The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-09-25
BUCHANAN NEVER MARRIED.
He Had Love Affhir Once, but It Ended
Abruptly

Abruptly.
A Minneapolis lady told me the other day
the true reason why James Buchanan, the
10Th president of the United States, never
married. She used to live In Lancaster, Pa.
and 1t was near this little city that President
Buchanan lived (whcn "at home') and died.
quote her own words, says writer In the
Minneapolis Tribune:
"When l was a girl ana young lady at
home, used to know Mr.. Buchanan quite
well. Father was one of his intimate friends,
and used to spend good deal OF his time,
nearly all of his Sunday afternoons, at his
country place, Wheatland, about mile from
Lancaster. They had a bond of sympathy
between them; both were Democrats. Why
he was at my sisters wedding, and RENE m
Der the expression on his face and the twin
kle In his eye as he quote the old saying to
my Oldest sister: "When a younger sister Is
married first, the Oldest has to sit on tn e
fence and await her turn. You must dance
IN your stocking feet toni ght."
He was tall, fine looking man with silve ny
white hair, generally dressed In black broad
cloth, black satin vest and wore the od.fash =.
Toned hi! b linen collars. One great pecul lar
ty Of his was carrying his head on one side
There was . man In Lancaster named Tor
him, James Buchanan Frey, and In order to
look like him he carried his head on the side
the same way.
He told my father about the love affair. I've
beard 1t dozens of times. He was engaged
to Miss Coleman of Lancaster, and there,
too, lived Miss Rose Hubley, also very much
In love with him and 'uOrtally jealous OF MISS
Coleman.
The course of true love was running
smoothly for the two lovers until this MISS
HUXLEY came between them. Mr.. Buchanan
had been out Of town on business, returning
late one afternoon to the city and on his way
home passed by where Miss HUXLEY lived.
She called him into the house and he was
there for some few minutes, then went d.
rectly home to get his supper. AS frequently
happened, some cosby neighb0rs eltner saw
1t, or Miss HUXLEY herself took pains to IN,
form Miss Coleman that Mr.. Buchanan had
called at the other ladys home first, although
engaged to her. She resented 1t, and when
he went to call upon her that evening de-
clined to see him. The next day he went up
to Philadelphia on an early train ana Win
her father. She went up later In the day to
90 with the two gentlemen to the theatre III
| the evening. She did not appear as usual,not
at all like herself, and finally declined to go
TO the theatre or even see Mr.. Buchanan.
When they returned to the hotel after the
theatre she was corpse, and was brought
home 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 standing be-
fore an open CRATE warming her hands be-.
hind her, when her clothing caught fire and
she was burned 10 death. Mr.. Buchanan
never forgot Miss Coleman. When be died.
he said that he wanted to be buried In Wood
ward Hill cemetery. because when she was
living they used to walk out that way togeth-
err. He was very modest man. The Pres.
byterians had silver plate put on his pew
with his name on it, and the president didn't
like so much ostentation."