The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-09
LITTLE MISS BARTLETT"
DE1TH or 4 UOMdN UHO BUTLT UP 4
ILOJRISffING BUSINESS.
starting with Sf.75 Capital and Dying with
One Hundred Men In her EmpIoy-some
Chnrncteri Anecdotes of - busy Life.

One Huntred Wen IN hcr Employ
Chnrncteristic Anecdotes of IA busy Life.
Miss Emma Bartlett, the well-known
Warren street dealer in saddles and bridles
who died in this city on Thursday. was u re-
markablo woman. and her life achievements
and capacity for taking care Of herself Offer
practical suggestion Of great value to the Now
York theoretical womcn's rights people She
WAS diminutve person. and when In what she
considered lourishine condition weighed only
cighty-four pounds. hut she fnced the army Of
males who bought saddery with pluck that
was colossal. and forced a fortune out of them
with ensc Tho story Of her life is told 10y one
who has known her for many years.
Miss Bartlett WIS born in London fity-seven
years ago. She lived there two and twenty
years. becoming shop girl rs soon ms she was
old enough and working nt the manufacture Of
men and boys cups and then she came TO this
country. thinking TO push her fortunes with
rapidiiy Ia Il community that was less crowded
She had a brothrrin-nw. Mr.. Moore. then an
actor Of tragedy i'm the Bowery. nt present stage
manager Of the Fifth Avenue Theatre. and as
soon ms she descended upon the Battery she
set forth in search Of dinner and Of him. on
foot. with precisely three English shillings in
her pockct Dinner she got without difficulty.
driving good bargain in the transaction
whereby Il was procured; hut she had great
difficulty I'm reaching her brother. inasmuch as
she could not find the rear entrance to the Bow
cry Theatre. and was unwilling to pay the price
Of going in at the front. However. she found
him Mt last. and after little. through his agency
probably. got Il position rs necdlcwoman. her
work being to sew horse sheets.
When Miss Bartlett; started in business for
herself she had a capital Of precisely .l.7j She
began TO make and sell brides. securing n lit
were crm,ipnI +, tnn ,f,o I'M h,r onn"rciai
abilities w,'ro mnrk.d. and II was not i"n1 t".
fnre She Lelrnn Ia trov"i Tho rrnot ntnch in
her forum = was when she col her first sock of
r,,v n,.'t'rinI W,ltnn pros mon M thn rornrr
OF Cd. rand Church strents toli hor where to
huy il M auction' "rhat's ail IN" hf | over
Wien hs ss a r o us"I irG@,Hf{b M IN 10 s, saI
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irnvrrsss the hsnd of ~ h"rsn tet,y.rn hi. .arl
Sh. ,ri,.innfnd fhn iino of tbr ar'o.it1.
machina7 which RI. IL nn a lonritudinnl rid,se
n@nE ls r M pi c,cr ,, ana tnrf9,n trumpsGd
wo- uI.n tha nrst ia, usa Stn.,.r's ,nashinn frr
saNint. lsnther. and She ulsn lo,nr ho,,',ht m
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long use In n ,-roror's shon. II was hnr ,.ni,nnr
fhnf rnrti.t ,,ut i.r,tv H., ty, ,,, ,ri,. h. r
mall. I'M iiknny,.rv Sinrlnii'' me She ,,.1ulI
sNnrrrr nm To- almost any man and broyt,.ni
hin, f.rrihly V"e untn iv ,sh, n,i,.n',,,,.J
a. ehnI nor. INN ,v"a I,.yr str,,', ti,,,. she
wotid carry dismav ini,,h, snnI ~ An ,,r,,s
sfve chatter mud ,rnEn Lim INV bnndr.-is ~
dollars worth Of Iridlrs A loose inke yvnnt
i,m"ii n,, ~, frnr H.. viii ,'iiI n,,t
por-0n Ike n bonfnnrnn- Firs mon c,,tno nm
/, hor room in "A Chicts" hotel wIcr. eh" h''i
her hri !lcs snrond out on n Table. ili4t for tGe
rtiruI-e of uroNnking h.r They ,l,lut want
e. buy. They nsNrd her Eravcly If she would
Join them in "a drink.
What's your tiupe >" she INQUIRED of the
quintette, as quick as "a flash
Four OF them answered whiskey and one
brandy. She roarcd at the waiter Ike "A Sara
drank Win The faosh male. ..lo.s idr ' l.lass r.,
and got thcfn So tipsy that they bought sgOOi
worth of brides
II WAS a rule with hcr never to show Ignorance
in any matter. and never To- bee frightened ont If
undertaking anything. When her business
was still cOufluet 10 brides "A customer Shid
for light harness ="
"Of course W ill " snid She Thercupon she
went OF to harness maker. ON the way she
forgot the name Accordingly she popped in
on The tradc-man with:
VIII you mHde me a humminggale 20
You must mean a martingae. said he.
on well. confound you,. If you can't make
M, one You may - tu grass.
martineai". made anotn"r Ike II and pr''snt.
ed tn" same T. her customer
nephew. carriod on tho home Gus i ness Herself.
md MT uut To Ks OF men To seI her brides
where her w"ll-storirl s,ore with a gili horses
head sticking ont of the Warren street wal! over
II was her habit To- come down nj = O'Clock i'm the