The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-11-01

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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
wen talked Of his good qualities. II
was quite affectin' to hear 'em go on.
They said Westville was too narrer
20 understand Ike, but everyone out
in the world where he made his mark
before leavin' knew and loved him.
But they continued to have 1t In for
Montana. That western state that
had contained Ike was not popular
with the Dibbles, tho"gh / 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 Ikes, 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 Dibble the
responsibility rested on Connecticut.
Well, Ike had been fittingly
mourned for six months when the
Dawson son, Rob, car9a home on =
7lst. Rob had wonderful tales oil
Ike sirikin' 1t richer'n cream in a
claim OF his In Nevada. me town
just went wild over the news. Every
n seemed to think they was sotng
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, aud
they weren't the kind to tolerate dig
gfng up a dead cat IL they was tho
ones who acted In IN official capacity
at the interment. 1t would come hard
to resurrect Ike, howsomever gilded
he might be. Then again, the Dlbbles
was great where there was a dollar
concerned-they even regarded a PEN
ny as n young dollar. When some one
up and spoke TO the Dibbles about Ike
they said they didn't care to discuss
family affairs!
"Dut the news wasn't through thrill.
lin when 1t 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 supercility that whole tribe Of
Dibbles took on W to me would a.
made anyone think | was at least IA
times removed! ! learned from Rob
Dawson that they had went to him
for Ike's post Office address and it's
easy to see the rest. They writ invit-
In him to come OF and, as l 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 one too good for
the prodigal who back ownin'
half the state of Yucatan!
"Well, Ike came. We--the whole
Of WestviIle--was at the station to
meet him, SO he wouldn't feel lone
some on his h~ome-comin'. But Ike
brought plenty Of company with him.
A Mrs. Ike and seven little Ikes ALT
with him on the Westville platform.
| Say, the Dibbles hadn't thought Of
that possibility! Still, they made the
best of It, cause Ike was 30 rich
there'd be enough for everybody.
''The Dibbles made a great splurge
over their wealthy cousin, but the
whole town was glad to see old Ike. l
guess no one ever came to Westville
that was used and treated like Ike
Dibble. And In return he promised us
al a slice Of mining stock. We all
| got the western fever and the Dfbbles
had the nerve to say hey was always
fascinated with the idea of going out
there. The Dibble girls were playin'
up to Ike by givin' Mrs. Ike a dose OF
quick culture. lke's wife had been q
Miss Hickey-information began and
ended there. Still. Ike wasn't as deli
cate himself 70 m~nidcn-hair ferns, 50
what could you expect? Ike and fam
lily staid on c~ontented through the
winter and the Dibbles never tagged
entertainin' Of their rich cousin.
The whole incident goes to prove
that ! amt as far removed from the
Dibble family a. l formerly supposed.
When they took up a collection to
pay the Ike crowds fare back to
Washington Territory, I was asked a.
one Of the Immediate family to con-
tribute.
More good money gone into . gold
mine!"
The Cherry-You are apt to regret
digging up . cat or q man that's
passed on.
lCopyrisht M, By W. q. chapmaa.)
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