Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-01-07
The Mysteries OF a Pack of Cards

trate, recently, Tor playing cards uur
ing divine service. 1t appears that a
sergeant commanded the soldiers at
tho church, and when the parson had
read the prayers, he took the text.
Those who bad Bible tsok it out, but
this soldier had neither Bible ner COM
mon prayer-bouk, but pulling out a
pack of c-rds, he spread them before
him. He just looked at enc card and
then nj another. The sergeant Of the
company saw him and said, Richard,
put up the cards, this is no place for
shsm.n
Never misd that" said Richard.
When the service was over the con-
stable took Richard before the mayor.
"Well," said the mayor, "what have
you brougot the soldier here for''
For playing cards in church"
"Well, soldier, what have you to
say ler yaurself?'
Much, sir, hope"
Very geod. If not, will punish
you more than man was ever
punished"
81 have BEEN" said the soldier,
"about six weeks on the march.
have neither Bible nor commCn prayer
book | have nothing bat a pack Of
cards, and I'll satisfy your worship Of
the purity of my intentions" And
spreading fhe cards before the mayor
he began with the ace: When l soc
the ace, it reminds me there 10 but one
God. When | see tho deuce, il reminds
me of Father and Son. When l see
the tray, it reminds me OF the Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost. When l sec the
four-spot, it reminds mo Of the four
Evangelists that preached, Matthew,
Mark, Luke, and John. When meet
the five, it reminds me Of the Ave wise
virgins that trimmed their lamps
there were ten, but five we're wise and
five we're foolish and shut out. When
| | see six, it reminds me that in ak
days the Lord, made heaven and earth.
| When see the seven, it reminds me
that on the seventh day be rested from
the great work he had created, and
hallowed IT. When | see the eight, 1t
reminds me Of the eight righteous per.
sons who were saved when God de-.
stroyed the world, viz: Noah and his
wife, with three sons and their wives.
When | see nine, they remind me Of
the nine lepcrs that were cleansed by
cur Saviour, there were nine out Of
ten who never returned thanks. When
see the ten 1t reminds me Of the ten
commandments which God handed
down to Moses on tables of stone.
When / see the King, it reminds ne
Of the King OF heaven, which is God
Almighty. When l see the Queen, it
reminds nae of tho Queen Of Shehs,
who visited Solomon, for she was a.
wise woman as he was man. She
brought with her fifty boys and atty
girls, all dressed in boys apparel, for
King Solomon to tell which were boys
and which were girls. King Solomon
sent for water for them to wash; the
girls washed to the elbows and tho
boys to the wrists, 50 King Solomon
told by that"
WELL" said the mayer, "you have
given a good description of all the
cards but one"
What is that ?'
"The knave," said the mayor.
al will give your honor g descrip-
ton of that, too, if you will not be
sngry?"
81 will not said the mayer, "if you
do not term me the knave."
"Well," said the soldier, " the great
est knave that know of is the con-
stable that broght me here"
81 don't know" said the mayer, ait
he is the greatest knave, but l know he
is the greatest fool'
"When | count how many spots in 4
pack l find three hundred and sixty
| FIVE, as many DAYS as there are in a
year. When | count the mum ber of
cards in a pack, find there are fifty
two, the number of weeks in q year,
and find four suits, the number of
weeks In month. l find there are
twelve picture cards in pack, repre-.
senting the number of months in a
year, and on counting the tricks find