St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-29

chives of Vermont. Mrs. Allen re-
spOnded by acknowledging her high
appreciation of their tlattering compli-
ments and liberal offer, and assured
those gentlemen that she might be in
duced to part with anything else in
and around her very humble pioneer
log-cabin; but there was not enough
money in Vermont to deprive her of
those articles, because they had once
belonged to Col. Allen, and subse-
quently to his son, who had been her
husband, whom she could not recall to
life, and, therefore, would retain those
articles as II sacred memento of those
loved and departed ones. Mrs. Allen
was often at Grand Rapids, and there
made her acquaintance Upon GER
tain public occasion Mrs. Allen ap-
peared cOnspicuOusly upon the plat
form, completely attired in the militia
ry outfit once used by the Colonel,
which was much enjoyed by that great
assemblage. Mrs. Allen died about
twenty years ago.
Burlington, Vermont, has beauti-
fully-elevated plot of ground, over
looking the city lying south and the
Onion river at the north, which ground
is used for public cemetery. Upon a
certain lot there, and nesting among
those young pine trees, is the resting
place OF great number of the Aliens
and their relatives. Inasmuch as most
of them were rich, great number of
fine monuments adOrn their lot. But
IA lamentable exception was found at
the grave of Ethan Allen, which was
found at one side of the lot, and only
marked with ii stone slab placed hori-
zOntally over his grave and three or
four inches above the ground. That
stone was once three or four inches
thick, two feet wide, more than six feet
widely differing from marble. The
relic-hunters, regardless of decency
and prOpriety, have shamefully mutt
lated that stone by cutting, hacking
and pounding off pieces of it to carry
away, until it is much shorter than
formerly, and the whole of it is so dis
figured as to leave but little of the
inscription. Those reckless vandals
| effected the ruin of that stone long ago.
and | have yet to learn that anything
has been done by way of improving the
appearance of things about that grave.
If my fears are well grounded, then i'm
mediate preparations should be begun
for the erection of a good monument,
of the best materials, of IL grand and
imposing style, and let its size and
times and the merits of that departed
hero.
If an organized movement were made
| by the Vermont legislature, or by 9th
er responsible parties, to thus honor
Col. Allen, believe that most of the
| ermonters who are scattered in differ
/ Ohb iS vi Vic NOlltl NOull COIIIlD-
ute for that object Cif permtted), in
such manner, that the aggregate
amount would be nearly or quite sutfi
cient to build the monument Let il
not be forgotten, that if it had hot been
for Ethan Allen and Seth Warner, that
the state of Vermont, instead of being
free, might now be Il dependent hang
er-On to the outskirts of New York.
His services and sacrifices in the revo-
lutiOnaIy war were IA loss to HIM and Il
gain to the country. Allen captured
Ticonderoga i'll the spring of I775, and
in the autumn of that year he made an
attack upon Montreal but he was cap
tured and held Il prisoner by the
British, both i'll England and America
until May, I778. Col. Allen was born
at Roxbury, Conn, came to Vermont
when young, and died at Colchester,
Vermont, Feb. l3, 1850.
HENRY LITTLE.
hdIdmG@OO, Jane II, 1888.