The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-10
Rob rooMBs Awful MAD.
xss. no left Eis granddaughter
out of Ills Wall.

ra.st;f,iiion reporter met an old friend
nfGener.l Toomhs yesterday and remarked,
".,,nd.rstaud that few days ago General
roombs disinheritcd his granddaughter,
n;ss Dubose, because she married against
hjs win. Don't you think he viii recon-
sider that acti'
~ do not was the emphatic reply.
,.censral Toombs ~ very bitter on that
.,N;n, and when think OF all the circum-
Il..,,s.s am sure that he means all that he
80" done. and that he will remain immova-
ble." ,
.TeIl me the circumstances
"Itis a long story" r, Dlied the narrator.
ali would read like Il TO nance II properly
,,cturcd. but I don't mind telling II you
Isill De content with facts minus The color
,ny II Is n Sad story 10 me, because ] AZ
80 fclt an interest in the lordly Georgian
anJ tho different members Of his family.
~, CORY thai General Toombs has done
,bis act. lie can afford 10 forgive his
cranddalVltcr and bcsiow all ms bate on
Tho Yankees. IL he choose 10 do so. He can
a,rord 10 lnic the Yankees, for IL is matter
n, Little concern what one man does 80 long
:. Inc balance Of the South has accepted the
si,uafion. and has almost forgotten that
,,ere ever was ware But IL is not for
mo IN saw that General ToOmbs has done
wrong in disinherlting his grandchild be-
carse she married the man OF her own
choosing. Hiss DubcSc and Mr.. Coliey
rcrc engaged. and the General objected.
AIR Collcy i a worthy young man, against
whose moral character no charge can be
brought. lie was clerk IN one Of the
store, In Washington, and was not wealthy,
hut 10 that fact General TOombs did
not object. The General, you know, cares
for long line OF ancestors, and blood. and
that sort Of thing, which is all right, |
suppose. At any rate. he did not like
tho Colley family. and he urged his
grandchild to give up the idea Of marry
inc Mr.. Iolley. She pleaded and he
demonstrated. lie threat ned and she
became determined. Finally he told
her that In his will he had be-
oueathed her 100000, and SPOKE OF that TO
show the interest he felt in her. She
would not promise to give up Mr.. Colley.
and General Toombs got out the will and
showed her the paragraph where the Tor
tune was left to her. she was not 10 he
moved. He offered 10 make 1t 100000
She said she would promise NOT 10 marry
Colley during TOombss lifetime. The
General, in his usual way, said he would
DAY nobody to postpone an act until his
death. lie threatened to dislnherlt her,
hut she never moved from her position.
Then General Toombs told her that
unless she promised not 10 marry
Colley he would have his will
changed and would not leave her
cent. She replied that il she must choose
between the two she Would be disinherited.
The General then told her that he would
give her forty-cisht hours to leave The
house. Hiss Dubose proceeded to show
her grandfather that il she was driven out,
she would have TO be married mt once. The
General tore around, and Miss Dubose
communicated with her friends, and the
result was that the marriage took place that
day. General TOOmbs took his will out,
had il changed. disiuheriting Miss Dubose,
and added paragraph providing that none
OF his property should 80 10 her directly
or indirectly"
Has shc ever been back to her grand
fathery' "No. \ few days ago Mrs.
Toombs was very sick and her recovery
was not expected. Mrs. Colby wrote the
General note. and asked permission TO
call and see her grandmother. General
Toomls read the note and handed ii back 10
the messenger with the simple statement
that he had no communicating to make.
That i The Story a. it comes to me-"
There is no telling what the General will
do about the mattcr-nolOdy yet ever
knew Bob Toombs. Governor Stephens
tells good story Illustrative OF TOOmbs's
character. In slavery times TOOmbs and
stephens both had negro each. OF course
they had several negroes each and more,
and in fact ToOmbs had n hor>e-lot full,
but they had these particular negroes; and
one day The two negroes ran away. Toombs
was in q towering passion, and offered 5000
reward for his uegio. stephens offered $50
II bis negro would never come lack any
more. In q few days SteDhenS's negro
was back, Tut days and days passed
and ToOmb,'s negro never was heard
from. one day Toombs and stephens were
in their quarters in the old United
States Hotel, when the country was in n
fermcni. company Of men had come In
10 ask their advice on some question or
other. Toomh,'s advice was character
istic. Stephens urged order and COnserva-
ti,m. TOOmbs got mad and swOre like
fury. Tie men withdrew and TOOmbs
walked the floor, Tuning and swearing,
and tearing around. while "Little Aleck
came m for a share Of his condemnation
for the contrary advice he had given.
There was a rap at the door, and Toombs
answered II. The visitor was man WHO
had Toombs's runaway negro. Toombs |
took the negro INTO the room. While
the negro was endeavoring TO eyade the
police he had been shot in tine hand, and the
wound had never been dressed. de pre-
sented pitIable plight with his soiled
clothes and bloody hands. As soon as
Tooubs saw him his manner changed. A
moment before he was as furious as lion
now lac was as gentle a. 4 woman. He sent
on in great haste FOR a surgeon and had the
Negroes hand dressed. He got him new
SUIT Of good clothes and had bed fixed for
him in the room, and the runaway slave
slept in the same room with Toombs and
Stephens during the remainder OF their