The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-12-03
SvOEIES or GEN TDOMBS.


How a Windfnii or IlN" Thousand
Dollars Came 60 ''im in London.
Daring the closing days Of the civil
war : attachment OF Federal cavalry
! rode INTO the picturC.l'.c town Ot
Washington, Ga, unG within Il :cw
moments after the i,triN;i. OF the new
J ruuIrra their cumm;tuh o,oOd AT the
/ front door Of II large, u,u-fashioncd
! mausiOH.
! The VISITORS mission was soon madC
kUOWn. lie desired! To- ~uc Gen. robert
/ ILumh> nuG. ia fact. was so anxious
10 sec Kim lnHt hc WAS willing 10 pat
himself to no end Of trouble tu meet
! him.
Tnr cnvnlry captain was informed
( that the owner OF the house Was not
uc home, which statement WAS half
way true. because at tiitt vcr' instant
Gen. fuombs was making his way to
tine garden gate, where he had Il swift
hO'',c N rcaulnraS iOr him.
INn Confederate leader lost no time
! il mounting his atccd, and before
! another hour hc was lnany miles away
/ in part Of the county which had not
then been visited by the invaders.
For days tho gruy-coatcd fugitive
Travelled, exercising the utmost vigil
;,nrc, anu spending his nights with tho
/ iiOSt Trustworthy lflcHuS VI Lilc lOSI
cause.
t.uu}y, when the coast was clear,
he u;tdc his way to Cuba, and spent Il
few weeks with the sympathizcrs Of
the COnluucrAcy In lluOana.
There Wcro reasons, however, why
The general should not return home ut
thai time, and he was not long in MAX
ing his arrangements TO take an out
gong steamer for lIuropc.
Wncn he landed at Liverpool, Gen.
IOUmDs WAS short OF funds. He had
sent IL message to his wife in Cuba. but
did not know whether she would re-
ccIrc it, or whether she would be able
to raise amy money for him.
lie WAS in an embarrassing fix. ~
,N anger in Il strange land, with only
:! few dollars, he did not know which
way 10 turn.
with his royal disrcgard Of money,
,lc invCs ted in u first class ticket TO
l.uAJur and boarded the train with
les than - In his pocket. What TO
uu when he reached the metropolis
Was the question. The Confcdcracy
hUu collapsed, ana It's few friends in
England were not likely to be in a con
IitIOn TO aid the refugee, even il they
shOuIu feel 80 disposed.
The solitary passenger was studying
Tie situation when a new follow travel
cr came into his compartment at one
Of the way stations.
The new arrival was q London
lawysr OF distinction, and glance
-aLis lied Gim that the man sitting Op.
po-itc WAS Robert TOOmDs, an oX-mcm-
hrH OF the Confederate cabinet, an OK
Confederate general, and Il famous Am
vrican lawyer.
The J.Undoncr had soon the others
picture in the illustrated papers and
nc had heard something Of him on one
Of his visits to the United States.
Excuse me-" he said, but isn't
/ this Gen. Toomhs OF Georgia?
/ Nuv American responded with some
surprise, DuL IN Il few moments tho two
were ,puvcrsinE with the freedom OF
o.u l"icLds. Tnc Englishman was a
man of tact, and thcrc were many
/ lhtr.', ia common between him and
| TIE Georgian. IN the course Of the
! conversation he brought up a subject
/ in which he VIZ. greatly Interested ii
case Tor some british claimants in
vuivlnY the title to large landed III
forests in the southwestern part OF the
| Uiitou States.
The punnilcas X-COnfcdcratc little
! knew OF the good fortune awaiting
| him. He simply know thac ho had
| met a bright brother lawyer, and out
| OF III abundance OF his intciiCctunl and
professional resources he entertained
| him us hc would u guest at his own
!ircsido.
Perhaps an hour had been spent in
| talking over the case, when the Lon
| doner cumc down to business.
| Gen. Toombs,' he said, how long
will YOU stop At London, and whore can
| see you?"
81 expect to stay several weeks, y
was the answer, land my address will
be the Langham."
-" Would you mind coming into this
case us consulting counsel
Not at all. am familiar with the
facts and the law"
am sure OF thn.," answered the
Britisher. Just walt " minute"
He drew writing materials from his
hand sachel, filled out check and
handed it TO the general.
This is retainer" he said, "1t is
tho way We do things in England. Day
after tomorrow will call on YOU"
The Georgian glanced at tho check
1t wa, for IS COO
If he felt any surprise he did no,
show it. Ho carciessly pocketed the
slip Of paper, and remarked that he
would be ready when needed.
The big London lawyer got out a
tho next station, aftcr again promising
to SEQ tho American in the city two
days later.
Toombs stopped at the Langham
, and during tho week gavo his atten
tion to tho case which had come tt
him in the very nick OF ttmo. Thor
he received another check for as, ,OOt
| and ran over to France for visit
In Paris the famous Confederate
! statesman, soldier and lawyer was thu