The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-06

BACHELOR Presidential. A. City. James
Buchanan was named THE Bachelor Presi-
dent" He was so nam d from the fact that up
to the time he was elected he was the only one
who filed The office of President OF the United
States who never was married. The title still
holds good, for every Presd ent since was mar
ried at the time he WAS elected except Cleve-
land, who married during his first term of
office. Why Buchanan never married is told
by one OF his blographers Ia these words:
1t seems pity that a life which had opened so
brightly could not have been permitted to go
to its midday without cloud; but terrible
1918 and on into the following year profess ion al
successes came, and with them social and political
advancement and pecuniary prosperity. fair,
sweet promise OF wife and home grew almost
to ripeness month after month. The young law
yer won the heart of beautiful young girl. Anne
G Coleman, daughter of Robert Coleman. a
wealthy citizen of Lancaster, Pa. They became
betrothed with The full approval of her family
and all went well until some evil tongue, the hiss
ana bite of some serpent came. and all was with
cred in day. In the latter part of the summer OF
1879 note came from Miss Coleman TO her lover
peremptorily breaking off the engagement. What
ever were the attend ng circumstances, he was at
the time unable to overcome them. Three months
went by and there is every reason to believe that
her feelings well as his own had undergone nc
change. Size was of singuariy gentle, retiring
aud sensitive disposition, such as often accom-
panies great pride and frmness of character.
she went at last upon visit to some
friends in Philadelphia, and on December 10,
were taken to her Iather's home in Lancaster,
and 1t was as If the whole community sympa-
thized with so deep and sad romance. In a let
ter written December 10 by Buchanan to Miss
Coleman's father he said: "My prospects are all
cut on and feel that my happiness is buIie
with her In the grave. 1t is now time for Z
PLANTATION, but the time will come when you W Ill
discover that she as we'll as | have been much
abused. God forgive the authors OF it. Ny feel.
ings or resen tment against them, whoever they
may be, are buried in the dust" ii e pleaded ear
neStly for permission to see the remains before
hen fha
grave. II would like TO convince the world" he
wrote, THAT she was infinitely Gearer to me than
life. may sustain the shock of her death but /
feel that happiness has fie from me foreyer.n
Ii should also be recorded that no second love
ever came TO take the place of the first and that
he lived and died unwedded. When moreover
the end or all came, and the earthly BODY OF the
WORKOUT statesman was laid away In his own
tomb, his executors found In place of safe de-
posit a bank vault in the city OF New YORK. a
small sealed packet containing the letters and pa
pers belonging to his engagement with Anne
Coleman and its rupture. with me morandum re-
Questing them to burn IL without breaking the
seal. They loyalty performed the sacred duty
and the secret OF two lives passed away in flame
and smoke"
TANNHAUsER-R. P. j., City. The opera OF
"TannhAuser und der Sangerkrieg auf wart-
burg" by Wilhelm Richard Wagner which was
first produced III Dresden In 1916 and In Eng
land 10 1876 was founded on the legend of
Tannhauser. This Is one OF the most celebrated
legends of the middle ages, and is based on the
visit OF knight to Venusberg of his entrance
into the cave palace and desire TO atone. Venus.
berg is the name OF several mountains IN Ger