The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-09-08
Soldiers Prayer-Book and Almanac

The First Sergeant marched the soldiers
to church. When the parson had read
the prayer he took his text. Those who
had Bible took it out. One soldier had
neither q Bible nor Common Prayer
book, but pulling out deck of cards
spread them out before him. He looked
on one card and then on another. The
Sergeant saw him thus engaged and said
to him, "Richard, put up the cards. This
is no place for them"
"Never mind that" said Richard.
When the services were over the Con
stable took the soldier prisoner, and
brought him before the, Mayor.
"Well, y said the Mayor, s"what have
you brought that soldier here for2"
And the Constable answered: "For
playing cardsin church, your Honor"
.Welb soldier, what. have you got to
say for yourself Z" inquired the Mayor.
"Mucb, sir, hope" said Richard.
"Very good; for if not, l will punish
you most severely 81 IN s..aaf ~
II have been" said the soldier, Lsabout
six weeks on the march. have neither
Bible nor Common Prayer book. have
nothing but pack of cards, and hope
to satisfy your worship Of the purity Of
my Intention" Il
"Very good, !" said the Mayor. ~ <~s
Then spreading the cards before, Tie
Mayor, he began with tbs ace: "When
see the ace, it reminds me that there il
but one God. When l see the deuce, Il
reminds me Of the Father and the son.
When l see the tray, it reminds me Of The
Father, Son and Holy Ghost. When.I
see the four, 1t reminds me of The :four
Evangelists who preached, viz: Matthew,
Mark, Luke and John; when see the
five, it reminds me of the Eve virgins who
trimmed their lamps-theEe we're ten, but
Eve were fools and were shut out; when
| see the six, it. reminds me that III six
days the Lord made the heavens and the
earth. When ! see the seven, It reminds
me that on the seventh day God restei
from his work. He made and hallowed
it,. When / see eight, it reminds n1e oi
the eight righteous persons that were
saved when God drowned the world, via:
Noah and his wife, his three sons and their
wives. When I see the nine, 1t reminds
me Of the nine lepers that we're cleaned
by our Savior there we're ten but only
nine returned thanks. When see the
ten, it reminds nae of the Ten Command.
msnts, which God handed down to Moses
on a table Of ltonU. When Bee the King
it reminds nae .-of the great King Of
Heaven, who il God Almighty. When /
see the Queen it reminds me Of the Queen
of Sheba, who went to hear the wisdom
Of Solomon, for she was as wise woman
as he was q man. She brought with bel
City boys and fifty girls all dressed in
boys apparel, u see whether King Solo.
mon could tell which were boys and
which were girls. King Solomon sent
for 100 basins of water for them to wash
themselves in; the girls WISHED to Their
elbows, aud the boys only to the wrist.
So King Solomon told by this.
|gs 4sWelkn aid tia Mayor, syou have
ifvenstljs sdekSrtHion of all Of the csafdl
= Us pax S4ojPt Sae." 1871
(Which one is that" asked the soldier
1.-THE knave," said the Mayor.
II Will give your honor description
Of that, too, if You will not be angry"
~ win na,n said tho Mayer, ssifsyos
VIII n1kttefh no rs the Enaze2'
AW9lf, '.S4id the sdfdier, ~tlle gfeatefi
knave is the Constable who brought me
here" hgs s-syf1Ss x tT1l
II do not know, !" hid the Mayor,
"whether he il TIL xdrisstest khSve or M
bat ! do know that be i the greatest fpolp
.1Nken I count ths hqmtef 81 IpboeS d Il
. pack IAnd 80, ME fldftabS u IL d1i3 Is
| year. WheR ] count the pumber Of cl16
IN peGans 4 I na4 Wi aa ss s94le are hfty.two