At one time I was going down the river below Baton Rouge, and there
were a lot of raftsmen on board. They all loved to gamble, so one
of them opened a chuckaluck game. They were putting down their
money with both hands, and the game was over $400 winner. I thought
I would give him a little play, so I went to my room and got a set
of dice the same size as he was using, and then changed in a five
without winning a bet. Then I asked him if I could shake them once
for luck. "Oh, yes," he said, for he was playing on the square.
I came the change on him, then I put $100 inside of a dollar bill,
and put it on the five. He shook them up, when, lo and behold, up
came three fives. He picked up my money, and when he saw the $100
he looked worse than a sick monkey; but he paid up like a man. I
then came the change back, and quit. A man should learn all the
tricks in his trade before he takes down the shutters.