Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-18
ONE GIRLS CHOICE.
She Takes the Man She Loves and
Spurns a Fortune.

81 do not" was the emphatic reply.
"Gen. Toombs is very bitter on that point,
aud when I think Of all the circumstance
I am sure that he means all hat he has
done, and that he will remain immovable."
"Tell me of the circumstances"
at is a long story. 1t would read like a
romance if properly pictured, but 1 don't
mind telling you, if you will be content
with facts minus the coloring. 1t is a sad
story to me, because I always felt inter-
ested in the lordly Georgian and different
members of his family. His life, his
wealth, his princely ann of living, his
bright and towering intellect would make
him an object of interest among thou
sands Of his fellnw men, while the DASH
ing brilliancy Of his early exploits and the
career of his maturer years throw around
him q sort of romance that fascinates me.
Nearly his whole life is before us now for
Bob Toombs' has about retired from the
scenes of action where he has been such
a great figure. I am sorry that General
Toombs has lone this act. He can afford
to forgive his granddaughter and bestow
all his hate on the Yankees if he chooses
to do SO. He can afford to hate the Yam
KEGS, for it is a matter of little concern
what one man does SO long as the balance
of the South has accepted the situation
and has almost forgotten that there ever
was a war. But to do as one pleases is the
blessed privilege of the 21-year-old Amer
lean, 80 l guess it is not for me to say that
General Toombs has done wrong in disin-
heriting his grandchild because she mar
ried the man of her own choosing
LOVE FER TO WEALTH.
"But to the story: Miss Dubose and
Mr.. Cooley were engaged and the General
objected. Now, Mr.. Colley is a most
worthy young man, against whose moral
character no charge can be brought. He
was a clerk in one of the stores in Wash
ington, and was not wealthy, but to that
fact Gen. Toombs did not object. The
General, you know, cares for a long line
of ancestors and blood, and that sort of
thing, which is all right, l suppose. At
any rate, he did not like the Colley family,
and he urged his %grandchild to give up the
idea of marrying Mr.. Colley. She pleaded
and he demonstrated He threatened and
she became determined. Finally he told
her that in his will he had bequeathed her
$50, 900, and spoke of that to show the in
terest he felt in her. She would not prom
Use to give up Mr.. Cooley and finally Gen.
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 800, 900. She said she
would promise not to marry Colley during
Toombs' lifetime. The General, in his
usual way, said he would pay nobody to
postpone an act until his death. He
threatened to disinherit her, but she never
pnnyo1 from hnr nOsition Finally Gen |
Toombs told her that unless she promised
not to marry Colley he would nave his
will changed, and would not leave her q
cent. She replied that if she must choose
between the two she would be disinherited.
The General then told her that he would
give her 4S hours to leave the house. Miss
Dubose proceeded to show her grand
father that if she was driven out she would
have to be married at once. The General
tore around, and Miss Dubose communi-
Gated with her friends, and the result was
that the marriage was arranged for and
took place that day. Gen. Toombs took
his will out, had it changed, ~disinherited
Miss Dubose, and added a paragraph pro-
viding that mi Of his property should
go to her, directly or indirectly"
GEN. TooMBs' s-TuBBoRNNEss.
"Has she ever been back to her grand
?"
"No. Anew days ago Mrs. Toombs was
very sick. and her recovery was not ex-
pected. Mrs. Colley wrote the General a
note, and asked permission to call and
see her grandmother. Gen. Toombs read
the note, and handed it back to the mes
senger with the simple statement that he
had no communication to make. That is
the story as it comes to me.
gsTbaro 10 M ko1l,pn mlof TIM Gaparol |
will do about the matter. Nobody yet
ever knew Bob Toombs. Gov. Stephens
tells q good story illustrative Of Toombs'
character. In slavery times Toombs and
Stephens both had a negro apiece. OF
course, they had several negroes apiece
and more, and, in fact, Toombs had a horse
lot full, but they had these particular ne
groes, and one day the W negroes ran
away. Toombs was in a towering passion
and offered $500 reward for his man.
Stephens offered $50 if he would never
come back. In a few days Stephens ne
gro was back, but days and days passed
but Toombs' negro nevor was heard from.
One day Toombs and Stephens were in
their quarters in the old United States
Hotel, when the country was in a ferment.
A company OF men had come in to ask the
advice of the giants on some question or
other. Toombs' advice was characteristic
Stephens urged order and conservatism.
Toombs got mad and swore like fury. The
men withdrew, and Toombs walked to the
door, Tuning and swearing and tearing
around, while little Aleck came in for a
share of his condemnation for the con-
trary advice he had given.
A SUDDEN CHANGE OF TEMpER.
"There was a rap at the door and Toombs
answered it. 1t was a man who had
Toombs' runaway negro. Toombs took
the latter into the room. While the negro
was endesvoring to evade the police he had
been shot in the hand, and the wound had
never been dressed. He presented a pitt
able plight with his soiled clothes and
bloody hands. As soon as Toombs saw
him his manner changed. A moment be-
fore he was as furious as q lion; then he
was "a oantln "a a woman. He sent Off