Tag and Rag and Bobtail riff-raff or rabble.
whist a card game that was the forerunner to bridge.
being insured in some extraordinary Fire Office at that time, fire insurance companies put plaques on the buildings they insured. They also had their own frire engine companies. When the fire companies were racing to a fire, the emblem on the building let them know if it was one of their buildings to save.
