Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-02-16
NOVEL PRAYER BOOK.
A PACK OF PLAYING CARDS MADE
TO ANSWER.

A PACK OF PLAYING CARDS MADE
TO ANSWER.
How u Soldiers Ingenious ExPlan-
| alton saved Him From Punish.
| ment.
A private soldier by the name of
Richard Lee was taken before the
magistrate of Glasgow for playing
cards during divine service. The &C.
count OF it is thus given in the Eng
ish Journal:
A Sergeant commanded the soldiers
at the church, and when the parsOn
had read the prayers he took the text.
Those who had B BILE took it out,
but this soldier had neither Bible nor
common Prayer Book; but pulling out
pack of cards he spread them out
before him. He first looked at one
card and then 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 con.
stable took Richard a prisoner, and
and brought him before the Mayor.
"Well," said the Mayor, "what have
you brought the soldier here for?"
"For playing cards in church."
"Well, soldier, what have you to
say for yourself9"
"Much, sir, l hope"
Every good; if not, l will punish
you more than man ever was pun
ished."
al have been," said the soldier,
"about six weeks on the march. l
have neither a Bibls nor common
Prayer Book. have nothing but a
pack OF cards, and l hope to satisfy
your worship of the purity of my in.
tentions."
Then spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace:
"When see the ace it reminds me
that there is but one God.
"When / see the deuce it reminds
me OF Father and Son.
"When l see the tray it reminds me
Of Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
"When l see the four it reminds
me OF the four Evangelists 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 l see the six it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made the
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 l see the eight it reminds
me of the eight righteous persons that
were saved when God destroyed the
world, viz: Noah and his wife, his
three sons and their wives.
"When l see the nine it reminds me
of the nine lepers that were cleansed
by our Savior. 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 tables OF
stone.
"When 1 see the king it reminds
me of the Great King of Heaven,
which is God Almighty.
"When / see the queen it reminds
me of the Queen Of Sheba, who visited
Solomon, tor she was as wise woman
as he was man. She brought with
her fifty boys and fifty girls, all dressed
in boys apparel, for King Solomon to
tell which were boys and which were
girls. King Solomon sent for them to
wash. The girls washed to the elbows,
and the boys to the waists. So King
Solomon told by that.
"Well," said the Mayor, "you have
given description OF all the cards in
the pack except one."
"What is thst?"
"The knave." said the Mayor.
"I will give your honor q dcscrip.
ton of that, too, if you will not be
angryT
al will not" said the Mayor" if you
do not term me to be the knave."
"Well, said the soldier, "the great.
est knave that l know OF is the con-
stable that brought me here"
"I do not know, said the Mayor, il
he ls the greatest knave, but i know
he is the greatest fool"
"When count how many spots in
pack of cards, find 365-as many
days as there are in year."
When / count the number of
cards in q pack, 1 find there are fifty.
two-the number Of weeks in a year
and find four suits-the number of
weeks in month.
"And there are twelve picture cards
in o pack, representing the number of
months in year; and on counting
the tricks find thirteen-the number
OF weeks in quarter.
$50 you see, sir, pack OF cards
serves for Bible. almanac and com.
mon Prayer Book"