Luyện nghe bài hát Deck Of Cards

During the North campaign, a bunch of soldier boys had
been on a long and they arrived in a little town called Casino. The
next morning being Sunday, several of the went to Church. A sergeant
commanded the in Church and after the Chaplain had read the prayer,
the was taken up next. Those of the boys who had a prayer book took
them out, but one boy had only a deck of cards, and so he spread
out. The Sergeant saw the cards and said, "Soldier, put away those
cards." After the services was over, the was taken prisoner and
brought the Provost Marshall.

The Marshall said, "Sergeant, why have you this man
here?" "For cards in church, Sir." "And what have you to say for
yourself, son?" "Much, Sir," the soldier. The Marshall said, "I
so, for if not I shall punish you more than any man was ever
punished." The soldier said, "Sir, I have on the march for about six
days. I have neither a Bible nor a prayer book, but I hope to
you, Sir, the purity of my intentions." And with that, the boy
his story:

"You see Sir, when I look at the Ace, it reminds me there
is but one God. And the Deuce reminds me the Bible is divided into
two parts, the Old and the New Testaments. When I see the Trey, I
of the Father, the Son, and the Ghost. And when I see the Four, I
think of the four Evangelists who preached the there was Matthew,
Mark, Luke and John. And when I see the Five, it me of the five
wise virgins who trimmed their lamps; there ten of them: five were
wise and were saved, five foolish and were shut out. When I see the
Six, it me that in six days, God made this great heaven and
earth. When I see the Seven, it reminds me on the seventh day, God
rested from His work. And when I see the Eight, I think of the
eight righteous persons God when He destroyed this earth; there was
Noah, his wife, their sons and wives. And when I see the Nine, I
think of the lepers our Savior cleansed, and out of the ten didn't
even thank Him. When I see the Ten, I think of the Ten God
handed 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 I
see the Queen, I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is of
Heaven. And the Jack or is the Devil. When I count the number
of spots on a deck of cards, I find 365, the number of in a year.
are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year. There are 4 suits, the
number of weeks in a month. There are 12 cards, the number of
months in a year. There are 13 tricks, the of weeks in a quarter.
So you see, Sir, my pack of serves me as a Bible, an Almanac and a
Book."

"And friends, the story is true. I know, I was soldier."