Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09


magistrate of Glasgow, Scotland, Tor
playing cards during divine service.
at the church those who had Bibles
took them out, but this soldier had
neither Bible nor Common Prayer
Book, and pulling out pack OF cards,
he spread them before him. He first
looked at enc card and then at
another. The sergeant ofthe company
saw him and said:
Richard, put up the cards this
is no place for them"
"Never mind that" said Richard.
When the services we're over the
constable took Richard a prisoner and
brought him before the mayor.
"Well," said the mayor, what
have you brought the soldier here
for ?"
"For playing cards in the church. !"
well, soldier, what haYe you to
say for yourselff"
"Much, sir, I hope"
every good /; if not, I will punish
you severely.
81 have been," said the soldier,
"about six weeks on the march. I
have neither Bible nor Common
Prayer Book. l have nothing but a
pack Of cards, and / hope to satisfy
your worship of the purity of my in
tention." Then, spreading the cards
before the mayor, he began with the
ace.
"When I see the Ace, it reminds
me there is but one God. When I
see the Deuce, it reminds of the
Father and Son. When I see the
Tray, it reminds of the Father, Son
and Holy Ghost. When I see the
Four, it reminds Of the Four. Evange-
lists that preached Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John. When / see the
Five, it reminds me of the Five Wise
Virgins that trimmed their lamps
there were ten, but FIVE were wise, and
five were foolish, and were shut out.
When I see the Six, it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made
Heaven and Earth. When I see the
Seven, it reminds me that on the
seventh day God rested from the
great work he had made, and hallowed
it.. When see the Eight, it reminds
me Of the Eight righteous persons
that were saved when God destroyed
the world, viz: Noah and his wife,
bis three sons and their wives. When
| see the Nine, it reminds me of the
nine lepers that were cleansed by Our
Saviour; there were nine out Of Ten
that never gave thanks. When |
see the Ten it reminds me of the Ten
Commandments, which God handed
1own to Moses on the tables of stone.
When ! see the King. it reminds me
IF the Great King Of Heaven, which is
God Almighty. When / see the Queen,
t reminds me of the Queen of Sheba,
Who visited Solomon, for she was as
wise a woman as he was a man. She
brought with her fifty boys and fifty
,irls, all dressed in boys apparel, for
King Solomon to tell which were boys
nd which were girls. The King
ent for water for them to wash. The
iris washed to'the. elbows and the
oys to the wrists, so King Solomon
old by this
&C Wall ), cold tho mayor 4vou
ave described every card in the pack
ut one.n
What is that 20
"The knave, - said the major"
81 will give your honor . descrip- |
ion of that, too, if you will not be
ngry.n
Il will not,o said the mayor, "if |
on do not term me to be knave."
The greatest knaye know of is
le constable that brought me here" !
s. L do not know" said the mayor,
if he is the greatest knave, but l
now be is the greatest fool"
I" When I count how many spots
lere are in pack of cards find 365,
) many DAYS as there are in the year.
Then count the number of cards in
pack I find 50, the number of weeks
i a year. 1 find there are u picture
ards in a pack, representing the
lonths in a year, and on counting the
icks 1 find 13, the number of weeks
a quarter. So, you see, the pack of
.rds serves for Bible, an almanac
i'd a Common Prayer Book.''