St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-11-16

The Dibbies strained every point to
bleach the black sleeps memory.
thing west of Railway, N. j., they re-
fused passes to a Wild West show.
What the Dibbles failed to do for
Ike when they gave him his first fu-
neral they did this second time. They
even talked of his good qualities. It
was quite affectin' to hear 'em go on.
They said WestVille was too narrer
to understand Ike, but everyone out
in the world where he made his mark
before leayin' knew and loved him.
But they continued to have it in for
Montana. That western state that
had contained Ike was not popular
with the Dibbles, tho':gh I don't doubt
but what there's some real nice people
out that way. There must at least be
the sheriffs and their families who
look after the likes, and others high
class and respectable.
1t always looked to me like not be-
in well informed to get down on a
place like Iowa and judge the whole
population by one black-sheep relation.
Ike isn't what you might call a real
specimen Of Kansas or whatever that
place is--the name for the moment
escapes me. / told Sam Dibb1e the
responsibility rested on Connecticut.
well, Ike had Seen f1ttingly
mourned for six months when the
Dawson son, Rob, CANA home GA q
visit. Rob had wonderful tales OF
Ike strikin' it richer'n cream in O
claim of his in Nevada The town
just went wild over the news. Every.
one seemed to think they was going
to be made rich by Ike's lucky hit.
''As for the Dibbles, everyone was
curious to see what stand they'd take.
They was set, was the Dibbles, and
they weren't the kind to tolerate dig
ging up dead cat il they was the
ones who acted in an official capacity
at the interment. It would come hard
to resurrect Ike, hoWsomever gilded
he might be. Then again, the Dibbles
was great where there was dollar
concerned-they even regarded a pen.
ny as a young dollar. When some one
up and spoke to the Dibbles about Ike
they said they didn't care to discuss
family affairs!
''But the news wasn't through thrill.
lin when it was heralded broadcast
that Mr.. Ike Dibble, the Nevada
Creocus, as some one referred to him
was comm on a visit to his relations
The snpercility that whole tribe OF
Dibbles took on even to me would a
made anyone think was at least IA
times removed. I learned from Rot
Dawson that they had went to him
for Ikes post Office address and it's
easy to see the rest. They writ invit
in him to come on and, as found out
later, they sent him a lot of money
to show him they didn't know nothin
about his bein rich-Which would
have convinced the most skeptical.
"Porterhouse is none too good fol-
the prodigal who comes back ownin
half the state of Yucatan!
"Well, Ike came. We-the whole
of Westville-was at the station t.
meet him, so he wouldn't feel lone
some on his home-comin'. But Ike
brought plenty Of company with him
A Mrs. Ike and seven little likes ali
with him on the Westville platform
Say, the Dibbles hadn't thought O.
that possibility! Still, they made thu
best of 1t, cause Ike was so ricE
there'd be enough for everybody.
THE Dibbles made a great splurgt
over their wealthy cousin, but thu
whole town was glad to see old Ike.
guess no one ever came to Westviilt
that was used and treated like Tx
| Dibble. And in return he promised III
all q slice Of mining stock. We al
| got the western fever and the Dibble!
had the nerve to say they was Away:
fascinated with the idea of going on
there. The Dibble girls We're playin
up to Ike by givin' Mrs. Ike dose O
| quick culture. Ike's wife had been
Miss Hickey-informatio began ant
ended there. Still, Ike wasn't as deli
cate himself as maiden-hair ferns, 81
what could you expect? Ike and fam
lily staid on contented through thu
winter and the Dibbles never fagget
entertainin' of their rich cousin.
"The whole incident goes to prov,
that | amt as far removed from tn
Dibble family as I formerly supposed
When they took up a collection t,
pay the Ike crowds fare back t.
Washington Territory, was asked a
one of the immediate family to cor
tribute.
more good money gone into a gol
mine!"
The Cherry-You are apt to regre
| digging up cat or a man that
passed ON.
| Copyright, 1901, by W. O. chapman.5
That ie you really care FOR a perso
you will not say unkina things to 9
OF them3