Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-04-02
For The Vermont Phnnix.l

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The men now living who saw Ethan Allen on
that memorable visit of his to Guilfori, when
he announced to the astonished Workers that,
unless they speedily submitted themselves to
the authority of Vermont, he would make Gull
ford as desolate Sodom and Gomorrah are
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doubted whether there is solitary survivor of
that memorable day other than the venerable
man from an interview with whom l have Just
returned. This relic Of former generation,
Isaiah Fisk by name, is ninety>six and half
years old, and though his eye is somewhat dim
and his natural force abated, he nevertheless
retains his mental faculties so well that an
hours talk with him is a great treat for an an
tiquarian.
His account of the skirmish between Allen
and the Guilford Workers is very graphic and
interesting He was then twenty-one wears
old, and as common with almost all the other
inhabitants of Guilford, was an adherent of New
York. The men capable of bearing arms had
been organized into two companies, and as the
approach of Allen was made known, these COM
panies were called out to resist his progress
One company refused to comply, but that to
which Fisk belonged mustered in full force and
was paraded on the common near the meeting
house at Guilford Center. Allen, with small
company of horse and another of foot, both of
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previously pitched his tents from a third to a
half mile North Of the Westinghouse, and in
full sight. As the Workers maintained no dis
position to commence the fight, Allen brought
affairs to a crisis by sallying forth with his dra-
goons and rushing down to join battle. His
approach filled his adversaries with consterna-
ton The captain, who was coward, did not
wait till Allen had come within gun-shot but
mounted his old gray mare and made off as fast
as she could carry him. The lieutenant, find
ing himself chief in command at such critical
moment, could not collect his thoughts soon
enough for the emergency, and, after moments
hesitation, gave the word-"Take care of YOUR
selves" The whole company run for the woods,
except Fisk and four or five others, who, unwil-
ling to dispense without single shot, stood
their ground, brought their guns to level and
discharged them at the rapidly approaching
horsemen, after which they followed in the foot
steps of their illustrous predecessors. Some
of them were taken prisoners, but Fisk and
others managed, by lodging about in the woods
two or three days and nights to elude the Wig
lance of the pursuers and escape scot-free.
In due season Fisk became a Green Noun
tain boy, and served the State in various capac-
tiles. Some data respecting him let me COM
NIT to the preserving care of type, before they
pass into forgetfulness He was son of Amos
("lsaiah the son of Amos,") and Mary Wilbur
Fisk, and was born in Warren, Il. l., Septem-
Der, 1862. In 1777, he removed to Guilford,
VT, with his father, and, soon after coming of
age purchased farm in Brattleboro, where he
lived some years, and then moved to Lyndon,
at which place he spent the remainder of his
active life. He was representative from Lyn-
don in 1903, 1904, 1913 to 1918 inclusive, 1921
and 1928, ten years in all. From 1907 to 1912
inclusive, he was Assistant Judge of Caledonia
County Court, and from 1915 to 1922 inclusive,
he was Chief Judge, fourteen years in all. He
was an Elector of President at one of the cleo
tons of Monroe. He has voted at every Pres
idential election that has taken place for Wash
ington first, for Fremont last, and in the mean
time for Jefferson, Hrrison, Clay, and Taylor