The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-09-07
~BUCHANAN'S LOVE.

turned TnOpencl-The True Story
as Told by George Ticknor Curtis.
From Curtis Life of buchanan just issued.
With an4honorable and distinguished
professional career thus opening before
him, u ~faporite in society both from his
talents and his character, young, high
spirited and full of energy, it seemed
that happiness had been provided for
him by his own merits and a kind Prov
idence. But there now occurred an ep-
ISOLDE in his life which cast upon him a
neyer-ending sorrow. He became en-
gagged to be married to a young lady in
Lancaster, who has been described to
me, by persons who knew her, as a very
beautiful GIL, of singularly attractive
sensitive. Her father, Robert Coleman,
Esq, Il wealthy citizen Of Lancaster, en-
tirely approved other engagement. AZ
ter this connection had existed for some
time, she suddenly wrote Il note to her
lover and asked him to release her from
the engagement. There is no reason to
believe that Z their mutual feeling
had in any degree charged. He could
only reply that if it was her wish to put
an end to their engagement, he must
submit. This occurred in the latter
part of the snlnmer Of 1919. The young
!ady died very suddenly, while on a Wis
it to Phiaaelphia. on the 9Th of Dec M
Der Following, in the t~wenty-third
year of ner ace. Her remains were
brought to ber fathers IL use inLancas-
ter, on the next Saturday. Jast one week
from the day on which, she left home,
THE funeral" says the ulary already
quoted from, took place the next day,
and was attended by a great number of
the inhabitants, who appeared to feel a
deep sympathy with the family on thus
distressing occasion"
From the same source | tranScrlbc 4
little obituary notice, which was pub-
lislpea ia a Lancaster paper on the llth
Of December, and whichthe diary states
was written by MIR. BUCHANAN:
"Departed this life on Thursday
morning last, in the twenty-third year
Of her age, while on avisit to her friends
IN the city of Philadelphia, Miss Anne
c. Coleman, daughter of Robert Cole
man, Esquire, of this city. 1t rarely falls
10 our lot to shed a tear over the mortal
remains of one so much and SO de-
seryedly beloved as was the deceased.
She was everything which the fondest
parent or the iondest friend could have
wished her to be. Although she was
Young and beautiful, and accomplished,
and the smiles of fortune shone upon
her yet her native modesty and worth
made her unconscious OF her W at
fractions. Her heart was the seat of all
softer virtues which ennoble and dlgm-
f. the character of woman. She mas
nov gone to a world where il the bo-
som Of her God She viii be happy with
c~ongenial spirits. May .he memory of
her virtues be ever green in the hearts
of her surviving friends. MAY her mild
spirit, which on earth still breathes
peace and good will, be their guardian
angel to preserve them from the faults
10 which she was ever q stranger
The SPIDERS most a~ttenuated thread
Is chord. is cable, to mans tender tie
On earthly bliss-it breaks st every breeze"
The following letter, written by, Mr..
Buchanan to the father ofthe. young Ia
DIV, is all that remains of written ,evl-
dence TO attest the depth ot.his attach
ment to her:
JAMES BUCHANAN TO ROBERT COLEMAN, ESQ
LANCASTER, December;, 10, 1919.
My Dear Sir: You have lost q ehlld, q
aear. dear cbua. | have los. the only
earthly objected my affections, without
whom life now presents to me d dreary
blank. NV prospects are all eut, of, and
fee! that my Ae pincss will be buried
with her in the grave. 1t is now &c
time for ex~ plana.ion, but the time will
come when vou-,will' DISCOVER hl.at>she,
lls:well5 IS \, have been much abused
tGod. forgive the authors Of it. My feel
1ngs of resentment against them. who.
ever they nay e,Iare buried in hedust
1.have now one request to make and
fer the love OF G'Sd and OF your dear
departed danghter,'Whom l love shln'
~ more ehan any other UNI s5elife
A@td love-, deny i&e nor: AIofl h!e
he, melancholy. pressure OF seeing ms,
rthe Wortl be denied TINS requeas
I~,anight, make another but from che
NJ Representations winch must ilaNe
,e, sl made to you. l hr' almost AFRAID
W. alAd like,to follow her remains to che
,ra, 'eaas q manrner. l. would like te
,on> l2ce the Torld, audi hope yet SC
.onv. lace you, that she was infinitely
leare f,ta me than life. 1 may sustain
he 81 arak Of her death, but l feel that
nappii Ma4s has fed from ue for ever.
The pl aver which I make to God with
out cea lng is, tina. 1 yet may be able to
show n. = 3V~enerathon for the, memory of
my dear departed CANT, by my respect
aud alta, :l.naent Tor surviving. friends
am, 0faNer, y0G sincere ana crate
full friend JAMES BUCHANAN.
IN the cuaalss OF 1tr. Buchansn's long
supsedu enu career, TINS incident
IN ms early ane was often alluded to IN
POI y ~ iAe' .
cies OF Sallec campaign docu'
MENUS d y many perver-
sions and mAsre representations. 5inese
publications. are. each ard all unworthy