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"The
Deck
of
Cards"
NARRATIVE:
During
the
North
African
campaign,
a
bunch
of
soldier
boys
had
been
on
a
long
hike
and
they
arrived
in
a
little
town
called
Casino.
The
next
morning
being
Sunday,
several
of
the
boys
went
to
Church.
A
sergeant
commanded
the
boys
in
Church
and
after
the
Chaplain
had
read
the
prayer,
the
text
was
taken
up
next.
Those
of
the
boys
who
had
a
prayer
book
took
them
out,
but
this
one
boy
had
only
a
deck
of
cards,
and
so
he
spread
them
out.
The
Sergeant
saw
the
cards
and
said,
"Soldier,
put
away
those
cards."
After
the
services
were
over,
the
soldier
was
taken
prisoner
and
brought
before
the
Provost
Marshall.
The
Marshall
said,
"Sergeant,
why
have
you
brought
this
man
here?"
"For
playing
cards
in
church,
Sir."
"And
what
have
you
to
say
for
yourself,
son?"
"Much,
Sir,"
replied
the
soldier.
The
Marshall
said,
"I
hope
so,
for
if
not
I
shall
punish
you
more
than
any
man
was
ever
punished."
The
soldier
said,
"Sir,
I
have
been
on
the
march
for
about
six
days.
I
have
neither
a
Bible
nor
a
prayer
book,
but
I
hope
to
satisfy
you,
Sir,
with
the
purity
of
my
intentions."
And
with
that,
the
boy
started
his
story:
.
"You
see,
sir,
when
I
look
at
the
Ace,
it
reminds
me
that
there
is
but
one
God.
And
the
deuce
reminds
me
that
the
bible
is
divided
into
two
parts:
the
Old
and
the
New
Testaments.
When I see the
trey, I think
of the Father,
the Son, and
the Holy
Spirit.
And when I see
the four, I
think of the
four
evangelists
who preached
the Gospel:
there was
Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John.
And when I see
the five, it
reminds me of
the five wise
virgins who
trimmed their
lamps; there
were ten of
them: five
were wise and
were saved,
five were
foolish and
were shut out.
When I see the
six, it
reminds me
that in six
days God made
this heaven
and earth.
And when I see
the seven, it
reminds me
that on the
seventh day,
God rested
from his great
work.
And when I see
the eight, I
think of the
eight
righteous
persons that
God saved when
he destroyed
the earth:
there was
Noah, his
wife, their
sons and their
wives.
And when I see
the nine, I
think of the
lepers our
saviour
cleansed, and
that nine of
the ten didn't
even thank
him.
When I see the
ten, I think
of the ten
commandments
that God
handed down to
Moses on a
tablet of
stone.
When I see the
King, it
reminds me
that there is
but one King
of Heaven, God
Almighty.
And when I see
the Queen, I
think of the
blessed Virgin
Mary who is
the Queen of
Heaven.
And the Jack
or Knave is
the Devil.
When I count the number of spots
on a deck of cards, I find 365,
the number of days in a year.
There are 52 cards, the number
of weeks in a year. There are 4
suits, the number of weeks in a
month. There are 12 picture
cards, the number of months in a
year. There are 13 tricks, the
number of weeks in a quarter. So
you see, Sir, my pack of cards
serves me as a Bible, an Almanac
and a Prayer Book."
"And friends, the story is true.
I know, I was that soldier."
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