Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
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A Pack OF Cards.

istratess Of Glasgowrfo for playing cards
during divine service. The account OF
II is thus given In an English journals:
SerReants commanded the soldiers at
the church and when the pastor had
read the, prayer he took the text.
Those who had q Bible took It out, but
this soldier had neither Bible nor COM
mon prayer-book. Pulling out,a pack
OF cards be spread them out before him;
he 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.
i When the service was over the con-
stable took Richard prisoner, and
brought him before the mayor.
"Well, ;" said the mayor, t'vhat have
you brought this soldier here for?'
"For playing cards in church. u
"Well, soldier, whatvhave you to say
for yourself?" Z ~ { y
"Much, sir, I hope" d, -.vrsf
"Very good; II not, I will punish
you umore than ever man was punish
ed.n
"I have been,n said the soldier,
''about six weeks on the march; have
neither Bible nor common prayer-book
Il have nothing but pack Of cards,
and hope to satisfy your worship of
the purity of my intentions.Y
Then spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace u. ,s
"When see the ace it reminds me
that there is but one God. '.3 .r"t
"When see the duce 1t reminds me
of the Father and Son.
when Isee the tray it reminds me
of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
"When see the four it reminds me
Of the four Evangilists who preached
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. .
"When see the five 1t 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. l4rEgLFr
When see the six, 1t reminds me
that In six days the Lord made heaven
and earth. ma 'aslf
"When 1 see the seven 1t reminds me
that on the seventh day God rested
from the great work he had made and
hallowed II. = a.
"When see the eight It reminds me
of the eight righteous persons who
were saved when God destroyed the
4 world, viz: Noah and his wife, his three
sons and their wives. ,,+tr-..
"When I see the nine it reminds me
of the nine lepers who were cleanseC
by our Savior. There were nine out o.
ten who returned thanks.
Il "When Isee the ten it. reminds me
of the ten commandments which Goo
handed down to Moses on the tables o
stone. ,llsl 1ll-- .41'.J2 y ,.i q
i "When see the king, it reminds mi
of the great King of Heaven which i
God Almighty. ,a.,r,
when l see the queen, It remind
me Of the Queen of Sheba, who visitet
Solomon, for she was as wise woman
as he was q man. She brought will
her fifty boys and fifty girls. all dressed
In bey'sapparel for King Solomon t
tell which were boys and which wer
girls. King Solomon sent for wate
for them to wash. The girls washed Il
the elbows and the boys to- the wrists
So King Solomon told by that.
"Well," said the Mayor, "you hav
given description of all the cards il
the pack except one."
"What is that?'
1.-THE knave," said the mayor.
Twill give you description Of tina
if you wiifnot be angry"
, az viii not," said the Mayor, eff yo
! do not term me to be the knave."
4 1.-THE greatest knave that I know {
is the constable who brought me here.
"I do not know" said the Mayor
: ''if he is the greatest knave, butI kno'
he is the greatest fOol.n
"When Icount how many spots al
Lin pack of cards I find S65-as man
days as there are in q year.
"When I count the number of card
there are In pack, I find there al
fifty-two, the number of weeks. in
l. year, and I find four suits, the numbe
of weeks in a month.
"I find there are twelve picture care
) in a pack, representing the number I
months in year, and, on counting til
L tricks find thirteen, the number I
weeks in quarter. So you see, pac
of cards serves fora Bible, q eommo
prayer-book and an almanac.n