The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-07
BOB TOOMBs' IRE.
Disfnheritfng His Granddaughter for Mar
rying Against His VIII.

A Constitution reporter met an old friend
OF General Toombs yesterday and remarked:
Il understand that few days ago General
Toombs disinherited bis granddaughter,
MISS Dubose, because she married against
his will. Don't you think he will reconsider
that act?''
az do not,n was the emphatic renlv
General Toombs is very bitter on that
point. and when / think of the circum.
stances am sure that he means all that he
has done, and that he will remain immoy-
abie.r
Tell me the circumstances"
1T is long story" replied the narrator
III would read like romance if properly
pictured, bat / don't mind telling il you
will be content with the facts minus the
coloring. 1t is sad story to me, because 1
always felt an interest in the lordly Geor-
gian and the different members of his
family. am sorry that General Toombs
has done this act He can afford to forgive
his granddaughter and bestow all his hate
on the Yankee If he chooses to do SO. He
can afford to hate the Yankees, for it is q
matter of little concern what one man does
SO long as the remainder of the South
has accepted the situation, and has
almost forgotten that there ever was
War. But it is not right for me to say
that General Toombs has done wrong in dis
| inberiting his grandchild because she mar.
rled the man of her own choosing. Miss
Dubose and Mr. Colley were engaged. and
worthy young man, against whose moral
character no charge can be brought. He
was clerk in one of the stores in Washing
| ton, and was not wealthy, but to that fact
General Toombs did not object. The Gen.
eral. you know, cares for long line OF
ancestors, and blood, and that sort of thing,
which is all right, 1 suppose. AT any
20 he did Tie fha nolia-
and urged his grandchild to give up
the idea of marrying Mr.. Colley.
She pleaded and be demonstrated. He
threatened and she became determined
Finally he told her that in his will he had
bequeathed her $50 600, and spoke of that to
show the interest he felt in her. She would
not promise to give up Mr. Colley, and Gene
raj Toombs got out the will and showed her
the paragraph where the fortune was left to
her. She was not to be moved. He offered
to make it 500, 900. She said she would pro
mise not to marry COlley during TOombs'
lifetime. The General in his usual way said
he would pay nobody to postpone an act un-
til his death. He threatened to disinherit her,
but she never moved from her position.
Then General Toombs told her that
unless she promised not to marry
Colley he would have his will changed and
would not lesve her a cent. She replied
that IL she must choose between the two she
would be diSinherited. The General then told
her he would give her sorty-eight hours to
| leave the house. Miss Dubose proceeded
| to show her grandfather that if she WAS
driven out she would have to be married at
once. The General tore around, and Miss
Dubose communicated with her friends, and
the result was that the marriage took place
| that day. General Eoombs took his will
out, had il changed, disinheriting Miss Du-
bose, and added q paragraph providing that
none of his property should 60 TO her d.
rectly or Indirectly.
fatherP'
mo. A few days ago Mrs Tombs was
very sick and her recovery was not expect
ed. Mrs. Colley wrote the General q note
and asked permission to call and see her
grandmother. General Tolnbs read the note
and handed it back to the messenger with
the simple statement that he hsd no COM
munication to make. This is the story as it
comes TO me-
There is no telling what the General will
do about the matter; nobody yet ever knew
Bob Toombs. Governor Stephens tells a
good story illustrative of Toombs' character.
| In slavery times Toombs and Stephens both
had negpo each. OF course they had sew
eral negroes each and more. and, in fact.
TOombs had q horse lot full, bat they had
these particular negroes, and one day the
in towering passion, aud offered $500
reward for his negro. Stephens offered $50
| if his negro would never come back any
more. In few days Stephens negro was
back, but days and days passed and Toombs'
negro never was heard from. One day
Toombs and Stephens wers in their quarters
in the old United States Hotel, when the
country was in fermeat. A company OF
men had come IN to ask their advice on
some question or other. Toombs' advice was
characteristic. Stephens urged order and
conservatism. Toomos got mad an tsworels like
fury. The men withdrew and Toorbs
walked the floor, foammg and swearing and
tearing around, while Little Aleck' came
in for share of his condemnation for the
icontrary advice he had given. There was q
Trap at the door and Toombs answered it.
1.-The visitor was q nan who had. TSombs'
Runaway negro. Doombs took the negro
iinto the room. While the negro was en-
l,deavoriDg to evadsthe police. he had been
\ shot In the hand and the wound had never
been dressed. He presented o pitable
plight with mis- soiled clothes and bloody
hands. As s9on as Toombs saw him
his manner changed. A moment before ha
was as furious as a lion, now hs was gen
tie as a womaa. He sent off in great haste
for a surgeea and had the negro's HAND
dressed. Ele got him new suit OF good
clothes and Aad bed fixed for him in. thu
room, and the runaway slave slept in the
same roora with Toombs and Stephens dur
, ing the remainder of their stay in Washing
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