The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-11-01

The Dibbles strained every point ia
bleach the black sleeps memory.
thing west of Railway, N. j., they re.
fused passes to a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. \
What the Nbbles 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 ahectin' to hear EN- go on.
They said Westville was too narrer
to understand Ike, but everyone out
In the world where he made his mark
before leavin' 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, though I don't doubt
but what there's some real nice people
out that way. There must at least be
the sherifs and their families who
look after the likes, and others high
class and respectable.
1t always looked to me like not be-
in we'll 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. I told Sam Dibble the
responsibility rested on Connecticut.
well, Ike had been fitcingly
mourned for six months when The
Dawson son, Rob, came home On a
visit. Rob had wonderful tales Of
ike str1kin' it richer'n cream in a
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 likes lucky hit,
A 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
g1ng up a dead cat if they was the
ones who acted in an official CAPACITY
at n interment. 1t would come hard
to resurrect Ike, howsomever gilded
he might be. Then again, the Dibbles
vas great where there was a dollar
concerned-they yer 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 1t was heralded broadcast
that Mr.. Ike Dibble, the Nevada
Creocus, as some n referred to him.
was comm on a visit to his relations.
The supercility that whole tribe Of
D1bbles took on even to me would a.
made anyone think I was at least IA
times removed! I learned from Rob
Dawson that they had went to him
for Ike post office address and it's
easy to e the rest. They writ invit-
in him to come on and, as 1 found out
later, they sent him a lot of O
to show him they didn't know nothin'
about his bein' rich-which would
have convinced the most skeptical.
"P~orterhouse is o n too good for
the prodigal who comes back ownin'
half the state of Yucatan!
well, Ike came. We-the whole
of Westville-was at the station to
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 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 so rich
there'd be enough for everybody.
THE Dtbbles made a great splurge
over their wealthy cousin, but the
whole town was glad to see old Ike. I
guess no one ever came to Westville
that was used and treated like Ike
Dibble. And in return he promised us
all a slice Of mining stock. We all
got the western fever and the Dibbles
had the. nerve to say they was always
fascinated with the idea of going out
there. The Dtbble girls were playin'
up to Ike by givin' Mrs. Ike a dose of
quick culture. likes wife had been a
Miss Hickey-information began and
ended there. Still, Ike wasn't as deli
cate himself as maiden-hair ferns. 80
what could you expect? Ike and FAM
ny stald on contented through tho
winter and the Dibbles never tagged
entertainin' of their rich cousin.
The whole incident goes to provo
that T amt as far removed from Tho
Dfbble family as I formerly supposed.
When they took up a collection to
pay the Ike crowds fare back IA
washington Territory. I was asked "a
n OF the Immediate family to o I,
tribute.
More good money gone into a go}S
| mine!"
The Cherry-You are apt to regrea
juggling up a cat or a man that's
passed on.
copyright, 1907, by ". q, CHAPMAN,
mat II you really care for a person
you Will not say unkind things to G.
' Of them?