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A Soldier's Cards
A bunch of soldiers went to Church. After
the Chaplain had read the Those 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 service was over, the soldier was taken prisoner. The Marshall said, "Sergeant, why have you brought the man here?" "For playing cards in church, Sir." "And what have you got 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've been in the field for about six days, I had neither Bible nor prayer book, but I hope to satisfy you, Sir, with the purity of my intentions." With that, the boy started his story:
When I count the number of spots on a deck of
cards, This story derived from and song by Tex Ritter & T. Texas Tyler
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prayer, the
soldiers were ordered to open up their bibles.
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;
And when
I see the "TREY", I think of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost;
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;
And when I
see the "SIX", it reminds me that in six days, God made this great
heaven and earth;
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 God saved
when He destroyed this earth. There was Noah, his wife, their three sons
and their wives;
And when I
see the "NINE", I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed. And
nine out of the ten didn't even thank Him.
When I see
the "TEN", I think of the Ten Commandments God handed down to Moses on
a table 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 Queen of Heaven;
