Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-31
Buchanan's Courtship.

Buchanan's Courtship.
Harper for August has the following ac-
count of the unsuccessful Courtship Of the
Cincinnati nominee for President. 1t strikes
US that its hero must now be a broken heart
ed chap. He was never married.
Ed. FREEMAN.
Some years ago II member of the United
States Senate distinguished not only for his
talents bat for his fine personal appearance.
was seated in a hly-furnished parlor in the
city of Washington, engaged in n lively CONVEX
sation with one of the most amiable and ac-
complished married ladies that ever honored
our national capital with their presence. The
snbject was the common and most agreeable
ono of marriage; and the lady, with beau
tiful enthusiasm natrual to her character, was
pressing upon the notice of her distinguished
bachelor friend the claims of young female
friend, whose position in society, amiatIe
disposition, and liberal educa ton, eminently
rendered her unfit to be the wife of a distn-
guished stateman, who had seemingly already
spent too many years without proper COM
panion to divide his honors and bear with him
the ills of life
The gentleman, who had for long time en-.
tered with IA hearty goodwill into the half
serious and half playful conversation, sudden-
ly became excited. and remarked, that hs could
on such subject, bearNail that vas saiG II eat,
but when serious arguments were brought
to urge him to change his condition, then his
reply must be that such thing could never
be-that to love he could not, for his affection
,oere in the grave
The lady was struck with the senator man.
ner, and surprised that throughout her long
acquaintance with him she had never sus
pected that he had found time, amidst the
struggle of Il laborous profession and IA high
political position, to " fall in love-" With the
Establishments only known to the sex, and with
curiosity prompted by the kindest of hearts,
she asked for an explain, ton of this seeming
mystery, and the gentleman, for the moment
overcome by the eloquencc of his interlocutor,
explained as follows:
at was my good fortune, soon after en-
tered upon the active duties of my profession,
tn engage the affections of lovely girl, alike
graced witt beauty of person and high social
position. Her mother her only living parent,
was ambitious and, in the thoughtless desire to
make an alliance of fashion, opposed the union
of her child with one who had only his talents
and the future to give in return for so much
beauty and wealth. The young lady, however.
was more disinterested mutual vows of at
tachment were exchanged, correspondence
and frequent personal interviews succeeded,
and the future seemed to promise most happy
consummaton of all our wishes. At that
time had just commenced under favorable cir
cumstances, my profession in my native town !;
and making some character, was finally en-
gagged as counsel in suit of importance before
one of the courts holden in tho city of Phila
delphia. The opportunity was favorable to
make an impression if possessed the ability
to do so and gladly excepted the position,
and bent my whole energies to accomplish my
ambition. Arranging to GirSesssf-zsasstiiy to
one who divided my heart with my business
duties, and to receive frequent episte es in re-
turn, set out for Philadelphia, expecting to be
absent at most not more than two weeks The
: law 8 delays, however, detained me month be-
yond the anticipated time; and, althocnh |
succeeded beyond my most sanguinc expecta-
tions, and established myself in position be.
fore the highest court of my native state, my
triumphs were dashed that in all the time thus
| engaged had not received line from Las
: caster instead Of which. the atmosphere was
= filled with rumors that the person upon whom
Q had set my affections had been seduced into
b the ambitious designs of her thoughtless pa
s rent, and that had been discarded-a thing
: could not believe, and yet the dreadful silenc,
T. seemed to ndorse.
n At last, released from my engagement,
e took the usual, and, in those days. the only
), conveyance to Lancastcr-the stage. The idle
S ness consequent upon travelling gave time fo
y consuming thoughts, and my suspense becam
Q painful to the last degree, and, unable to bea
g the slow pace of my conveyance, determinct
!, to anticipate the usual time of my Journey, b,
!, making the last miles on horseback In carry
1t ing out this determination mounted a fee
1t steed but just as | reached the suburbs of my
= native place, the animal, from some unaccoun
N table cause, sprang from the road, threw m
lie with force, breaking my arm and otherwise in