Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-08
What q Pack of Cards Served For.

A private soldier by the AIN Of
Richard Lee was taken before a magis-
trate of GLASGOW for playing cards DUR
ing divine service. The account of it
is thus given in the journals.
%Sergeants commanded the soldiers at
the church and when the pastor had
read the prayers he took the text.
Those who had a bible took it, but this
soldier having neither Bible nor Com
mon Prayer Book, pulled out a pack of
cards and spread them before him,
The sergeant of the company saw him
and said:
Orchard, 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 prisoner and
brought him before the mayor.
"Well,' said the mayor, "Whathave
you brought this soldier here for?"
"For playing cards in church."
well, soldier. what have you to say
fer YOURSELF"
"Much sir, I hope"
very good, if not, l will punish you
more than man was ever punished"
Il have been" said the soldier, six
weeks on the march; l have neither
Bible nor Common Prayer Book-Ihave
but a pack of cards but l hope to sat
isfy your worship Of the purity of my
Intentions"
Then spreading the cards before the
mayor, he commenced with the ace.
when | see the ace it reminds me
that there is but one God"
When | see the duce it reminds me
of the Father and Son.
when | see the tray it reminds me
of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost"
when l see the four 1t reminds me
of the four Evangelists, that preached,
Matthew, Mark, Luke and john"
when I 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 I see the six it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made heaven
and earth"
when I see the seven 1t 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, namely, Noah and his wife, his
three sons and their wives"
when l see the nine it reminds me
of the nine lepers that were eleansed
by the Savior. There were nine out of
the ten that returned thanks"
"When l see the ten it reminds me
of the ten commandments God handed
down to Moses On a table of stone"
when I see the King it reminds me
Of the Great King Of Heaven, which is
Gcd Almighty"
when see the Queen it reminds me
Of the Queen CT Sheba who visited SOL
ONION, for she was as wise a woman as
he WIS d man. Che brought with her
fly girls ard fifty boys all dressed IN
boys arlare:. for King Sclor"on to
TIL which were boys and which were
girls. King Solomon sent for water
for them to wash. The girls washed to
the elbows the boys to the wrist. So
King Solomon told by that.
"Well, 'said the mayor, "you have
given a description of all the cards in
the pack except one what is that?!'
1.-THE knave" said the mayor.
Il will give you a description of that
too if you will not get angry"
81 will not, "said the mayor if you do
not term me the knave."
1.-THE greatest knave that l know OF
is the constable that brought me here. "
Il do not know that he is the great
est knave but he is the greatest fool. +"
"When l count the spots on a pack
Of cards / find 365 the number of days
in a year. When / count the numbe,
Of cards in a pack l find there are 81
the number of weeks in a year, and
find 4 suites the number of weeks in 8
month. l find there are IL picture
cards in apack representing the number
of months in a year and on counting
tricks l find Is the number of weeks IL
u quarter. So you see Sir, q pack Of
cards served for a Bible, Almanac anc
a Common Prayer Book.