Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-10-17
The Religious Card Player.

A private soldier by the name of X Lee
was taken before the magistrates of Glas.
Cow, Scotland, for playing cards during
thus given in the English journals: A
sergeant commanded the soldiers at the
church, and when the parson had read
the prayers he tool the text. Those who
had Bibles took them out; but this soldier
had neither Bible nor common prayer
book, and pulling out a pack of cards. he
spread them before him. He first 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 services were over the con-
stable 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 church."
well, soldier, what have you to say for
yousselff'
Much, sir, / hope"
"Very good; If not. / will punish You
severely"
DNN"f SAA AiS SOltllCE, ABOUT
six weeks on the march, / have neither
Bible nor comnion PRAYER book. have
nothing but a pack of cards, and / hope to
satisfy your worship of the purity of my
Intention"
Then spreading the cards before the
mayor, he began with the ace: when I
sec the ace, it reminds me that there ia
but one God. When I see the deuce. II
reminds me of the Father and Son. When
1 see the tray, IL reminds me of the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost. When I see
the u 1T reminds me of the four evan
gelists that preached-Mathew, Mark.
LUX and John. When l see the five. IL
me of the five wise virgins that
trimmed their larnps-t herewere ten, but
five were wise, and five were foolisl, and
were shut out. When I see the ak, n
me that in six days the Lord
made heaven and earth. When l see the
seven, 1t reminds me that on the event
day God rested from the great work lie
had made, and hallowed it. When I see
the eight, it reminds nie 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 see the nine, 1t reminds me of the
nine lepers that were cleansed by our
savior. There were nine out of ten that
never returned thanks. When / see the
ten, 1t reminds me of the ten mman
ments which God handed down TO Moses
the table of stone. When I see the
1T reminds me of the great King of
Heaven which Is God Almighty, When
4 see the queen, 1T reminds me of the
OF Sheba, who visited Solomon for
she was as wise q woman as he was a
man. She brought with her fifty bows
and nifty girls, all dressed I'm boys appar.
ei' Tor King Solomon to tell which were
boys and which were girls. The king
sent FOR water for them tn wash. The
girls washed to the elbows, the bows 10
the wrist; so King Solomon told by that"
Well" said the mayor you have des-
cribed every card I'm the pack except one"
What is tlatr"
The knaye," said the mayor.
VIII give You honor a description of
mat, too, If you will not be angry.
II will not said the nlayor. .if you do
not term me to be the knave,v
Inc greatest knave ! know of Is the
that brought me here.
! DO not know said the mayor. If he
the greatest knave, bat he Is the great
est FOOL
Mhe' count how tnany spots there
are IN a pack Of cards / find three hun
urea and sixty-five-as many as there are