Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-08-23

~ baftt 4 tNsNN NfFtt's
With an honorable and distinguish.
ed Professional career thus opening
before him, favorite in society both
from his talents and his char er,
young, high-spirited and full OF energy
itseemed that happiness had been pro-
vided for him by his own merits and a
kind Providence. But there now oc.
cured an episode in his life which
cast upon him a never-ending sorrow.
lie became engaged to be married to
n young lady in Lancaster, who has
been described to me, by persons who
knew her, as very beautiful girl, OF
singula yattr"ctive and gentle dispo'
sition, but retiring end sen tive. Her
father, Roberto } cmau, Esq, a wealthy
citizen OF LC lc er, entirely approved
of the engagement, After this con
nection had existed for some time. she
suddenly wrote q note to her lover and
asked him to release her from the en-
gagement. There is no reason to be-
leve IT. It their mutual feelings had in
any degree changed. He could only
reply that if it was her wish to put an
end to their engagement, he must sub
nit. This occurred in the latter part
of the summer of 1919. The young
lady died very suddenly, while on a
visit to Philadelphia, on the 9th Of the
December following, in the twenty.
third year of her age. Her remains
were brought to her fathers house in
Lancaster, on the next Saturday, just
one week from the day on which she
left home. "The funeral says the
diary already quoted from, took place
the next day, and was attended by a
great number of the inhabitants, who
appeared to feel deep sympathy with
the family on this distressing occasion.
From the same source | trau,cribc
a little obituary notice, which was
published in a Lancaster paper on the
llth Of December, and which the
diary states was written By Mr.. Bu.
ChAuau:
Departed this life, on Thursday
morning last, in the twenty-third year
Of her age, while on 4 visit to her
friends in the city of Philadelphia,
Miss Anne {. Coleman, daughter Of
Robert Coleman, Esquire, Of this city.
1t rarely falls to our lot to she'd a tear
over the mortal remains of one so
much and so deservedly beloved rs
was the deceG sed. She was everything
which the toudcst parent or fondest
friend could nave wished her 10 be.
Although she was young and bcauti.
ful, and accomplished, and the smiles
Of fortune sh0Ue upon her, yet her
native modcs,y and worth made her
unconscious Of her own attractions,
Her heart was the seat Of all the softer
virtues which eunoblc aud dignity the
character Of woman. She has now
gone to n world where in the bosom OF
her God she will be happy with con.
genial spirits. May the memory Of
her virtues be ever green in the hearts
Of her surviving friends. May her
mild spirit, which on earth atill
breathcs peace and goodwill, be their
guardian angel to preserve them from
the faults to which she was ever a
stranger
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The following letter, written by Mr..
buchanan to the father Of the young
lady, is all that remains Of written
evidence to attest the depth Of his at.
tachmcnt to her:
JAMES BUCHANAN To ROBERT COLE
MAN, EsQ.
LANCASTER, Dee. 10, 1919.
Ny DEAR SIR: You have lost a
child, dear, dear child. | have lost
the only earthly object Of my aHec.
tions, without whom life now presents
to me dreary blank. Ny prospects
are all cut off, and | feel that my
happiness will be buried with her in
the grave. It is now no time for ex.
PLANTATION, but the time will come when
you will discover that she, "a well as
!, have been much abused. God for,
give the authors of it. Ny feelings Of
resentment against them, whoever they
may be, are buried in the dust. !
have now one request to make, anG
for the love Of God and of your dear,
departed daughter, whom ! loved in.
fnitely more than any other human
being could love, deny me not. Afford
me the melancholy pleasure of seeing
her body before its interment. / would
not for the world be denied this
quest
| might make another, but from the
Misrepresentation which must have
been made to you, ] am almost afraid
/ would like to follow her remains tC
the grave as a mourner. ! would like
to convince the world, and hope yet
10 csnvince YOU, that she was infinitely