The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-12-20
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WARRINGTON, Dee, IA, Ash entered
Williard'a hotel for q late dinner yes
terday. ! atubbed my toe against tho
heel OF an old WashingtOnian, While
! was apologizing aud no was begging
pardon for standing In tho entrance,
We mutually recognized each other ~
friends Of the merry long ago, We
had met AZ ono OF HOratiO Kings
famous leveea in the winter Of 1860,
lloratio King waa postmaster general
under james buchanan, and the Wash
ington Literary Society met at his
spacious, old fashioned home every
Saturday evening, AZ that time Grace
Greenwood, Mary Clemmer Amea
George Alfred Townsend, Gath j, q.
Howard, Of the Galaxy, Miss Boyle
the pOetesa and Col, Don Plat were
among the usual visitors,
40 much for the prelude, After a
dinner together at Wizards, We discuss
ed old timea In Washington, and &C.
oepted an invitation OF my venerable
friend for a visit TO his Office and libra
ny. lilo Ia full OF social gossip OF the
anti bellum days,
In discussing tho ups and downs,
principally the downs OF American
politicians, the subject drilled upon the
time James Buchanan was President
of the United States and Harriet Lane
was mistress OF the White House,
There In q statue OF Muhlenberg In
the Totunda OF the Capital that 1 have
often stopped TO admire. ltia the work
OF Miss Blanch Neyin, OF Lancaster,
Pa, This young lady, or rather old
girl, has lately given 10 the world the
story OF James l%iuobanan'B early love
for a Miss Coleman, also OF Lancaster
This story first appeared In the New
York Tribune, about one year ago, and
my friend had preserved u In his scrnT
book Now" said he, 81 will tell
you something OF James Buchanan's
early life and why he never married.
When james Buchanan was quite q
young man, and while he was reading
law In Lancaster, Penn he became
deeply In love with a Miss Coleman, OF
Lancaster, the daughter Of the well,
known ana aTlatOGratiC Coleman, OF
the Cornwall Iron Works. An engage
mont followed, Soon after this, q very
dashing girl, n Miss Oracle Hubby the
daughter Of Gen. HUXLEY, Of the army
OF the Revolution, visited the family OF
william Jenkins, at Lancaster, whore
James buchanan was In tho habit OF
calling Here Buchanan and Miss
llubl6y met, and after an evening No
cards, u bottle OF wine WA drunk
around the family board. as was then
customary on social occasions, This
come 10 the knowledge OF Miss Cole.
man, aud excited her Jealousy, On the
spur OF the moment ahe penned an
angry note 10 Buchanan and released
him from his engagement, This she
sent by messenger In hot haste, the
note being handed Buchanan while he
wag at the court house, Persons
who saw Buchanan read II, said no
turned deathly pale. Buchanan was q
proud man, although he was poor, The
very large fortune OF the lady, made
him feel that she had taken advantage
OF a trivial circumstance TO break an en-
gagement that she was tired OF. Hence
he never called 10 mako an explanation.
A few days after this n party Of Ian.
caster society people went 10 Phi'adel.
phia 10 attend an opera, and Mies, Cole.
man was one Of the party. They stop.
ped ~ q leading motel IN Philadelphia;
but when the time for attending the
opera arrived Miss Coleman plead In.
disposition and remained at tho hotel,
A merry evening was spent, and when
the party returned 10 the hotel after
the opera, one Of the girls hastened TO
Miss Coleman's room and found her
cold In death. She had committed sui
eide, This sad event broke James Blu.
chairman s heart, and he never loved an
other woman, and this Is why he never
married.
/ asked my friend TO give me some
additional particulars OF thisloVe affair,
rs II interested me greatly,
Pulling out q LOT of dusty paper from
u bureau drawer, my friend said;
"lIorO Ia 4 poem written by James
Buchanan 10 Miss Coleman, just after
their arrangement. IL has never yet
been published"
The poem was found on Miss Cole.
mans person on the night Of her death
In Philadelphia. 10 Ia dated Lanoas
ter, August 20, 1910, and addressed to
Miss Anna q, Coleman,
rut rouA,