Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-05-09
The Mysterlcs Of a Pack Of Cards.

The Mysteries Of a Pack OF Cards.
A private soldier by the name of
Richard Lee was taken before a magis
trate recently for playing cards during
divine service. 1t appears a sergeant
commanded the soldiers ut church, and
when the parson had read the prayers
he took the text. Those who had a
Bible took it out, but this soldier had
neither Bible nor common prayer book,
but pulling out a pack of cards, he
spread them before him. He Just looked
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.
When the service was over the on
stable took Richard before the mayor.
WELL" says the mayor, what have
you brought the soldier here for 2"
For playing cards in church."
WELL" soldier, what have you to
say for yourself ?"
Much, sir, l hope.n
Very good II not, l will punish
you more than man was ever pun
ished."
u have been," said the soldier,
about six weeks on the march. Ihave
neither Bible nor common prayer book.
l have nothing but a pack of cards,
and I'll satisfy your worship of the
purity of my intentions"
And, spreading the cards before the
mayor. he began with the ace
When I see the ace, it reminds me
that there is but one God. When | see
the deuce, II reminds me of Father.
Son and Holy Ghost. When | see the
four spot, it reminds me of the four
e~vangelists that preached, Mathew,
Mark, Luke and John. When | meet
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 cast out.
When / see the six, it reminds me that
in six days God made heaven and earth.
When / see the seven, it reminds me
that on the seventh day he rested from
the great work he had created and hal
lowed it. When l see the eight, it re.
minds me Of the eight righteous per-
sons that were saved when God de-
stroyed the world, viz: Noah and his
wife, with three sons and their wives.
When l see the nine, it reminds me of
the nine lepers hat were cleansed by
our Saviour, there were nine out
OF ten who never returned thanks.
When see the ten, it reminds me of
the ten commandments which God
handed down to Moses on the tables of
stone. When l see the king, l am re.
minded of the King of heaven, which
Is God Almighty. When see the
queen, / am reminded of the Queen of
Sheba, for she vas as wise a woman as
Solomon was a man. She brought with
her fifty boys and and fifty girls, all
dressed in boys apparel, for King
Solomon to tell which were boys and
which were girls. King Soloman sent
Tor water for them to wash the girls
washed to their elbows and the boys to
the wrist, 30 King Solomon told by
that"
WELL" said'the mayor, ''you have
given a good description of all the
cards except one."
What is that"
the knave," said the mayor.
Il will give your honor a description
of that, too, if you will not be angry
Il will not" said the mayor, '.if you
do not term me to be the knave.n
We'll" said the soldier, "the great
est knaye l know is the constable that
brought me here"
II do not know" said the mayor
"if he is the greatest knave, but | know
he is the greatest fool"
when / count how nan spots there
are In a pack of cards, l find three
hundred and sixty five, as many days
as there are in q year. On counting
the number of cards in a pack, | find
there are fifty two, the number of
weeks in a year, and l find four
suits, the number of weeks in a month.
l find there are twelve picture cards,
representing the number of months ia
a year and on counting the tricks |
find thirteen, the number of weeks in a
quarter.
80 you see, sir, a pack of cards
serves for a Bible, an almanac and q
common prayer book.-Ex.
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