The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-30
ROM ANCE OF BUoHANAN's LIFE
The Bachelor Presidents Betr othed
Died of Jealousy.
From the Minneapolis Trfbnne.

IlS DdC10lOr FEoSlQ9nUS B6JrOLueQ
Died of Jealousy.
From the Minneapolis Tribune
A Minneapolis lady told me the other day
the true reason why James Buchanan, the
fifteenth Presidenh of the United States,
never married. She used to live in Lancas-
ter, Pa, and it was near this little city that
President Buchanan lived when at home)
and died. quote her own words:
when | was girl and young lady at
home | used to know Mr.. Buchanan quite
we'll. Father was one Of his intimate
friends, and used to spend a good deal of
time-nearly all his Sunday nfternoons-at
his country place, Wheatland. about a mile
from Lancaster. They had bond of sym.
patty between them: both were democrats.
Why, he was at my sisters wedding, and
remember the expression OF his face and the
twinkle in his eve as be quoted the old say
ing to my Oldest sister: When a younger
sister is married first the older has to sit on
the fence and await her turn. You must
dance in your stocking feet tonight
"He was a tall, tine-looking man, with sill
very white hair, generally dressed in black
broadcloth, black satin vest, and wore the
old fashioned high Inca collars. One great
popularity of his was carrying his head on
one side.
HE told my father about the love affair.
I've heard it dozens Of times. He was en-
gagged to Miss Coleman OF Lancaster, and
there, too, lived Miss Rose Hubley, also
very much in love with him, and MORALLY
jealous of Miss Coleman. The course of
true love was running smoothly for the two
lovers until Miss HUXLEY came between
them. Mr.. Buchanan had been out Of town
on some business, returned late one AFTER
noon to the city, and on bis way home he
passed by where Miss Hubby lived. She
called him into the house, and he was there
some minutes, and then went directly home
to get his supper.
''As frequently happens. some gossiping
neighborS either saw ii or Miss Hubley her
self took pains to inform Miss Coleman that
Mr.. Buchanan had called at the other lady's
home first, although engaged to her. She
resented this, and when he went to call upon
her that evening declined to see him. The
next dav he went up to Philadelphia on an
early train and with her father. She went
up later in the day to go with the two gem
tlemen to the theater IN the evening. She
did not appear as usual, not at all like her.
self, and finally declined to go to the theater
or even see Mr.. Buchanan. When they re-
turned she was a corpse, and was taken to
Lancaster and buried there. Heart disease
was given as the cause.
"The other lady lived to be an old maid
and suffered an awful fate. She was stand
ing before an opsn CRATE. warming her
hands behind her, when her clothing caught
fire, and she was burned 60 death. Mr..
Buchanan never forgot Miss Coleman.
When he died he said that he wanted TO be
buried in the Woodlawn Hill cemetery, be-
cause when she was living they used to
walk out that way together. He was a
very modest man. The Presbyterians had
a silver plate put on his pew with his name
on it, and the President didn't like it, for
he did not like SO much ostentation."