The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-19
Tonmh,s Granddaughter.

Some months before the death of Gen.
Toombs the Atlanta Constitution pub
lished this story: A reporter met an old
friend of Gen. Toombs yesterday and
remarked: 81 understand that few
DAYS ago Gen. Toombs disnherited his
granddaughter, Miss Dubose, because
she married against his will. Don't
you think he will reconsider the actp"
al do not" was the emphatic reply.
"Gen. Toombs is very bitter on that
point, and when think of all his cir
cumstances am sure that ho means all
that he has done and that he will re-
main immOvablc."
Tell me the circumstances.
ut is a long story" said the nara
tor. at would read like romance il
properly pictured, but don't mind
telling you if you will be content with
facts, minus the coloring. II is sad
story to me. because | always felt an
interest in the lordly Georgian and the
different members of his family. / am
sorry that Gen. Toombs has done this
act He can afford to forgive his grand
daughter and bestow all his hate on the
Yankees if he chooses TO do so. He can
afford to hate the Yankees, for il is q
matter Of little concern what one man
does 20 long that the balance of the
south has accepted the situation and has
almost forgotten that there ever was a
war. But il is not for me to say that
Gen. Toombs has done wrong in disin.
heriting his grandchild because she
married the man of her own choosing
Miss Dubose and Mr.. Colley were en-
gagged and the general objected. Mr.
Colley is worthy young man, agains
whose moral character no charge car
be brought. He was clerk in one O
the stores in Washington. and was no
wealthy, but to that fact Gen. Toombl
did not object. The general. you know
cares for u long line OF ancestors, ant
blood, and that sort of thing. which il
all right, suppose. At any rate, h,
did not like the Colley family, and hi
urged his grandchld to give up the ide,
of marrying Mr.. COlley. She PLEADED
and he demonstrated. He threatened
and she became determined. Finally
he told her in his will he had bequeathc,
her $50, 900, and spoke of that TO SHOW
the interest he felt i'm her. She woul,
not promise TO give up Mr.. Colley, ant
Gen. TOombs got out the will ant
showed her the paragraph where thu
fortune was LETT to her. He offered Il
make it $4,000. She said she woul,
promise not to marry Colley durin,
Toombs' lifetime. The general, in hi
usual way, said he would pay nobody Il
postpone an act until his death. IL
threatened to disinherit her, but sh
never moved from her position. The
Gen. Toombs told her that unless sh
promised not to marry COlley he woul
have his will changed and would nc
leave her cent. She replied that
she must choose between the two sh
would be disinherited. The genera
then told her that he would give he
forty-eight hours TO leave the house
Miss Dubose proceeded to show he
grandfather that if she was driven on
she would have to be married at once
The general tore around, and Miss d.
bose communicated with her friends
and the result was that the marriag
took place that day. Gen. Toombs too
his will out, had il changed, disinhel
iting Miss Dubose, and added a pars
graph providing that none of his pro
perry should 60 to her directly or ind
rectly."
HAS she ever been back to he
grandfather"
mo. A few days ago Mrs. Toomt
was very sick, and her recovery wa
not expected. Mrs. Colley wrote til
general note and asked permission I
call and see her grandmother. Gel
TOombs read the note and handed it bac
to the messenger with the simple stat
ment that he had no communication I
make. That is the story as it comes
me-"