Found this in an old, yellow, brittle newspaper in a box found in the basement of the county library, and thought it was topical if not relevant:
"A gambler challenged an old pilot on the Mississippi to play a game of loo. The old fellow was too much for the travelling gentleman and bled him $50 in short metre. "Now," said the blackleg, "I'll bet you $50 against the $50 you have just won, that I can turn up a jack the first time trying." "Never mind," said the pilot, "let's have a hand of old sledge. You can easily get your change back that way." But so far from this, in a few hands, the gambler was minus $50 more, when he offered to bet one hundred dollars he could turn up jack. "Very well, go ahead." Over went the whole pack. "Well," said the gambler, "I reckon there is a jack up." "Not that you knows on," said the pilot, "for while we were at old sledge, I stole out all the jacks." The blackleg had run against a snag, and he wasn't insured. (The Yankee Blade, Dec. 3, 1845.)"
