St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-18
Another Story Regarding the
Reason for His Persistent
Celibacy,
Which Attributes His Conduct
to the Folly Of a Certain
Miss Coleman,
Who Crowned Her Pride and
Fiekleness by a Very
Sudden Death.
The Globes Contribution to
History, However, Anthem
tic and Impregnable.
Special to the Globe.

| Special to the Globe.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 17.-Miss
Blanche Nevin, the sculptor and artist.
designer of the Muhlenberg statue in
the capitol at Washington, denies the
GLOBE love story of ex-President Bu-
chanan. Mr.. Buchanan was the init
| mate friend of her grandmother, and
she herself knew him well. She says:
''It seems improbable that he should
have associated to any extent with a
| girl OF the social status of Miss Letitia
Duncan. Do l know the true story of
his love affair, and why he never mar
| ried? Yes, do; and now, since SO alb
| Surd and ridiculous story has been put
| into circ ulatiOn, / deem it
NOTHING BUT MERE JUSTICE
to contradict it, and the best way to do
this is no doubt to tell the sad and ro-
mantle truth. In his youth his heart
was won by the charms of a beautiful.
| attractive girl, Miss Coleman, who like
| himself, resided in Lancaster. She
was one of the well known and aristo-
| cratic Coleman family, whose vast es-
tates and the COrnwell Iron works near
Lebanon, Pa, which they then con-
trolled, rendered them one of the
wealthiest in the country. She met
his advances with the warmest
affection and they were soon be-
tnrothed and were counted one
| of the handsOmest couples in all the
country around. AT first the course of
true love ran smoothly enough, but
later the storm which was to wreck his
happiness began to gather. Some time
after the engagement had been an
nOunced Mr.. Buchanan was obliged to
| go out OF town on a business trip. He
returned in few days and casually
stopped i'll to see my aunt, Mrs. William
Jenkins, with whose husband, and in
deed with the whole family, he was on
terms of
INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP.
(By the way, Aunt Jenkins was the
builder and original owner of Wheat
land, Buchanan'S famous honey With
her was staying her sister, Miss Grace
| Hubley, daughter of Gen. Hubley. a
revolutionary officer, a pretty and
| charming young lady. From this inno-
cent call the whole trouble arose. A
young lady thoughuessly, some say
maliciously, told Miss Coleman of IL
| and thereby excited her jealousy. She
was, as she thought, righteousIy in
| dignant that he should visit any one be-
fore coming to her. On the spur of the
| moment she sat down and penned an
angry note, saying that since he was so
thOughtless of her feelings and so indif-
ferent as to securing her, he could not
love her as she desired to be
loved: She consequently released him
from his engagement. This she sent in
hot haste, the note being handed him
while he was in the court house. Per-
sons who saw him receive it remarked
afterward that they noticed him turn
pale when he read it. 1t was all
foolish lovers quarrel. Both were
proud and one was haSty. The young
girl no doubt expected her lover to
hurry around to sue for pardon. Mr..
Buchanan was proud man. The large
fortune of the young lady was to him
only another barrier to his trying to
persuade htr to reconsider her rejection
of himself and so the matter stood, the
knowledge herself in the wrong, the
gentleman
STANDING ON HIS DIGNITY
and allowing things to take their course.
1t might have been-nO doubt would
have been-fXed up if strange fatality
had not INTERVIEWED. A few days after
the quarrel party to go to Philadelphia
to attend an opera was arranged, and
Miss Coleman was included in the inyi-
tation. They went down into the city,
but when the time for going to the opera
of indiSpOsitiOn. remained at the hotel.
A merry evening was spent, and the gay
party returned to their rooms. One of
the girls fastened to Miss COleman's
room, eager to tell her of the evenings
pleasure, and found her cold and white
shock to all and caused no
end of talk at that time. 1t was
even intimated that in her despair she
might have in some way fastened the
end, but as to the truth l cannot say.
1t was never very clearly brought
out. MIR. Buchanan was naturally
greatly overcome with grief. He wrote
to her father, begging the privilege of
being allowed to be one of the mourn
erS at the funeral. / once saw the note
myself, but Mr.. Coleman. smarting
under his great loss, and, as was only
natural, however illogical. laying much
of the blame on his daughters lover, re.
turned the letter without any answer.
This sad and pathetic experience
LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK
on Buchanan'S life. AS YOU know, he
never married. We and all who knew
him we'll know that he cherished the
memory of his lost love until his diving
day. He did not become miSanthrOpe.
On the contrary, he was extremely fond
of wOman's society, always appreciating
beauty or brightness or talent to re-
markable degree. He was always sur
rounded by his chosen friends of the
gentle sex, and was constantly inviting
them to dine with him, or to entertain
mentS of various kinds. In his manner
to them he was cOurtly and cOmpli-
mentary, and made himself quite
favOrite socially, but as to any other at
tachmentS of serious nature / am
sure whatever may have been reported
at different times, there was not the
slightest foundation for them. Such
stories as that in this mornings paper
are outrageous, and / am only too glad
to be able to correct it.
IT'S TRUE ALL THE SAME.
Miss Blanche Nevin exhibits considerable
heroism in broadly and fatty denying the
GLOBES story of Buchanan's love. There is
no doubt under the sun of the truth of the
narrative, Miss Duncan's family was influ-
ential and wealthy and Miss Nevins slur on
their social status Is in bad TASTE Can Miss
Nevin support her fairy tale by good
proof. The GLOBE can produce the
original letters, watch and books to
back the story, and they are open to inspec-
ton at any time by any person who desires
to see them. The proof is clear and con.
vincing. Letiha Duncan was Buchanan's
first love and the lady who was clearly re-
sponsible for Buchanan's bachelorhood. The
GLOBE is ready and willing to test the matter
by an open exhibit of the best proof the
world affords.
HEARD IN HUDSON.
Special to the Globe.
HUDSON. Jan. 17.-The article in to-
days GLOBE relating to Miss Lititia