Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-10
THE GAZETTE: FORT WORTH. TEXAS THURSDAY. JULY TO-

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Now you are safe. will see the
pass for you out of the country
Meantime there was no attention
wanting to make Smnlley comfortable.
He was treated like prince. and soon
underwent change of heart about
Toombs aud began to regard him as
one of the grandest OF men. ~.
Finally a rap was heard at the door.
Leave II all to me-" said the gen.
eral, This Is the Great Cyclops, i
will get him TO give you n pass"
The jew entered, In obedience to
Toombs' SUMMONS, which had been
previously sent him. He was thorough
ly ignorant Of the use which was being
made Of him, consequently Toombs'
talk to him threw him into confusion,
for he did not understand lis motive.
This confusion was duly noted by
Smalley. who put It down as an evil
dence of the mans guilt. Finally,
when the bewildered Hebrew depart
ed without having given any apparent
satisfaction, Gen. Toombs turned to
Snallcy and said:
II have staked my honor for your
safety. Before daylight l will have,
my closed carriage ready. into which
you must be placed. AT the khan win
think that 1 am within, II will not Q
molested, and soon you will be placed
at a safe distance.n
Thus Smalley found his exit from
the little village of Washington, and
soon after gave his wonderful letter to
the public, This version Of the affair
Is told by one Of Gen. Toombs' closest
friends.
GEN. TooMps' TRUE CHARACTER
Is not to be Judged by his wild talks
To some correspondents. He L. at
home and In business one Of the most
conservative of men. His assaults
upon carpet-baggers are not intended
for honest men who are seeking the
legitimate aims Of life. To Northern
men, In whom he recognizes honesty
of purpose, he is ns genial and hospi-
liable Ms they could wish. Perhaps
there never was a man In Georgia who
was more viliiied than II. l. Kimball,
and not entirely without reason.
When the Kimball house was erected
Gen. Toombs made II his headquarters
when In Atlanta. Being asked about
his choice of II he Is said to have an.
swered:
"By Cd, have right to stop In
II. The money with which IL was
built was stolen from the treasury ol
Georgia and that gives every Georgian
an interest in IT,"
| When this celebrated house was de
stroyed by fire Kimball was called
back from Chicago to organize for II,
re-erection. He had before him hard
task In raising subscriptions. Among
those upon whom II was necessary
that he should call was Gen. Toombs
No sooner had he entered Toombs
door than the doughty old Southerne
exclaimed:
"Kimball, your return to Georgia 4
worth more than a hundred thousant
dollars. Pm glad to see you back Il
stay with US"
This compliment fairly took Kim
ball of his feet, and In relating the In
cident he could only say;
~ could only look In silence at TIL,
grand old figure before me.n
i'oombs WAS potential factor In thu
calling of the constitutional convention
of 1877. He insisted that the constitu
ton of 1865 was n nullity; its ratiiica
ton only rested on the bayonet, and l
Ill became freemen to live under tn,
badge Of slavery. A new convcntio,
should be called, even If 1t did no NOR
than meet and ratify the old document
This would make 1t the handiwork o
G-orgians.
In the convention he was one of til,
most prominent actors. When tn
treasurer of the state expressed doub
. about his authority to pay the mem
bers Of the convention for the humble
of days over the forty prescribed In tn
II call for the convention, Gen. ToUmb
solved the problem by saying:
II will advance the money out o
my own pocket and trust the people o
Georgia for It's repayment
AS "A consequence he advanced nearly
$4,000, which was refunded by tn,
next legislature,
His pride OF state IL wonderful. On,
day he sauntered into the suprem,
courtroom, rather under the influence
OF liquor An attorney was address
Ing the court In terms which seemed t,
indicate that Georgia would not pa,
her debts. Interrupling him at once
Gen. Toombs said {:
May ~ please the court, GeorgIi
will pay her debts. II she does not
then will pay them for her."
Gen Toombs Is now "a years Of age
He stoops considerably, and has an In
firm walk. which denotes his weak
|
the past few years. His eyes are weak
II cataract growing over one Of them
which causes considerable suffering
! In his home at Washington he 1,
always surrounded by some of his
grandchildren, In whose company h.
takes great delight. They feel that h,
has but few days more TO live, and
do everything In their power TO rem
der his declining wears comfortable
When he passes many, IA great man
indeed will have fallen-and an honest
one.
The Triumph Of Innocence. :.
Two children, a boy of nine and q
girl of four years. came into q
Cleveland street.car Saturday
The gill climbed upon the seat
and looked out of the window
Suddenly turning her face, she fixed
her gaze. upon the face of the boy with
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