, 1902-03-13

WOrk tne next year IN Case he WlsneC
to again undertake Ii.
But the thoughts Of youth are long
long thoughts" Mr. Warren had as
p%irations that transcribed the wooden
heights Of his native Berkshire hills
Voices unheard by others. visions un'
seen by them, beckoned him on. De
privation. II not actual privation. had
attended him; his opportunity fs
study had been meager: he had been
limited to the rural life and knew
nothing of the great world. but his cal
caught messages by some alchemy of
| spiritual wireless telegraphy. About
this time" he remarked. Il had q great
many m%isgivings as to my future: my
teaching had been that farming Vas
the only really honorable calling that
was sure of moderate success: but I
I did not feel it the pursuit | desired to
follow. I decided. however, to con.
time in 1t until l could. in some man.
ner. complete my education and save
money enough to enter on some other
calling. was able that second summer
to say funds enough to pay all my in
d%ebtedness for the previous winter; to
provide for another term at the acad-
envy, and after this | found myself
| with a little capital Of $50"
This brought the time to that fate
full spring Of 1861. Young Warren was
approaching his seventeenth birthday,
and the military genius Of his ances-
tors stirred in him and he longed to
enlist n his country's service. His
father opposed and forbade his enlist
ing. Massachusetts was then calling
for nine months troops, believing the
civil war would end within that time.
On his seventeenth birthday a meeting
for recruits was held in the academy,
and to it the youth turned his steps.
1T was about the beginning of the Of
fering Of bounties to volunteers" said
the Senator. recurring to the subject.
II knew nothing Of a probable bounty,
and only after I had arrived was a
bounty of $3.50 offered. remember
that this fact made me hesitate to en-
list and I started to go away. feeling
that l should be open to the criticism Of
having sold myself, when my intentions
had been solely to enlist. as others had
done. to serve my country with no
compensation beyond the regular pay.
l changed my mind. however, turned
back, and as l drew near the table
where the signatures were made some
one touched my elbow. l started. and
there was my father. who exclaimed:
Emory, I knew you would be here, and
I knew you would enlist, and that l
could not stop It. To tell the truth. I
should be very much disappointed il
you had not been here. am proud Of
it, and have no objections to offer. I
will do all l can to aid you" l returned
that night to my work; we were not
called into camp for two weeks"
It was thus that Mr.. Warren enlisted
Ia the Forty. Ninth Massachusetts vol
unteers as a private soldier. He was
with his regiment at DonaldsOnvllle
and in the engagement before Port
Hudson. During the siege of the lat
ter place the Forty-ninth was ordered
to furnish a contingent OF volunteers
from each company for the dangerous
duty OF preceding the column Of at
tack and filling up with fascines the
ditch in front of the enemy's breast
works. Mr.. Warren was one Of the
volunteers. AS the "forlorn hope" as
it was termed. marched upon the field
fire was opened upon it from all Of the
opposing batteries. and the loss was
terrible. three-fourths Of the detach'
ment being killed or wounded. The
fascine which Mr.. Warren carried was
struck by a cannon ball, and though
not seriously injured. he fell. stunned
by the conclusion, and lay for several
hours unconscious. In later years con,
gress recognized those who had taken
part in this affair. and awarded the
Survivors medals of honor.
When he was mustered out OF ser
vice Mr.. Warren returned to his native
town. where he entered employment
as superintendent Of a stock farm. He
remained here until the spring Of 1868,
becoming an expert in the work OF
grading and ditching. milling. black
smithing, and carpentering. At the
age Of 20 Mr.. Warren decided to go
west. For several months. in 1868, he
worked as a superintendent of con-
s~truction on the line OF the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific railway, and
in June of the same year, at the urgent
request Of Mr.. A R. Converse. he
went to Cheyenne to take charge Of
several stores owned by MI. Converse
In that frontier town. At that time
Cheyenne was a place OF tents, cabins,
and shacks. The terminus Of the I'm
lon Pacific had moved westward, and
there was . general feeling that the
existence Of the place was but a mat
ter of . few months, and that 1t would
soon become one Of the dead cities Of
the plains" marking the advancing
line Of the railroad. Mr.. Warren did
not take this view, and he decided to
make Cheyenne his permanent home.
During the thirty-three years which
have since elapsed he has been q OF