Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-29
Bishop WaKrem,s Bride.
HKR ROMANTIC cARHKR As YOUNG SEWING
MACHINE A6KNr

MACHINE AGENT.
The marriage OF Mrs Elizabeth 8. IffT to Bishop
Henry W. Warren, OF Atlanta, Ga, renders the
following details Of the early life Of the bride very
interesting. About the year 1869, ayoung, prepos-
sesSing, modest and determined girl alghted from
| the coach In Denver one morning. She was. per-
haps, twenty-one years OF age, and 1t was evident
to those who met her the occasion OF her advent
| In that then rather vociferous town under the
mountain shadows that she had gone west with
the Intention OF growing up with the country, as
she evinced a remarkable degree OF Independence,
! Softened, however, by strong womanly qualities,
| all with whom she came In contact She at once
! MADE her mission known by canvaSsing the bust
ness portion OF the city for an eligible location In
which to open store and finally succeeded in Sc
| curing room previously occupied by the Adams
| Express Company, In the building owned by the
proprietor or the Rocky Mountain Netcs, and next
door to the Ne,rs publication ONCE. in Larimer
| street. The adventmeSome young lady had gone
out from Chicago as the agent of the singer Machine
Company, and, among total strangers, and with
but her own shrewdneSS and strong stamina to
back her, proposed to win her support. 1t appears
| and sisters, had been left without parents Reia-
tiveS had brought the children UP in some obscure
town In Illinois, and when arrived at mature years
the girl had struck out for herself I'm Chicago by
securing position as instructor in the Singer Office
In that city. Her duties were TO follow up local
agents and teach purchasers OF machines how to
operate them Finally the company decided to
establish the Denver agency, and she applied for
and was given the place, not without some
had displayed remarkable business tact, they were
satisfied to at least let her make the attempt. How
Wen She succeeded In the new and trying field is
well known to every old citizen OF Denver, and in
TACT to nearly every one who lived in northern Col
orado at that time. With energetic men In rival
establishments to contend with, TO open new stores
and appoint local agents in remote towns there be
Ing then not rod OF railway In the territory; to
keep her own general business going and at the
same time maintain reputation In locality where
then it was difficult for single woman, without
family support, to do So these all tried her to the
hQ NOT va Yd
great obstacles, and was soon respected far and
wide, as it was conceded she had the right stun In
ner ana that or all things, was the one great fac
tor In winning success in those days In Colorado
Among the foremost-if not the foremost-cattle
rolSers IN wyoming In those days was Mr.. w Hin.
His herds were numbered by hundreds of thou
sands, and his ranges In Wyoming and Colorado
were Widespread BY some chance-he being
WldoWer at that t1me-he met the young sewing
machine agent on one OF his visits to Denver.
Courtship followed, and it was not long before
sewing machines were abandoned for family cares
She became Mrs. Ilif and Cheyenne became her
home for short time Now the wife OF a Million
alre, and removed from the cares and vexations OF
business llfe and at best hard struggle for sup
port, Mrs Ilim displayed in a supreme degree those
high womanly qualities which had, under former
trials brought her successfully through. In 1870
when us. Marshal Shaffenburg, of Denver was sent
to prison forrregularities In ofice, Mr. and Mrs lin
bought his palatial home and removed to Denver.
Here, soon afterward, Mr.. Ir died. leaving his en-
tire and vast cattle interests to his widow and his two
sons, minors. Instead Of laying aside these new
assumed these fresh and great responsibilities and
became one Of the leading cattle dealers OF the
United States: From the moment she assumed
charge OF this trust fortune has followed every ven
ture she has made, and her income has steadily
rolled In at the rate OF from 500 900 to $4,000
year. 1t quite naturally followed that she should
be sought In marriage by adventurers and Others,
but she has up to the present steadfastly adhered
to her determination to remain single rather than
become united to some one who sought her money
rather than herself. 1t is to be presumed, there
lore, that the good bishop OF Atlanta who has now
made her Mrs Warren, has convinced her that a
consort, not riches, was his sole purpose Since
her w1dowhood Mrs lifts interest In the Methodist
denomination grew very strong, and she had re-
peatedly expressed determination to her Intimate
friends to devote large portion OF her wealth at
the end to the church cause