. -